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HOME Museum & Collections Sales Donations Events Contact Us REGIMENTAL HISTORY 17th Century 18th Century 19th Century 20th Century First World War Second World War Actions & Movements Battle Honours FAMILY HISTORY Resources Further Reading PHOTO GALLERY ENQUIRIES FURTHER READING LINKS		Photo Gallery Troopships - HMT Georgic (well almost) Ranks of the 2nd Battalion, King's Own, disembarking from HMT Georgic onto a lighter prior to going ashore at Egypt or Eritrea, North Africa, 5th November 1947. HMT Georgic, from which the photograph is taken, was a White Star Line ship which was converted to a troop carrier in World War Two. A 'lighter' is the general name for a broad, flat bottomed boat used in transporting cargo (or troops) between a vessel and the shore. Accession Number: KO0714/13 © Images are copyright, Trustees of the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum. You must seek permission prior to publication to any of our images.