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Dundrennan Abbey, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, 1944

Photograph by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), 1944.

In February 1944, on return to the United Kingdom from fighting in Italy, the men of the 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) were granted leave. The unit was soon back training and in March 1944 it was located at the Kirkcudbright ranges in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

Dundrennan Abbey is a twelfth century Cistercian Abbey near the Kirkcudbright Training Area. It fell into ruin during the Reformation in the sixteenth century.

From an album of 233 photographs compiled by Major W H J Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), 1944.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1975-03-63-16-199

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1975-03-63-16-199