2nd Recce Battalion Welsh Guards, GAD, Tank Casualties, 1945 Regiment: 2nd Battalion Welsh Guards Serial No.: C.9. Tank: Mark: IV W.D. No.: 188637 Date: 1 Apr 1945 Photo No.: 29 Figure No.: 26, 28 26 - http://i899.photobucket.com/albums/ac198/ww2guards/P2940868_zps531d43f2.jpg 28 - http://i899.photobucket.com/albums/ac198/ww2guards/P2940870_zpsd85f45db.jpg Range: 25 yds. Cause of Damage: H.C. penetrations. Fire Damage: Confined fire. Other tanks involved in same incident: C.13. Circumstances: Moving on road in attack on Enschede aerodrome. Turret at 12 o’clock. Same incident as C.13. Position of Hit: a) penetration 50 mm. diameter through front end of right side of turret; b ) projectile hit edge of mudguard and penetrated driving compartment through lower rim of Driver’s hatch which must have been open as it was undamaged on the outside. Course & Effect of Projectiles: a) went into 2” smoke ammunition rack causing minor fire; b ) went into Driver’s instruments, hitting Driver in the head and causing minor fire confined to the Driver’s compartment. Remarks: Tank seen. Information from R.M.O. and a witness. Fate of Crew: Commander: Unhurt in tank, but wounded by small arms fire after baling out. Gunner: Unhurt. Operator: Burned, 2 degree burns face. RTD 2/52. Category A.1. Driver: Killed in tank, top of skull blown off. Co-Driver: Wounded in tank. Killed after baling out by small arms fire.