Trooper Brooks, Sergeant Maxwell, Trooper Bower and Trooper Ward sit on their Sherman Firefly, 1944 (c)

Photograph by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), World War Two, North West Europe, 1944.

A Sherman Mark 1c Firefly (M4 Hybrid) of 2 Troop, 'A' Squadron, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), nicknamed 'Achilles', commanded by Sergeant Maxwell.

The Sherman Firefly tank was fitted with the powerful 17-pounder anti-tank gun as its main weapon which was capable of penetrating more armour than the Tiger I's 88 mm KwK 36 gun.

From an album containing 266 photographs compiled by Major W H J Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).