Photograph, Near Halfaya Pass - Egypt
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A black and white photograph of a convoy of army vehicles heading up Halfaya Pass, which is in Egypt, during World War Two. Several other Army vehicles are parked up at the side of the road. Halfaya Pass or 'Hellfire Pass" as it was known by the Allied forces was the only way westward into Libya and it took three attempts by the Allied forces before it was captured in January, 1942. Part of the Jack Bickley collection. John Wallace (Jack) Bickley, born in Riverton in 1915, was undergoing teacher training in Dunedin in 1940 when he enlisted in the army and served overseas World War Two, returning to NZ in November 1945. Marrying his sweetheart Irene on 26th December 1945 and beginning his teaching career he taught until 1975 and passed away in 1978 in Arrowtown. Irene passed away in 2012.
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Title
Photograph, Near Halfaya Pass - Egypt
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Maker
John (Jack) Wallace Bickley
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Date made
1940s
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Subject
People and Families (including births weddings deaths), Military - World War Two, Transportation, Landscape, 1940s, Military World War Two
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Additional information
organic, processed material, paper, Image: h 61 mm x w 61 mm
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Rights
Public Domain
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170-172 Palmerston Street, Riverton, Southland
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