Photos WW2 British & Commonwealth Forces

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The tank in the foreground is T187796, a 5th Royal Horse Artillery "Observation Post" Cromwell commanded by Captain Roy Dunlop. The tank to the left of the image is T187599 "SHUFTI CUSH" of the 4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters). Both tanks were overrun on Point 213 during the Battle of Villers-Bocage. 13 June 1944

Destroyed British tanks on Point 213 after the German arrival, with two Cromwells on the left and a Sherman Firefly on the right

 

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Stuart Mk.1s (M3 Light Tanks) in North Africa - August 1942

 

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Commander of a M3 Grant medium tank scans the horizon with binoculars in North Africa - August 1942

 

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On 19 August 1944, L/Cpl W. Sweetman of Lambeth and Driver H. Walker of Watford enjoy a wash in the village fountain at Boissey (Saint-Pierre-en-Auge) in Normandy

 

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Piper Alexander Campbell with the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders in North Africa - October 3, 1942

 

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British armour & other vehicles in Naples, Italy - October 1943

 

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British armour & other vehicles in Naples, Italy - October 1943

 

[uktabber]

WOW, great pics BZ, Thanks for posting!!

 

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Soldiers of the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) gather around a Universal Carrier to listen to Piper A Mackay during a break from training in the UK - October 4, 1943

 

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Officer of the Seaforth Highlanders, part of the 51st (Highland) Division, with the crew of a Valentine Tank in North Africa - October 3, 1942

 

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Soldiers with the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders in North Africa - October 3, 1942. Note SMLEs, Bren LMG, and what appears to be a P14 Enfield (Pattern 14) rifle

 

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The grave of Field Marshal The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein. The headstone lies flat, there is no fuss, no pomp and not what you would expect of such an icon of history.
He is buried at The Holy Cross Church Binsted, Hampshire, this small village is beautiful in itself and the church is surrounded by Tudor houses.
The view over the fields of Hampshire makes it a very peaceful and humble resting place and far away from the life of battlefields, death and destruction. What a life he lead.

 

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Mosquito PR XVI, (RF993) of 34 Wing, at Melsbroek. 1944.

 

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A soldier of 50th Royal Tank Regiment (50 RTR), shaving beside his Valentine tank, 10 October 1942. A photograph of his wife and new baby is propped up alongside.

 

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Universal Carrier passes through a gap in the North bank of the Volturno River in Italy cut by 272 Field Company, Royal Engineers - October 12-16, 1943

Pontoon raft loaded with Universal Carriers being hauled across the Volturno River in Italy - October 16, 1943

Soldiers of the 8th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, advance through the mud in the Volturno Italy area - October 12-16, 1943

Soldiers crossing a pontoon bridge over the Volturno River in Italy - October 15, 1943
Note on the back of the picture mentioned “56th Division” & “Guards”

Otter Light Reconnaissance Car (LRC) crossing a Bailey bridge over the Volturno River at Graz anise Italy - October 14-16, 1943

 

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Sherman III (M4A2) of 13/18th Hussars, 8th Armoured Brigade, keeps watch over the River Waal at Nijmegen Netherlands - October 15, 1944

 

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Soldiers of the 7th Queen's Regiment and a Stuart light tank in Grazzanise Italy - October 12, 1943

 

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Vehicles including a Royal Signals jeep and trailer and RASC Leyland lorry on the Pont de Bénouville (Pegasus Bridge) over the Caen Canal at Bénouville, Calvados, 9th of June 1944.

 

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