8th September in wartime Northern Ireland

On 8th September 1941, The Green Howards were in Omagh, Co. Tyrone and photographer Lieutenant J.R. Bainbridge was on hand to capture the training.

Members of 1st Battalion, Princess Alexandra of Wales’ Own Yorkshire Regiment (The Green Howards) leap from a Universal Carrier carrying parts of a 3” mortar at Omagh, Co. Tyrone.
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Members of 1st Battalion, Princess Alexandra of Wales’ Own Yorkshire Regiment (The Green Howards) assemble a 3” mortar at Omagh, Co. Tyrone.
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Members of 1st Battalion, Princess Alexandra of Wales’ Own Yorkshire Regiment (The Green Howards) shelter next to a Universal Carrier with an assembled 3” mortar at Omagh, Co. Tyrone.
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Members of 1st Battalion, Princess Alexandra of Wales’ Own Yorkshire Regiment (The Green Howards) leap from a Universal Carrier carrying parts of a 3” mortar at Omagh, Co. Tyrone.
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Members of 1st Battalion, Princess Alexandra of Wales’ Own Yorkshire Regiment (The Green Howards) leap from a Universal Carrier at Omagh, Co. Tyrone.
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Officers of 1st Battalion, Princess Alexandra of Wales’ Own Yorkshire Regiment (The Green Howards) at Omagh, Co. Tyrone.
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Warrant Officers and Non Commissioned Officers of 1st Battalion, Princess Alexandra of Wales’ Own Yorkshire Regiment (The Green Howards) at Omagh, Co. Tyrone.
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Members of 1st Battalion, Princess Alexandra of Wales’ Own Yorkshire Regiment (The Green Howards) leap from a Universal Carrier at Omagh, Co. Tyrone.
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A Sergeant of 1st Battalion, Princess Alexandra of Wales’ Own Yorkshire Regiment (The Green Howards) sets an aiming post at Omagh, Co. Tyrone.
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Members of 1st Battalion, Princess Alexandra of Wales’ Own Yorkshire Regiment (The Green Howards) leap from a Universal Carrier at Omagh, Co. Tyrone.
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