Brewing up in the desert, North Africa, 1942
Photograph by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), World War Two, North Africa, 1942.
Gordon Bridge, a member of 3rd County of Yeomanry heats up a billy-can of tea over burning wood. In locations where wood was not available tank crews would burn petrol soaked sand in a tin to heat up their mess tins. These were given the nickname 'Benghazi burners'.
From an album containing 189 photographs compiled by Major W H J Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1975-03-63-7-152
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1975-03-63-7-152