'Stackpole Court', Pembrokeshire, Wales, 1941

Photograph compiled by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), World War Two, 1941.

In February 1941 elements of the 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) were sent to Pembrokeshire to train on the ranges at Castlemartin. The Sharpshooters received more Cruiser tanks while in Wales, but live firing was restricted to eight live rounds per 2 pounder gunner and, in the Spring, the new tanks were withdrawn and sent to the Middle East, reflecting the dire shortage of weapons and munitions and the growing pressure on the forces fighting in North Africa.

The Sharpshooters were billeted at the Stackpole Court estate and clearly enjoyed the stunning Pembrokeshire countryside near Linney Head. Stackpole Court was the home of the Lort and Cawdor Families. It was besieged by Parliamentarian forces during the English Civil War. A new house was built in 1735 and was used for billeting soldiers during World War Two. It fell into disrepair and was demolished in 1963. The estate remains in the care of the National Trust.

From a photograph album containing 620 photographs compiled by Major W H J Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).