""On 29 October 1941 the 53rd Brigade (18th Division) embarked on the Polish troop carrier 'Sobieski' at Gourock in Scotland, to sail for an unknown destination (Egypt). It arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 8 November." From 'To the Kwai - a" image: A profile portrait of a bearded seaman in a knitted cap, wearing an overcoat and holding a cigarette in his left hand.