Gunner Trigg Photos
61st Anti-Tank Reg, North Africa, 1943
Gunner Bob Trigg
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Photo of Gunner Bob Trigg in North Africa.
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Mr. A.Trigg
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Mr A Trigg has sent details and a number of photographs of his father, Gunner Robert (Bob) Alfred Trigg - 1137967 - who was in the 61st Anti-Tank Regiment in the 51st Highland Division.
Bob Trigg served from 1942 to 1947. After completing his basic training at Catterick he sailed to North Africa on the Queen Mary as a reinforcement after Alamein. From there he served in North Africa, Sicily, and North-West Europe.
It is presumed these photos were taken sometime between May and July 1943 as the photo captioned 'Greasing the wheels' was annotated as 'Preparation prior to embarkation to Sicily'. The 61st Anti-Tank Reg. set sail for Sicily from SFAX in Tunisia on 8th July '43.
61st Anti-Tank Reg, North Africa
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Group photo of 61st Anti-Tank Regiment, sent to us by Mr. A.Trigg the Son of Gunner "Bob" Trigg who can be found on the back row, second from the left. It is presumed to have been taken in North Africa sometime in May/June/July 1943, prior to embarkation to Sicily in July '43.
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Bob Trigg with Crew, North Africa
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Bob Trigg (far left) is pictured on his gun with his crew, presumed to be in North Africa sometime in May/June/July 1943, prior to embarkation to Sicily in July '43.
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Greasing the wheels
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Greasing the wheels - preparation prior to embarkation for Sicily.
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Desert Dugout
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Bob Trigg, second from the right, outside a desert dugout.
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Mr. A.Trigg
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61st Anti-Tank Reg. Christmas Card Greeting
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A copy of the greeting and inner illustration inside the Christmas card sent by Bob Trigg to his mother in December 1945
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Mr. A.Trigg
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