A Pictorial History of The Commonwealth Expeditions - Comex.
(Part 1 of 4 - 2 3 4)
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A Pictorial History of The Commonwealth Expeditions - Comex.(Part 1 of 4 - 2 3 4) |
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On, on, ever on, down the long dusty road,
Like a village on wheels rolling by.
The loo stops, the crew stops, the how-do-you-do stops,
I'll remember them all till I die.
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Don't ask me! |
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Prince Philip inspects first contingent vehicle. |
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The Magnificent Fleet. |
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The Indian contingent leader meets HM The Queen. |
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Moving through Europe. |
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Camp in Manzaria, Iran. |
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Camp in Turkey. |
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On television in Lahore, Pakistan. |
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Arrival in India. |
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The welcoming Prime Minister - Jawaharlal Nehru. |
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Laying a wreath. |
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Comex dancers at the President's reception. |
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Prince Philip presents the first Green Pennant Award ('the little green flag'). |
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Professor Arnold Smith (the first Secretary-General of the Commonwealth) presents a Green Pennant Award to the Governor General of Canada. |
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Zambia takes charge of the master model of the Green Pennant Awards (designed by Garrard of London and Hamilton and Inches of Edinburgh). |
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Kamal Kant Sharma and Promod Shanker play the Commonwealth Raga (Nannhey Harey Dhwaj or Little Green Flags). |
People and Places on the |
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Nottingham Camp. |
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The Route Map |
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Staging Post US Air Force Base, Frankfurt. |
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Vegetable market Zagreb. |
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A friendly game of conkers. |
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Overtaking in Greece. |
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Camp in Kavalla, Greece. |
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Roadside brothers. |
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A snowstorm in Turkey. |
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A friendly welcome everywhere. |
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Istanbul. |
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Bosporus. |
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Istanbul-Ankara. |
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Roadside assistance in Turkey. |
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A teashop in Turkey. |
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Family transport Black Sea. |
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Trabzon on Black Sea |
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Setting sun Turkey-Iran. |
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Mt. Ararat from Turkish-Iranian border. |
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Lonesome Road Turkey-Iran. |
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Tabriz-Tehran. |
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The Long Dusty Road. |
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The Long Dusty Road. |
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Checking the pulse. |
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A contingent kitchen |
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Food on board. |
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Damascus. |
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Citadel Damascus. |
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Tehran. |
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Double Decker bus Tehran. |
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Manzariah Camp Tehran. |
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Barbecue at Manzariah. |
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Looking over Tehran from Manzariah. |
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Strong men workout in Manzariah. |
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Last changed
2007-05-25.
