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‘The Red Petticoat’ bar, Pickhurst House, Surrey, 1940-1941 (c)
photograph, photograph
Accession Number

NAM.1975-03-63-2-140

Description

‘The Red Petticoat’ bar, Pickhurst House, Surrey, 1940-1941 (c) Photograph: George Wada [?] + The Red Petticoat. Shows a man standing behind a bar, with bottles and a till. From a photograph album containing 620 photographs compiled by Maj Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), 1940-1941. Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant George Wada stationed behind ‘The Red Petticoat’ bar. In October 1940, according to the unit diaries, ‘A’ Squadron, 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), were billeted at Cherfold, ‘B’ Squadron at Chiddingfold, ‘C’ Squadron at Burningfold Hall, with the Regimental Headquarters at Pickhurst House. With captions taken from a separate index volume. Associated with World War Two (1939-1945).

Campaigns

World War Two, Home Front (1939-1945)

Associated collection