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3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) camp, Westbury, 1941

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

The soldiers cleaning kit in camp are named by Sale as George Wada and 'Joe'.

The unit's initial road and rail move to Westbury occurred at the end of May 1941. The 3rd County of Yeomanry undertook training at Westbury until mid-August. It then moved to Avonmouth and embarked on the voyage to North Africa.

From a photograph album containing 620 photographs compiled by Major Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), 1940-1941.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1975-03-63-2-388

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1975-03-63-2-388