Military Police questioning a man during a raid on an Arab village, January 1943

Photograph, World War Two, North Africa (1940-1943), 1943.

A British military policemen and a French colleague question an Arab villager. The Military Police were present on every battlefront and in every country where British troops fought or were stationed. They guarded military installations, directed traffic, dealt with prisoners and policed the military community.

From a collection of British official war photographs relating to the 78th Division.