Steveinuk

Cool, thank him on my behalf for my freedom.

Well he nearly didn't make it... due to a pig! Yes, the oink, oink kinda pig nearly got him mortar bombed.

Welcome on the forum.

I take it your granddad is still alive?

Yep, still going strong at 92yrs. Always happy to go for a pint down the pub and thinks and the old folk near him are boring.

I'm trying to decipher his records, but too many things I don't understand.

Welcome in. Get Gramps on as well, his knowledge and stories, invaluable.

He has a similar picture on his wall from a different angle and the subtitle says something like "on the way to Normandy" he always points out that it's a lie because he had a different tank when storming Normandy, this was taken somewhere else.

At 92 the internet is a bit of a fad.

Hi,

I'm Steve and I was drawn here by a picture actually. I would really like to know more about it, such as where it was sourced from. Why you might ask, well my good ol' gramps recognises the people as his tank commander and gunner. If so, then it would be my gramps in the drivers seat (unfortunately not visible).

The picture was posted by Steveo who I think has a bit of a reputation on here as being the resident expert. He posted it on this post; http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?10980-Churchill-Gallery/page17

Hi,

could you tell me more about this picture? Where did it come from for instance as my gramps thinks this is his tank and these are his guys (he drove), he could actually be the driver.

 

Another view of Thorncliffe/Shaver probably it too was originally from the colour stock

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Steve