Percy Barton and Peter Smethurst on a motorcycle, 1940 (c)
Photograph compiled by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), World War Two, 1940 (c).
Two members of 3rd County of London Yeomanry on a motorcyle with sidecar. The Army used motorcyles for patrols and communication. In an earlier era this role would have been undertaken by men on horse back.
From an album containing 620 photographs compiled by Major W H J Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1975-03-63-2-137
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1975-03-63-2-137
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