Trooper Jones, Lance Corporal Bridge, Lance Corporal Maggs, and Staff Sergeant Major Rhodes, 1944 (c)
Photograph by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), World War Two, North West Europe (1944-1945), 1944.
Members of 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry sit on their Sherman Firefly which was fitted with the powerful 17-pounder anti-tank gun as its main weapon. This gun was capable of penetrating more armour than the Tiger I's famous 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).
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1975-03-63-20-158
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1975-03-63-20-158
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