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'Misterbianco. Brig. Currie inspection. 'C' Sqdn', Sicily, 1943

Photograph by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), World War Two, Italy, 1943.

M4 Sherman tanks and crew of 'C' Squadron 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) line up for an inspection by Brigadier John Cecil Currie (1898-1944), the commander of 4th Armoured Brigade. Currie would also lead 4th Armoured Brigade in Normandy where he was killed in action. Other officers named are Lieutenant-Colonel Allan Alexander 'Sandy' Cameron (1910-1978), Major Robert Frank Gale (1919-1944) and Captain James.

Lieutenant-Colonel Allan Alexander 'Sandy' Cameron (1910-1978) was awarded the Military Cross and bar and the Distinguished Service Order (DSO), serving with 4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) in North Africa, 1941-1943. Cameron took over command of 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) in Sicily in 1943. He was awarded a bar for his DSO for his actions at Termoli during the campaign on mainland Italy.

From a photograph album containing 246 photographs compiled by Major W H J Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1975-03-63-14-55

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1975-03-63-14-55