Cromwell Mk IV of No. 2 Sqn, 2 (Armd Recce) Bn, Welsh Guards, at Pickering Yorks, 31 March 1944, during inspection by Winston Churchill; IWM H 37168

Object description: A Cromwell Mk IV of No. 2 Squadron, 2nd (Armoured Reconnaissance) Battalion, Welsh Guards, at Pickering in Yorkshire, 31 March 1944, displays its speed during an inspection by Winston Churchill. The tank is named 'Blenheim'. This 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 37168 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