The Northumberland Fusiliers


Sergeants off to War


These sergeants preparing for embarkation to sail to Cape Town are smartly turned out, but in South Africa the dust and mud took it's toll on a soldier's appearance. As time went on all polished metal had to be smeared with mud to provide camouflage against enemy snipers.


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by Stephen Luscombe