This collection, including 51 photographs and two painted textiles, focuses on the activity of British military personnel in the Middle East during the second half of the 20th century. Many of the photographs depict female medical personal. Other photographs include British royals Princess Mary and King George VI. The images that comprise the online collection were reproduced from the original black and white prints. The titles are based on physical inscriptions, where available, and are otherwise generated on the basis of identifying the people, places and events pictured. CVAR holds digital reproduction of the originals and shares copyrights with the owner