'Officer's Mess', 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), Egypt, 1943
Photograph compiled by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), 1943.
Captioned: 'B Sqdn Officers Mess: John Crews, John Grimwade, Pat Whorlow, Pete Henningham, Oliver Woods, Guy Caunce, John Aitken'.
Group photograph of officers of 'B' Squadron, 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), taken at Cowley Camp, Mena, with names listed as: rear rank, left to right: 2nd Lieutenant J N Crews, Lieutenant E J Grimwade, Captain P A Whorlow (Military Cross), Lieutenant H C (Peter) Henningham; front row, left to right: Captain O F J B Woods, Major J G Caunce (Military Cross) and Captain J L Aitken (Military Cross).
In early 1943, the 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) were moved to Cowley Camp at Mena near Cairo. While in Egypt, the Sharpshooters undertook routine training as well as TEWTs, Tactical Exercises Without Troops.
From an album of 206 photographs compiled by Major W H J Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1975-03-63-11-139
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1975-03-63-11-139