Sherman

The M4A3E8 Sherman had a crew of 5, weighed 32 tonnes, could reach 48 km/hr, and was armed with a 76 mm main gun and two 30 cal machine guns; it served from 1943 to 1970. On 8/9 August 1944, the British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own), then designated Canadian 28th Armoured Regiment, was commanded by LCOL D.G. Worthington in his tank "Boss." In Sherman tanks like this one, they fought a heroic 14 hour battle on Hill 140 north of Falaise, France. When the battle ended, the Dukes had suffered great losses, including their commanding officer, to overwhelming enemy fire, in a fight remembered for the gallantry of all who fought there to preserve peace and freedom.

British Columbia · Canada