Arriving at Catania to embark for Italy, 1943

Photograph by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), World War Two, Sicily, 1943.

Sherman tanks, trucks and other vehicles belonging to the 3rd County of London Yeomanry lined up for embarkation at Catania harbour in Sicily prior to the Allied invasion of the Italian mainland. In the foreground, the Sherman Markk 3 (M4A2) of 3 Troop 'C' Squadron, bears the nickname, 'Brazil', on its turret.

From a photograph album containing 246 photographs compiled by Major W H J Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).