NAM.1975-03-63-3-84

‘L.A.D’, 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. The Light Aid Detachments (LAD) were sub-units of personnel from the Electrical and Mechanical Engineers attached to units like the Sharpshooters to provide logistical support. Group photograph taken at Cowley Camp, Mena, with names listed as: rear row: Craftsman D Parker, Craftsman C Hawley, Driver L Waine, Craftsman J Thompson, Driver S Hoods, Craftsman A Long, Lance Corporal F Readman, Driver R McLennan, Craftsman C Burton; middle row: Corporal L Gilbert, Staff Sergeant L Beason, Artificer Quarter Master Sergeant L Smart, Captain R G Castle, Staff Sergeants A Thurtell and H Boon, and Corporal T Leake; front row: Craftsman R Kendall, Driver W Grinnell, Craftsmen J Batson, A Willis, S Nixon, C McIver and T Bird. From a photograph album containing 84 group photographs compiled by Maj Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), 1941. Photographs are of named groups pictured on the decks of ships and in desert locations. With captions taken from a separate index volume. Associated with World War Two (1939-1945).

World War Two (1939-1945)