James Mapham

SurnameMapham
Given NameJames
CountryUnited Kingdom
CategoryPhotography
GenderMale

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ww2dbaseSergeant James "Jimmy" Mapham was a photographer with the AFPU (Army Film & Photographic Unit) Number 5 Unit of the British Army in Europe. He and fellow photographers of his unit followed Allied troops inland from Normandie, France into Berlin, Germany.

Last Major Revision: Jan 2016

Photographs Taken by James Mapham

Welbike motorcycle being assembled in the field during an exercise in the United Kingdom, 22 Apr 1944Sherman Crab flail tank under test with the UK 79th (Experimental) Armored Division Royal Engineers, 27 Apr 1944British troops crouching down on Sword Beach, Normandy, France, 6 Jun 1944British troops taking shelter near a M10 Wolverine tank destroyer, Normandy, France, 6 Jun 1944
See all 18 photographs by James Mapham



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