""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 side view of a soldier wearing glasses and sitting on the floor, his head bent, smoking a pipe.