Sunnylands Camp, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim

On 19th June 1942, the Sunnylands Camp in Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim went down in history as the site of the formation of the U.S. Army's 1st Ranger Battalion.

U.S. and British Army Cooks

On 2nd February 1942, War Office photographer Lieutenant J.R. Bainbridge visited Sunnylands Camp at Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim. There, members of 1/5th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment were handing over to 63rd Signal Battalion of the U.S. Army.

British and American Army cooks discuss the art of soup making in Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim on 2nd February 1942 — © IWM H 16990 Info

An American Army butcher shows British cooks how they cut joints of meat in Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim on 2nd February 1942 — © IWM H 16991 Info

American Army cooks are impressed by British cooks' ability to make coffee in Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim on 2nd February 1942 — © IWM H 16992 Info

A Quartermaster Sergeant gives a demonstration to cooks from the British Army and the U.S. Army in Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim on 2nd February 1942 — © IWM H 16995 Info

John G. Winant visits Carrickfergus

United States Ambassador for Britain Mr. John G. Winant accompanied by Major General J.E. Chaney, Major-General Russell P. Hartle, Captain K.I. Grimes (Medical Detachment, 63rd Signal Battalion), and Lieutenant L.A. Keisler (Adjutant, 63rd Signal Battalion) visiting a dispensary at Sunnylands Camp, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim on 18th February 1942.