" My Uncle Ken McAllister (2 Cdo. 5tp) is hatless behind the man in the cream jacket. This man looks like Jack Churchill's brother, Major General Tom Churchill, "
From Eric Buckmaster of 5 Troop " It is possible that the man on the left of Ken Mac is Lt. Col. Jack Churchill (2 Cdo.) Front Row - 2nd man on left ( Kilted & Sports Jacket ) is Desmond Rochford (2 Cdo. 1tp), 3rd Man next to him is Tan Rudge (2 Cdo. 5tp) The 5th Man taller & with a moustache, is Major Laurence MacCallum MC (2 Cdo). He was also a very respected tennis umpire. When Viginia Wade won in 1977 the Ladies Singles Championship at Wimbledon , he was the Umpire of that Match."
From Walter Ainslie of 5 troop " The man extreme left front row (on the left of Des as you view the picture) is Ben Fryer (2 Cdo. 5tp), on the other side of Des is 'Tan' Rudge (2 Cdo. 5tp) , behind 'Tan' with his left hand raised and smiling is 'Wee' Ainslie whose first name was...
Th following 3 updates 10/01/10 by Pete R
" My Uncle Ken McAllister (2 Cdo. 5tp) is hatless behind the man in the cream jacket. This man looks like Jack Churchill's brother, Major General Tom Churchill, "
From Eric Buckmaster of 5 Troop " It is possible that the man on the left of Ken Mac is Lt. Col. Jack Churchill (2 Cdo.) Front Row - 2nd man on left ( Kilted & Sports Jacket ) is Desmond Rochford (2 Cdo. 1tp), 3rd Man next to him is Tan Rudge (2 Cdo. 5tp) The 5th Man taller & with a moustache, is Major Laurence MacCallum MC (2 Cdo). He was also a very respected tennis umpire. When Viginia Wade won in 1977 the Ladies Singles Championship at Wimbledon , he was the Umpire of that Match."
From Walter Ainslie of 5 troop " The man extreme left front row (on the left of Des as you view the picture) is Ben Fryer (2 Cdo. 5tp), on the other side of Des is 'Tan' Rudge (2 Cdo. 5tp) , behind 'Tan' with his left hand raised and smiling is 'Wee' Ainslie whose first name was Leslie( 2 Cdo. 5tp)"
15/09/11 Update from Paul Bell " Des Rochford (2 Cdo)advises that this photo was taken in 1973 during a week long visit. Top left without headdress is Les Bates (2 Cdo.1tp ). Front row farthest right (looking up) is Steve ‘Dusty’ Miller."
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Sun 05 Nov 2017 07:55:44 EST
Charlie Simpson
The man in the top row center with the beret is my grandfather Charlie Simpson (2 Cdo. 2tp)
Posted by Scott Thew on Fri 14 Jun 2019 16:23:37 EDT