20th November in wartime Northern Ireland

On 20th November 1942, Sappers from the Royal Engineers in Northern Ireland with 61st Infantry Division took a break from cutting a new road in the Sperrins.

Members of 61st Divisional Engineers cutting a new road through the Sperrin Mountains at Templemoyle, south of Dungiven, Co. Londonderry. The soldiers break for a mid-day meal.
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Members of 61st Divisional Engineers cutting a new road through the Sperrin Mountains at Templemoyle, south of Dungiven, Co. Londonderry. The soldiers break for a mid-day meal.
©IWM H 25767 Info
Members of 61st Divisional Engineers cutting a new road through the Sperrin Mountains at Templemoyle, south of Dungiven, Co. Londonderry. The soldiers break for a mid-day meal.
©IWM H 25768 Info

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