Major Joseph Horton, Royal Artillery in the desert

<p dir="ltr">Major Joseph Horton was my father. He enlisted at Ledbury in Herefordshire at the start of the Second World War and trained to become an officer at Alton Towers.</p><p>He later served with the Royal Artillery in the Western Desert calculating firing solution formulae for long-range guns. He was also involved in the preparations for the Battle of El Alamein in October/November 1942. Some of the photographs show Major Horton and colleagues during a 2,000 mile journey across the desert. </p><p>He later served in both Italy and Greece before the war's end as can be seen on the inside of his cigarette case.</p>