Sherman tank and a scout car on the north side of the River Simeto, Sicily, 1943
Photograph by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), World War Two, Sicily, 1943.
Following the battle for the Primosole Bridge the war diary of the 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) tracks the movement of the unit as it tried to repair tanks and prepare for German counterattacks. The 'C' Squadron entry for the 21 July 1943 reads, 'At 2000 the Sqn moved into cover along the north bank of the river Simeto'.
From an album containing 241 photographs compiled by Major W H J Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), 1943-1944.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1975-03-63-13-205
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1975-03-63-13-205