Sherman Crab T147955 “Avalon” Overloon. Regiment? Damage?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by David Dunlop

If a final resting place for AVALON could be narrowed down to two possible locations, perhaps a metal detector sweep of both locations could turn up pieces unique to a Crab and help confirm what was found.

A very interesting puzzle!

Fascinating, isn't it?!?

Some areas of the former Operation Aintree battlefield have been surveyed to assess the risk of unexploded ordnance. Maybe surveys like this will yield additional info?

E.g.: "Vooronderzoeknaar het risico op het aantreffen van Conventionele Explosieven in het onderzoeksgebied "Loobeek te Venray – fase 1”."
https://venray.raadsinformatie.nl/do...748/1/document

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

"Hall, who was also mentioned twice in despatches, was in the forefront of the action at Broekhuizen the following November when his tank cleared the approaches to the town before being hit by a bazooka which wounded him."

This document surfaced after I posted this thread on the Sherman Register FB page. It was found by Rik Teernstra at: http://www.geschiedenismelderslo.nl/...en_apr2001.pdf

It is a short history in Dutch about Lt.Col. R.C. Stockly (34921), Commander of the 3rd Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment. His unit attacked Broekhuisen castle with support from Sherman Crab flail tanks to clear mines. Stockly was killed during this attack on 30 November 1944.

This document contains no exact details on which Crabs took part in the attack on the castle, nor on how they were put out of action.