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'C Sqn Officers', 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), North Africa, 1943

Photograph compiled by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), 1943.

Group photograph of 'C' Squadron, 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), taken at Cowley Camp, Mena, with names listed as: rear row: Troopers A Redman, Lance Corporals J W Arnold, J W Perring and L R G Saville and Trooper G Alderton; middle row: Corporal J Blake, , Staff Sergeant Major J D Corrie, Major Hugh M Matthews, Staff Quarter Master Sergeant K G Gillpin, Corporal S L Green; front row: Trooper S E Collins, Lance Corporal C Laird, Trooper W Shepperd, Trooper C D Aspinall.

In early 1943, the 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) was moved to Cowley Camp at Mena near Cairo where the unit was re-equipped and personnel undertook training in preparation for the invasion of Sicily.

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

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1975-03-63-3-68

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1975-03-63-3-68