Desert near Maadi, Cairo, Egypt, 1943 (b/w photo)

Desert near Maadi during a TEWT’, Egypt, North Africa, 1943. Photograph by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), World War Two, North Africa, 1943. In early 1943, the 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) were moved to Cowley Camp at Mena near Cairo. Maadi, a suburb Cairo, was a centre for interrogation as well a training facility for British and Commonwealth troops. While in Egypt, the Sharpshooters undertook routine training as well as TEWTs, Tactical Exercises Without Troops. From a photograph album containing 241 photographs compiled by Major Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), 1943-1944.