ITALY - ALLIED LANDINGSSOUTH OF ROME - The crew of "Desert Romeo" a Sherman tank which knocked out 5 German guns in this sector; four of the guns were knocked out in 10 minutes. The tank was sent in to relieve men of the 24 Guards Bde. who were pinned down by heavy enemy fire, and the gunner Tpr. Fred Greenway raked the German gun crews with his Browning machine guns, causing them to abandon their guns. The crew are:- Sgt. E. Roberts of 22 Albany Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. Tpr. R. Crewe of 13 Stour Street, Liverpool 4 - co-driver Tpr. E. Dermott of 84 Napier Road, Tottenham, N.
ITALY - ALLIED LANDINGSSOUTH OF ROME - The crew of "Desert Romeo" a Sherman tank which knocked out 5 German guns in this sector; four of the guns were knocked out in 10 minutes. The tank was sent in to relieve men of the 24 Guards Bde. who were pinned down by heavy enemy fire, and the gunner Tpr. Fred Greenway raked the German gun crews with his Browning machine guns, causing them to abandon their guns. The crew are:- Sgt. E. Roberts of 22 Albany Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. Tpr. R. Crewe of 13 Stour Street, Liverpool 4 - co-driver Tpr. E. Dermott of 84 Napier Road, Tottenham, - driver Tpr. F. Wilson of Station Road, Codsall, Wolverhampton Radio Operator Tpr. F. Greenway of 3 George Road, Gourosk, near Glasgow - gunner. Photographic negative , British Army
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