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Montgomery addressing 48th Highlanders ; 8th Army – Militello, Italy 1943

Gen. Montgomery addressing a crowd of 48th Highlanders & 8th Army troops in a field in Sicily. Militello, Sicily P0495 The date would be between 27 August and 2 September. …

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1995000406
Sappers sweeping roads – Regalbuto, Sicily- Aug 1943

Sappers sweeping roads for mines before allowing vehicles to enter town of Regalbuto ( west of Palermo). 1943 P0496 For First Publication Evenings, Fr. Aug 20, 1943 British official photo. …

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1995000407
48th troops passing Sherman tank – Sicily

48th Highlanders of the 1st Battalion passing Sherman tank in Sicily with one soldier riding on tank on a dusty road. P0497

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1995000408
Major Don Banton with 3 Italians-Sicily 1943

Major Don Banton speaking with 3 Italian soldiers in front of a ruined building in Sicily. The Italian soldiers and local Guardia, with the exception of a strongly fascist group …

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1995000409
Pte Hank McDowell wearing straw hat holding tommy gun – Italy 1943

Pte. McDowell wearing straw hat holding tommy gun ( in Reggio?). McDowell was killed at Lamone River crossing in northern Italy on 10 December, 1944. Might have been in Southern …

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1995000410
Two columns advancing, Sicily – July 1943

Two columns of 48th Highlanders advancing in battle order across a field on the plateaus of central Sicily, 1943 P0499

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1995000411
Agira Cemetery, Sicily

Cross of Sacrifice at Agira Cemetery in Sicily. P0500

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1995000412
Lt Clarkson ; LCol Johnston looking at map – Sicily

Lt Johnnie Clarkson, IO (Information Officer) & LCol Ian Johnston (Commanding Officer) looking at map in front of tent in Militello, Sicily. The area of Militello was the second rest …

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1995000413
Maj Ian Wallace drinking out of a clay pot

Maj Ian Wallace drinking water out of a clay pot in the field in Sicily. The campaign in Sicily, from the Landing at Pachino on 13 June 1943 to 2 …

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1995000414
Sgt Harold E. Cooper – 11 Aug 1943

Sgt Harold E. Cooper of the 48th Highlanders in Sicily 11 Aug 1943. In the heat he wears a cloth neck shade. P0503

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1995000415
48th Highlanders Company advancing in good order on Adrano Road in Sicily

48th Highlanders company advancing in good battle order on Adrano Road near Nissoria. A few minutes after this the road was shelled by mortars. Although this stretch seems flat, as …

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1995000416
Canadian Sgt purging lantern

Canadian Sgt purging lanterns in front of tent. P0505. May be 48th Highlander as he seems to be wearing puttees.

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1995000417

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