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Churchill inspects a Cromwell Mk IV, 2 Sqn, 2 (Armd Recce) Bn, Welsh Guards, Pickering Yorks, 31 March 1944; IWM H 37169

Object description: Winston Churchill inspects a Cromwell Mk IV tank of No. 2 Squadron, 2nd (Armoured Reconnaissance) Battalion, Welsh Guards, at Pickering in Yorkshire, 31 March 1944. The tank is named 'Blenheim'. The tank was the mount of Major John Ogilvie Spencer, commanding No. 2 Squadron, and later killed in Belgium on 9 September 1944. Catalogue number: H 37169 Part of: WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION Production date 1944-03-31 Subject period: Second World War Alternative Names: object category: Black and white Creator: War Office official photographer, Horton (Capt) Category: photographs

Churchill inspects a Cromwell Mk IV, 2 Sqn, 2 (Armd Recce) Bn, Welsh Guards, Pickering Yorks, 31 March 1944; IWM H 37169
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