{"id":18931,"date":"2025-12-09T17:40:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T17:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/?page_id=18931"},"modified":"2025-12-11T11:19:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T11:19:07","slug":"relaxing-at-guelma-june-1943","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/second-world-war\/38-irish-brigade-1942-1947\/38-irish-brigade-photographic-memories\/a-pictorial-history-from-algeria-to-austria\/tunisian-campaign-november-1942-to-may-1943\/relaxing-at-guelma-june-1943\/","title":{"rendered":"North African Campaign &#8211; Relaxing at Guelma, June 1943"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/large_NA_003351_1-2-300x287.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/large_NA_003351_1-2-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/large_NA_003351_1-2.jpg 510w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"caption-attachment-96672\">(NA 3351): Warrant Officers and Sergeants of the 2nd London Irish Rifles. <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/large_NA_003349_1-3-300x284.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"471\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/large_NA_003349_1-3-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/large_NA_003349_1-3.jpg 521w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"caption-attachment-96673\">(NA 3349): L\/Cpl. J. Brice, 2nd L.I.R. of 6, Alfreda Street, Battersea.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/large_NA_003350_1-2-300x287.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/large_NA_003350_1-2-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/large_NA_003350_1-2.jpg 516w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"caption-attachment-96674\">(NA 3350): Cousins serving as Buglers with the 2nd London Irish Rifles. L\/Cpl J. Brice of 6, Alfreda Street, Battersea and Bugler Ware of 20, Huntspill Street, Lower Tooting. <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/large_NA_003364_1-2-300x275.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"499\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/large_NA_003364_1-2-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/large_NA_003364_1-2.jpg 447w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"caption-attachment-96675\">(NA 3364): At 1800 hours on the 2nd June, the Pipes and Drums of the 38th Irish Infantry Brigade under Pipe Major Evans and wearing traditional dress, played the Retreat and several Irish Airs before an audience of Officers and Men of the Brigade and British nurses from a nearby Military Hospital.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/large_NA_003366_1-2-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/large_NA_003366_1-2.jpg 453w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"caption-attachment-96677\">(NA 3366).<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/large_NA_003367_1-2-300x277.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"482\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/large_NA_003367_1-2-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/large_NA_003367_1-2.jpg 452w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"caption-attachment-96678\">(NA 3367): Piper Whelan of the 1st R.I.F. before playing in the Officers Mess.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/large_NA_003352_1-2-300x293.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"487\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/large_NA_003352_1-2-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/large_NA_003352_1-2.jpg 506w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"caption-attachment-96680\">(NA 3352): Personnel of the Brigade bathing in a Roman built pool at Helipolis, near Guelma, where they are resting after the rigours of the North African campaign. <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/large_NA_003353_1-2-300x292.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"499\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/large_NA_003353_1-2-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/large_NA_003353_1-2.jpg 513w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" id=\"caption-attachment-96681\">(NA 3353).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/large_NA_003354_1-2-300x283.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/large_NA_003354_1-2-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/large_NA_003354_1-2.jpg 512w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"caption-attachment-96682\">(NA 3354).<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/large_NA_003357_1-2-300x293.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"442\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/large_NA_003357_1-2-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/large_NA_003357_1-2.jpg 506w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"caption-attachment-96683\">(NA 3357): L\/Cpl. H. Evans and Fus. J. Williams exercising Rex (408) Boy (33), Rob (471) and Tank (387) patrol dogs serving with the 1st R.I.F.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(NA 3351): Warrant Officers and Sergeants of the 2nd London Irish Rifles. (NA 3349): L\/Cpl. J. Brice, 2nd L.I.R. of 6, Alfreda Street, Battersea. (NA 3350): Cousins serving as Buglers with the 2nd London Irish Rifles. L\/Cpl J. Brice of 6, Alfreda Street, Battersea and Bugler Ware of 20, Huntspill Street, Lower Tooting. 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