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| Universal Carrier Mk 1 of Australian 6th Division Cavalry in North Africa, Feb 1941; note Boys anti-tank rifle and a radio set on the Universal Carrier | Humber Light Reconnaissance Cars Mk II of 29th Independent Squadron of British Reconnaissance Corps, date unknown |
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| Humber Light Reconnaissance Cars Mk II of 29th Independent Squadron of British Reconnaissance Corps at Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom, Mar 1942 | Humber Light Reconnaissance Cars Mk II of 29th Independent Squadron of British Reconnaissance Corps at Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom, 5 Mar 1942, photo 1 of 2 |
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| Humber Light Reconnaissance Cars Mk II of 29th Independent Squadron of British Reconnaissance Corps at Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom, 5 Mar 1942, photo 2 of 2; note Mk II helmet | Indian Pattern Carrier Mk 2A 'Dhar IV', North Africa, 10 Apr 1942 |
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| American propaganda poster noting the typical look of a friendly British soldier, 10 Aug 1942; note Boys anti-tank rifle |
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