Divisional Guard, Thoresby Hall, 1940

Photograph by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), 1940.

Men of the 3rd County of London Yeomanry wearing the new battledress and equipment issued to all branches of the Army in 1939. They are armed with Mark 1 No. 4 Lee Enfield Rifles.

Thoresby Hall is a country house situated near Budby in Nottinghamshire. During World War Two (1939-1945) part of the estate was requisitioned by the British Army.

From an album of 328 photographs compiled by Major W H J Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), 1938-1940.