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Lieutenant John Holroyd, 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), England, 1944

Photograph by Major Wilfred Herbert James, MC, 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), World War Two, Home Front (1939-1945), 1944.

This photograph was taken in England prior to Operation OVERLORD, the invasion of mainland Europe in June 1944. Holroyd was nicknamed 'Tubby' and 'Academy'.

From an album of 120 photographs compiled by Major W H J Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1975-03-63-17-42

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1975-03-63-17-42