ARTHUR AND
HIS COMRADES IN
NORTHWEST EUROPE
This page shows black and white pictures of Arthur and comrades from his personal picture library. It also shows two official photographs of his unit. Maps from the book are also presented here in colour.​
Fig 9 Alamy_M5s_Arras
The Great Swan. On the viewer’s right, M5 tanks from Arthur’s recce troop. Image taken 1 September 1944 between Arras and Lille. M4 Sherman tanks drive on the road. Two Humber scout cars are on opposite side of road and a column of them race up behind the M4s. (Licence purchased from Alamy for international distribution)
Fig 15a Arthur Wix
Arthur (far left) in Tilburg, Holland.
Fig 2 Arthur Ibbotson after basic training.
Guardsman Arthur Ibbotson, 1943, aged 19. He has just graduated from basic training and wears his peaked cap. (Arthur’s private collection. Crown Copyright)
Fig 10 Alamy M5s with POWs
Guards M5 tanks passing a Cromwell tank and German POWs, 3 September 1944. (Licence purchased from Alamy for international distribution)
Fig 5 Don Spencer
Arthur with good friend, Don Spencer, during training in the UK.
Fig 12 Market Garden
The route taken by Arthur during Operation Market Garden.
Fig 8 with tank
Arthur, top right, sitting on his M5 Honey tank "Baker".
Fig 13 Nijmegen
The routes taken by the Grenadier Guards (GG) in Nijmegen during Operation Market Garden.
Fig 15b Mock&Arthur
Arthur and mates on a cruise along the canals in Tilburg.
Fig 17 Arthur with M24
Arthur in front of his M24 Chaffee tank, 1945.
Fig 18 Europe Map
Arthur's route through Germany.