Lieutenant Freddie James of 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), 1943

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

The tank commander wears headphones and sits in the turret of his Crusader Mk VI tank. 3rd County of Yeomanry were then serving in the Western Desert with 7th Armoured Division.

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