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

[MicS]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

The other picture attached is a picture that has always fascinated me. Sadly you can't see the hatches, but it does have the same gun mantlet, sight and .30 mount as Avalon..... and I think I can just make out the type of skid on the first bogie...... but it doesn't show an antenna on the right hand side of the hull.....even though you often see Shermans with just the aerial base without the actual antenna fitted.
The picture was taken on D-day, Queen beach (Sword) which is where some tanks of A-Squadron Westminster Dragoons landed. Does anyone know of any more pictures of the same tank....or film footage?
Michel, what are your thoughts on this picture.....Westminster Dragoons?

source:https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/i...ject/205201950

This one is from 22 DGNS and part of an Obstacle Clearance Team

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Picture of Avalon made by a visitor of the Overloon museum in the 1970s:

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Courtesy of Joey Borrenbergs

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Could this book have more info?

https://uitgeverijaspekt.nl/boek/gee...-is-meer-heel/

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

A recent photo of Avalon, courtesy of the Overloon War Museum's FB Page:

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

On the Sherman Register FB page Harry Madge replied:

"This was assessed as being a tank of the Westminster Dragoons. The war diaries match up. With Lt Cooper being killed to a shumine when trying to recover it."