'Dirty pictures for nice English gentlemen!', Egypt, 1942 (c)
Photograph by by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), World War Two, North Africa, 1942 (c).
Eric Mills and Norrie Allison of County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) are the soldiers being offered 'souvenirs' of Egypt. Newly arrived service personnel in Egypt generally spent time acclimatising in the Nile delta area before moving out into the desert. During this time they visited the ancient monuments along the river. They were joined by soldiers on leave from the front line, who were keen to visit and photograph Egypt's historic landmarks.
From a photograph album containing 182 photographs compiled by Major W H J Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1975-03-63-6-146
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1975-03-63-6-146