Mortar practice

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Mortar practice

Photograph: Mortar practice. Shows two men firing mortar. From a photograph album containing 246 photographs compiled by Maj Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of Lond*on Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), 1943-1944. With captions taken from a separate index volume. Associated with World War Two, Italy (1943-1945). Date: 1944

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1943 1944 Captions Compiled Firing Herbert Lond Mortar Photograph Practice Sale Separate Sharpshooters Wilfred Yeomanry

EDITORS COMMENTS
This photograph, titled "Mortar practice," captures the intense focus and teamwork of two soldiers from the 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) as they prepare and fire a mortar during training exercises in 1944. The image is part of an album containing a total of 246 photographs, compiled by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, who served with the unit during World War Two in Italy from 1943 to 1944. Major Sale's album provides a unique and personal insight into the experiences of the 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) during this period. The soldiers are seen here engaged in a crucial aspect of their military training, practicing the use of mortars to provide fire support for their infantry comrades. The men work in tandem, with one soldier loading the mortar tube while the other aims and fires. The smoke rising from the mortar tube in the background attests to the intensity of their drills. Major Sale's meticulous indexing of the photographs in the album allows us to contextualize this image and understand its significance within the larger narrative of the unit's wartime service. The album offers a valuable historical record of the soldiers' daily life, their training routines, and the challenges they faced during their deployment in Italy. This photograph, in particular, underscores the importance of effective and efficient mortar fire in the context of combat operations and the critical role that training played in ensuring the success of the unit's missions.

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