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Sergeant John Oldfield, 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), Italy, 1943 (c)

Photograph by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), World War Two, Italy, 1943 (c).

A portrait of the quintessential British Army non-commissioned officer,Sergeant John Oldfield, nicknamed 'The Ogre', stands with pipe in mouth, wearing the black beret of the Royal Armoured Corps with the badge of the County of London Yeomanry.

From an album of 242 photographs compiled by Major W H J Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1975-03-63-15-128

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1975-03-63-15-128