HMS Campbeltown shortly before exploding, sitting high on the southern caisson of the Normandie dock, St. Nazaire. 28th March 1942, Operation Chariot.

HMS Campbeltown

"NEWFOUNDLAND TROOPS IN ENGLAND: ARTILLERY TRAINING, 1942
View of one of the 12 inch howitzers Mk IV manned by members of the Newfoundland Heavy Artillery Regiments in England. The tray on the right conveys the 750lb shells into the breech, as they are too heavy to be man-handled. They are raised into place by a crane.
Comment : The cycinder driving the power rammer, introduced with the Mk II carriage, is visible on the right of the recoil cylinder above the barrel.
NOTE : This version of the photograph has brightness and contrast artificially increased to highlight detail."

Picture taken 1942
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Newfoundlanders on artillery training in the UK

Raid on Vågsøy , 27 December 1941 (Operation Archery). A wounded British officer being helped to a dressing station. The officer is Captain O'Flaherty (No 3 Cdo). He remained in the army and eventually became a Brigadier. He had been shot by a German sniper in both eyes. He lost one eye and wore a black eye patch thereafter. The soldier on the right is Derek Gordon Page - a commando. He subsequently left the commandos and served with the Gurkas in India fighting in Burma and eventually ending the war in Indonesia where he met a Dutch prisoner of war who he subsequently married. He left the army with the rank of Captain.
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