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Thesiger with the camel he rode during the second crossing (Abu Dhabi 1948)
Loaded on the camel is Thesiger's spartan sleeping kit: "Soon after dinner I would spread out my rug and sheepskin and, putting my dagger and cartridge belt under the saddle-bags which I used as my pillow, lie down beneath the three blankets with my rifle beside me."