'Cpl. Weston; Sitting - Tpr. Bamford, Cpl. Lindrea; Standing - Lt. WMD Lewis and Tpr. Greene', 1944
Photograph by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), World War Two, North West Europe, 1944.
A M4A1 Sherman Mk II tank, nicknamed 'The Yokel', and crew, Regimental Head Quarters Tank Troop, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), 1944. The crew are named as Corporal Weston seated on the turret; Troopers Bamford and Lindrea seated on the tank hull and Lieutenant W M D Lewis and Trooper Greene standing.
The Sherman tank had a crew of five consisting of a commander, the driver, a gunner, a radio operator who also acted as gun loader, and a co-driver who also manned the hull machine gun.
From an album containing 266 photographs belonging to Major W H J Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1975-03-63-20-213
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1975-03-63-20-213