Artefacts - Northern Europe 

 

 

The purpose of this page is to provide a source of pictures and other information that may be of interest to anyone browsing the website, relating the 4th Armoured Brigade's service in Northern Europe. It will change as and when items are available to be added to it.

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No 4 Troop, 'A' Squadron, 3rd CLY clearing the guns of their tanks in the Tank Park, Navarino Road, Worthing, in May 1944.

 

Pictures of 3rd County of London Yeomanry (The Sharpshooters) at Bovington Camp.

 

Sherman Firefly from C Squadron 3rd County of London Yeomanry (The Sharpshooters), in Normandy

Note the 123 'Unit Serial' sign on the offside front and the half hidden 'Black Rat' on the nearside front of the tank.

 

Pictures of 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry, in Holland in December 1944.

Men of 3rd/4th CLY (The Sharpshooters) next to a Sherman Firefly, in Stamproy, Holland, December 1944

Men of 3rd/4th CLY (The Sharpshooters) with some villagers from Stamproy, Holland, December 1944.

 

3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry, negotiating a road block in Brunen, while advancing to cross the Rhine

 

3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry, after crossing the Rhine

A Squadron. passing British Gliders, 26th March 1945

A Squadron, near Diesfordferawald forest, 26th March 1945

 

Shermans of 4th Armoured Brigade Keent, 1944

Well camouflaged Shermans in front of the church at Keent. Alas they are camouflaged for the countryside and not the town! Picture, courtesy of Tom Maton (4 RHA) and Wesley Haex.

 

Pictures of a 4th RHA Sexton, Holland 1944

4th RHA Sexton. Note the Browning MG mounted on it instead of the normal British preferance for a Bren Gun. Picture, courtesy of Tom Maton (4 RHA) and Wesley Haex.

4th RHA Sexton on near Hushoven, north of Weert, 1944. Picture, courtesy of Tom Maton (4 RHA) and Wesley Haex.

Picture of a 4th RHA Sexton and crew from C Battery

C Battery, 4th RHA, Sexton commanded by Sgt Tom Maton (Second from left in front row) plus Troop Commander. Note 1191 Unit Serial on Arms of Service sign (Red/Blue, with Army Troops White Bar underneath), denoting it was still considerd the senior Regiment in 5th Army Group Royal Artillery, although the men clearly wear the Black Rat of 4th Armoured Brigade. The White Circle in Dark Square above it is unknown at present. Picture, courtesy of Tom Maton (4 RHA) and Wesley Haex.

 

Men from 4th RHA between two Sexton SPGs towards the end of the war, with their 'trophy'.

Picture courtesy of Jim and Ann Reid. Jim Reid is on the left next to the ropes.

NB. If anyone recognises someone in the picture please contact me, as Ann Reid would like to hear from you.

 

Some Pictures of 'C' Squadron, 44th RTR crossing the Rhine in DD Shermans

Photographer Tpr Tom Denning, courtesy of Peter and Denis Knight.

Photographer Tpr Tom Denning, courtesy of Peter and Denis Knight.

Photographer Tpr Tom Denning, courtesy of Peter and Denis Knight.

Photographer Tpr Tom Denning, courtesy of Peter and Denis Knight.

 

44th RTR in Germany

Photographer Tpr Tom Denning, courtesy of Peter and Denis Knight.

Bocholt at the end of March, sitting on their camouflaged DD Sherman, a few days after the Rhine crossing  Left to right, they are: Tpr Renee Houston (wireless op), Lieut Wally Arsenault, Tpr Denis Knight (co-driver), Tpr Bert Arrowsmith (driver), and Tpr Tom Denning (gunner).

Advancing into Bremen

Photographer Tpr Tom Denning, courtesy of Peter and Denis Knight.

Advancing into Bremen. These are still DD Shermans, but note Firefly on the right of the picture.

Tank Crew in Lubeck - Left to Right: Bert Arrowsmith, Denis Knight, Renee Houston, Tom Denning.

Tanks of 'C' Squadron, 44th RTR at Schloss Rantzau, at Plon in Schleswig-Holstein

Tank Crew in Lubeck - Left to Right: Bert Arrowsmith, Denis Knight, Renee Houston, Tom Denning.

Tanks of 'C' Squadron, 44th RTR at Schloss Rantzau, at Plon in Schleswig-Holstein

 

A Jerboa Broach made with two Dutch coins, a little smaller that a modern British 1p coin.

 

 

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