A15 Crusader Mark I tank of 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) driving on to a transporter, Parham, West Sussex, 1941

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

Sharpshooter Freddy White's A15 Crusader tank drives on to an American built White 920 18 ton tank transporter. In early 1941 the 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) were equipped with a mix of cruiser tanks, including this early Crusader model, and Vickers light tanks.

The tank transporter had two roles. It could carry tanks long distances in order to prevent wear to tracks and engines, or it could be used to recover damaged vehicles.

In October 1940, the 3rd and 4th Sharpshooters Regiments moved to the Dorking area, with the 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) billeted in Cherfold, Chiddingfold and surrounding villages. Training at Parham in West Sussex was probably undertaken while based in Surrey. The 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) moved on to Westbury in Wiltshire in May 1941 prior to deployment to North Africa.

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