'The Hun was about 800 yds ahead', camouflaged Sherman tank of the 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), 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 along the River Simeto. The entries for the end of July mention the threat of German counterattacks in the area.

From an album containing 241 photographs compiled by Major W H J Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), 1943-1944.