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A bear dancing in South Russia<br />
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A remarkable collection of photos of a British tank corps in Russia during the Civil War has come to light 100 years later.<br />
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They were taken by the highly-decorated Captain Reginald Shaw MBE who was attached to the White Russian forces during their battle with the Bolsheviks in 1919 and 1920.<br />
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The album of photos was discovered in his wood transit chest which was found in the garden shed of a recently deceased relative. The contents of the case, which includes Capt Shaw's uniform and pocket book, have emerged for sale with auctioneers Bosleys, of Marlow, Bucks.<br />
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The images could be said to have an added poignancy with the recent news that Britain's tanks could be 'mothballed' as part of cost-cutting modernisation plans.<br />
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One extraordinary photo shows a tank being lifted using a crane at a port with an officer nonchalantly stood on top of it.