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Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra
LCT 1005 "4 Apple":- Sherman V Crab, RHODERICK DHU
- Sherman V Crab, Turret No.27
- Sherman V Crab
- Churchill AVRE SBG
- Churchill AVRE
- D7 Armoured Bulldozer
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Sherman V Crab, T-212645, name RHODERICK DHU, Turret no.20, landed from LCT 1005 "4 Apple". This Sherman was commanded by Cpl. Leishman during the assault on Westkapelle.
It got stuck on the beach and drowned when the tide came in.
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Photographed in 1945, it's markings are all but obliterated:
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View from the rear, note "4 APPLE" painted on the wading trunk:
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