A large Combined Training Centre south of the Suez Canal, which jointly trained Navy and Army personnel in the Middle East theatre of war in the use of landing craft on operations to land …

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May 1, 2023 · HMS Saunders was “the naval section of a much larger complex” (Fletcher, 2007, p. 47) that formed the Combined Training Centre (CTC) located at Kabrit (now Kibrit) in Egypt. …

Signals Training in the Middle East was undertaken at HMS Saunders, a Royal Navy shore base, which formed part of The Combined Training Centre (CTC) Middle East at Kabret on Egypt's …

When the Company arrived at Commando Training School, HMS Saunders, Kabrit beside the Suez Canal, they found 2 other units at Kabrit. A New Zealand infantry battalion and a small …

Jan 30, 2018 · Thousands of men would eventually pass through the doors of some of the more extensive camps, as at HMS Saunders, at Kabrit, on Bitter Lakes, Egypt. Canadians in …

Jan 3, 2019 · After visiting Cape Town and Durban they arrived at the Suez Canal and trained and camped at HMS Saunders (as mentioned in this post's top photo), before visiting Port …

A landing craft mechanised (LCM 1005) approaching shore with its bow being lowered as naval beach parties and commandos train at HMS SAUNDERS, Kabrit, Bitter Lakes near the …

Nan Commando was being prepared for Operation 'Accolade', the capture of the island of Rhodes. However in December 1943 they were hurriedly added to Operation 'Shingle' the …

The following 19 files are in this category, out of 19 total. A naval beach party at work during training at HMS SAUNDERS, Kabrit, Egypt, June 1943. A17734.jpg 2,321 × 1,772; 1,016 KB. …