'L.A.D. 3 C.L.Y', 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), RMS Orion, en route to Egypt, 1941

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

The Light Aid Detachments (LAD) were sub-units of personnel from the Electrical and Mechanical Engineers attached to units like the Sharpshooters to provide logistical support.

The 3rd County of London Yeomanry travelled on the RMS Orion to Egypt via South Africa. The Orion was an Orient Steam Navigation Company liner, launched in 1934, and requisitioned as a troopship, designated Hired Military Transport (HMT), in 1940.

From a photograph album containing 84 group photographs compiled by Major W H J Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), 1941.