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A Churchill AVRE bridge-layer passing a Sherman tank, 1944

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

This version of the Churchill Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers (AVRE) was modified to carry a Small Box Girder Bridge, designed for assault crossings of ditches and narrow waterways.

From an album containing 222 photographs compiled by Major W H J Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1975-03-63-21-18

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1975-03-63-21-18

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