22nd December, 2006. El Alamein, Egypt.
The 9th Division Memorial.
This is a modern photo of the 9th Division Memorial at Alamein. The site of the major battle's of 1942 has now been built upon, as evidenced by the buildings in the background. A 5 star hotel now stands on the site of the 2/17th's front line positions during the 2nd Battle of Alamein.
image by Acad Ronin from Wikipedia Commons. Click on the image for a high resolution shot.
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