The British Army Film and Photographic Unit 1941 - 1947 Sgt Jimmy Mapham of No 5 Army Film and Photographic Unit photographs a German sign prohibiting photography, painting and sketching in the harbour near Caen, France. Sgt Mapham was a press photographer for the Leicester Mercury before the Second World War. On joining the Army Film and Photographic Unit, he served with No 1 Section in North Africa and the Middle East during 1942 - 1943, before transferring to No 5 Section to cover North West Europe. On D Day, Sgt Mapham landed under heavy firewith 13/18 Hussars on Queen Beach at hours
The British Army Film and Photographic Unit 1941 - 1947 Sgt Jimmy Mapham of No 5 Army Film and Photographic Unit photographs a German sign prohibiting photography, painting and sketching in the harbour near Caen, France. Sgt Mapham was a press photographer for the Leicester Mercury before the Second World War. On joining the Army Film and Photographic Unit, he served with No 1 Section in North Africa and the Middle East during 1942 - 1943, before transferring to No 5 Section to cover North West Europe. On D Day, Sgt Mapham landed under heavy firewith 13/18 Hussars on Queen Beach at hours and his subsequent photographs won international acclaim. Sgt Mapham went on to cover Allied operations in the North West Europe until VE Day in 1945.
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