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'On the flats en route to Beni Yusef', 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), 1942 (c)

Photograph by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), World War Two, North Africa, 1942 (c).

The photograph features David Lloyd, 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).

Crusader tanks of the 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) being transported by railway in Egypt. The Sharpshooters arrived in Egypt in late 1941 and took part in the successful campaign to oust German and Italian forces from North Africa. After a baptism of fire in Libya, the regiment was withdrawn and for the first half of 1943 it remained near Cairo, refitting and training until July when it embarked for the amphibious landings on Sicily as part of 4th Armoured Brigade.

From a photograph album containing 182 group photographs compiled by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1975-03-63-6-138

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1975-03-63-6-138