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'Q. & Transport', North Africa, 1943

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

Group photograph taken at Cowley Camp, Mena. A similar photograph (NAM. 1975-03-63-3-54) has the names listed as: rear rank, left to right: Troopers Miller, T Main, J Nicholson, A Smith, W Coles, Lance Corporals S Goodenough, L Taylor, Troopers S Gush, G Richards, I Smith, D Marsh and R Swan; middle row, left to right: Troopers R Goodwright, L Belcher, Lance Corporal E Blowing, Staff Quartermaster Sergeant F Matthews, Staff Sergeant Major V Jewell, Sergeant T Brown, Lance Sergeant F Hull, Corporal T Spencer and Trooper C Beale; front row, left to right: Troopers P Connell, A Mulligan, R Richards, G Bellerby, Broom, J McCarthy, H Palmer and C Sollis.

In early 1943, the 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) was moved to Cowley Camp at Mena near Cairo where the unit was re-equipped and personnel undertook training in preparation for the invasion of Sicily.

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. 1975-03-63-11-140

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1975-03-63-11-140