'Ammo', Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire, 1941

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

Soldiers unload an ammunition truck with a Cruiser Mk III (A13 Mark I) in the background.

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Wales, but live firing was restricted to eight live rounds per 2 pounder gunner and, in the Spring, the new tanks were withdrawn and sent to the Middle East, reflecting the dire shortage of weapons and munitions and the growing pressure on the forces fighting in North Africa.

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