'Suburb of Heliopolis. British quarter of Cairo', Egypt, 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 upmarket suburb of Heliopolis was established on the site of the ancient city of Heliopolis in 1906 by the Heliopolis Oasis Company, a Belgian property and business development consortium. The affluent conurbation became a district of Cairo as the city expanded.

The Sharpshooters arrived in Egypt in late 1941 and took part in the successful campaign to oust German and Italian forces from North Africa. The unit moved on to Sicily and mainland Italy, returning to the United Kingdom in time to participate in the Normandy Landings in June 1944.

From an album containing 182 photographs compiled by Major W H J Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).