British tank crews by their tanks
Ablutions with the 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry, during Operation Epsom.
A Sherman V Dozer and a Crusader AA Mk III, photographed by Sgt. Laing, #OTD 29th June 1944.
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British vehicles drive through village
‘Scenes in Cheux’
#OTD 27th June 1944, essential logistics for 29th Armoured Brigade HQ.
The OFFICERS MESS QLD complete with lucky horseshoe, negotiates a muddy corner, followed by a Humber Heavy Utility.
Photo by Major Stewart.
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British armoured vehicles
IWM identity the previous image as 29th Armoured Brigade, a fair assumption because this following picture by Sgt Laing is of 29th Armoured’s HQ, with ‘Roscoe’ Harvey’s Sherman V command tank.
However the Sherman II identifiers listed above say otherwise.
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British infantry and tank crews wait to advance, with armoured vehicles in background.
Continuing with the 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry and the camera work of Sgt Laing.
This time with the 3rd Monmouthshires of 159 Bde, on the 21 August 1944, near Argentan.
A great study of soldiers waiting to advance.
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British tanks pass through Bayeux street, watched by local children.
Sherman V, from 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry, 29th Armoured Brigade, 11th Armd Division, passing through Bayeux, photographed on 17th June 1944, by Sgt Laing.
The blue ‘A’ Squadron triangle can be seen on the hull side and transmission cover.
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