1/5th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment

During 1942, 1/5th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment spent time at Sunnylands Camp in Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim before handing the site over to U.S. troops.

1/5th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment

148th Independent Infantry Brigade

Cooking in Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim

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