Charles Rich and bride, married in uniform, 1941
Photograph compiled by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), World War Two, 1941.
The wedding of Charles Rich, an officer with the 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), probably in Wiltshire, 1941.
From the Home Counties the Sharpshooters moved to Westbury in Wiltshire. The unit's initial road and rail move occurred at the end of May 1941. Sale took a lot of photographs at Westbury, documenting the Sharpshooters' final period of training before being deployed overseas. Sale shows the unit working on physical fitness, vehicle maintenance, weapons training and tactics.
From a photograph album containing 620 photographs compiled by Major W H J Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1975-03-63-2-477
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1975-03-63-2-477
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