I have these original ww2 photos of a RAP, could be taken in Libya, Egypt ?. Any info on them would be great, i think the bus could be captured as there is no Army numbers on it. Has the name Sybil on the back and a cap badge on one of the officers is not a RAMC one. Thanks for any help. Keith I have made some close ups and put xxx below badges Ect that may help IS the unit.
South African cap badge. File:South African Army Cap Badge.jpg - Wikimedia Commons Better photos out there but that'll do .
Cap badge might be this South African . South African 2nd Infantry Division Cloth Badge, Yellow and Green. as seen on some of the photos.
I thought the memorial looked familiar. 5 S.A. Bde (?) at Sidi Rezegh Options: 1st South African Infantry Division - Wikipedia Description of location: Prigione di Guerra (Campo) P.G. 47 Prisoner of War Camp in the Second World War 1939-1945 - The Wartime Memories Project - The refight of the battles at Sidi Rezegh (careful to distinguish wargaming fiction). ===================================== "The Sidi Rezegh cemetery by the Trigh Capuzzo, was sited near the tomb that stood [on] top of the escarpment, Although this field cemetery was abandoned after the graves were moved to Tobruk, the memorial still remains." The Desert War Then And Now by Jean Paul Pallud, p.566 Small 'then and now' photos of said tomb are also featured.
