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.

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