Universal carriers 'attack' men of 10th Bn, Royal Berkshire Regt, in slit trenches, during training near Sudbury in Suffolk, England. 10th June 1942. (IWM)
taken from fb

Training

British troops topple down the symbols of fascism in Chisimaio, Somalia, during the Italian East Africa campaign , which will end Italian possessions in the Horn of Africa and allow the resettlement of Hailé Selassié on the throne of Ethiopia. February 1941.

Imperial War Museum - IWM E2367/taken from fb

End of an era

The date on this photo is the 26th October 1942. The next day the man at front right, 20 year old Trooper Fred Keates, would be killed. He was from Oldham, and a member of his local unit, 47th Royal Tank Regiment. The crew and their Sherman, named ‘Blighty,’ were part of 5 Troop in B Squadron. The tank was knocked out at around 10am by German anti-tank fire. Fred, the loader, was buried next to his tank.
taken from fb/Tank Museum Bovington