Driver E A Williams of Penrhiwceiber, Glamorgan, at work with a compressed air drill, Italy, 1944 (c)
Photograph, World War Two, Italy (1943-1945), 1944 (c).
Williams was making a hole to take an explosive charge during clearing operations on a partially demolished bridge. As the Germans retreated up through the Italian peninsular they destroyed bridges over the rivers to slow down the Allied advance.
From a collection of 650 photographs compiled by the Commando Association.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1985-11-36-117
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1985-11-36-117