British tank crew removing wading trunking

Removing the deep wading stacks from their Sherman III, men from 3rd County of London Yeomanry after landing in Sicily.

Fantastic details of the stacks internal construction.

From the albums of Jimmy Sale.
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British officer kneeling down, looking across field with knocked out enemy tanks in background.

Major Oliver Woods MC, OC ‘A’ Squadron, 3rd County of London Yeomanry, 4th Armoured Brigade, ‘watching the enemy positions’

Do rather like this one from the Jimmy Sale collection.
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Left to right - Capt Cotton, L/Cpl Hodgson, Tpr Jones, L/Cpl Payne, Tpr Humphreys by their Cromwell CS tank

Have to post this photo taken by Sgt Laing #OTD 17 June 1944.

Newly promoted Capt Leslie ‘Bill’ Cotton MM (left) with crew, by their Cromwell VI, following his part in the destruction of enemy tanks at Villers Bocage.

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Lieutenant Leslie ‘Bill’ Cotton

Knocked out German tanks, pictured on 17th June 1944. BA 494/3376

13th June, so 81 years since Lt. ‘Bill’ Cotton had a busy but productive afternoon #OTD.

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Sadly next time we see ‘T121766W’ from 3 Troop, A Sqn, 4th County of London Yeomanry, it is abandoned in an orchard halfway up Point 213 out of Villers Bocage, were it was left by its crew #OTD 13th June 1944.

BA 494/3376-25A
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British tank drives ashore from Landing Ship Tank.

The Desert Rats arrive in Normandy, #OTD 7th June, 1944.

A Sherman Vc from 4th County of London Yeomanry, 22nd Armoured Brigade, 7th Armoured Division drives ashore.

Sgt Laing doing the camera work.

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British tank crew preparing their tanks in residential street.

3rd County of London Yeomanry, in residential streets of Worthing, preparing their Sherman II for the invasion.

Wading trunking and track guards for stowage are worth noting.

From the Jimmy Sale collection.
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Armoured recovery vehicle wades ashore.

More wading trunking, this time on an ARV based on a Sherman V, belonging to 3rd County of London Yeomanry.

7th June, #3CLY, MONT FLEURY as before.
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From the KSY Museum Collection.

Above rear view of Sherman wading ashore 7th June.

Wading trunking for the Sherman II (M4A1) seen here on 7th June 1944, as 3rd County of London Yeomanry arrive in the MONT FLEURY LA RIVIERE area.
Sherman II of Major Ollie Woods, A Sqn’s OC.

From the KSY Museum collection.
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