Recollections of Osnabruck by Eric Taylor 46RM Commando.
Date: 09/12/2012
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Owner: Peter Rogers
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Front row 8th from left possibly Henry Donkin
Eileen Harris believes from a likeness on another photo we have that the man 8th from left is Pte. Henry Donkin, No.4 Cdo kia Flushing 1st November 1944
Posted by Peter Rogers on Sun Feb 3 21:33:29 2013
Photo updated
Link added
Posted by Peter Rogers on Tue Dec 4 21:42:44 2012
updated
updated and reposted
Posted by Peter Rogers on Sun Aug 26 21:04:38 2012
Officer at the ready
Hi Guys.
Anyone know who this officer is at the front?
I believe it is H.W. Wright!! (( Known as Bill )) If so then this would be 3 Commando or it could be 8 Commando.
Posted by Ron Wright on Fri Jan 27 14:52:51 2012
Arthur Green 3 commando, 6 troop
My grandad Arthur Green is the commando on the fore front of this picture holding the mortar
Posted by kerrygreen on Sun Dec 25 20:27:13 2011
Ref Comments re Sgt Garrett
Photo updated with name of Sgt Garrett. If you have any other photo of your father in army uniform please contact me via the Contact Us page ..Pete R.
Posted by Peter Rogers on Sun Oct 30 01:41:21 2011
This is my Father, Sgt Albert Charles Garrett, an instructor. He died on St George's day, 23rd april, 1998 aged 82. He led a happy and fulfilled life.
He suffered from a rare inherited eye condition, Choroideraemia, and probably had night blindness to some degree while at Achnacarry. he passed the Gene to his daughters, who pass it to their daughters and half of their son's are affected. He was registered blind and for the last 25 years of his life was sightless. Only the males suffer the blindness. He married my Mother, Dorothy, when he was a policeman in Islington in the Blitz in 1941.
Later she joined him at Achnacarry with my sister, Anne marie, whom I am told pee'd on the Colonel's lap!
Recently his Grandaughter has raised £230,000 over 7 years and helped fund the first Gene therapy for Choroideraemia through "Fight for Sight",- announced this week by the BBC. November 27th 2011. He would have been very proud.
I and my Brother and Sisters would...
This is my Father, Sgt Albert Charles Garrett, an instructor. He died on St George's day, 23rd april, 1998 aged 82. He led a happy and fulfilled life.
He suffered from a rare inherited eye condition, Choroideraemia, and probably had night blindness to some degree while at Achnacarry. he passed the Gene to his daughters, who pass it to their daughters and half of their son's are affected. He was registered blind and for the last 25 years of his life was sightless. Only the males suffer the blindness. He married my Mother, Dorothy, when he was a policeman in Islington in the Blitz in 1941.
Later she joined him at Achnacarry with my sister, Anne marie, whom I am told pee'd on the Colonel's lap!
Recently his Grandaughter has raised £230,000 over 7 years and helped fund the first Gene therapy for Choroideraemia through "Fight for Sight",- announced this week by the BBC. November 27th 2011. He would have been very proud.
I and my Brother and Sisters would love to hear from anyone with information about Dad.
Posted by Canice garrett on Sat Oct 29 21:11:04 2011
Captain J.D. Bowyer
I think the man in the rear of this picture is my grandfather - Captain J.D. Bowyer. He was an instructor at Achnacarry in 1942/43. He was later posted to 5 Commando and served in Burma. My grandmother owned a copy of the same photograph and always claimed that this was him in the picture.
If anyone can confirm this or has any memories of him I would love to hear from you.
Posted by Paul Gordon on Sun Apr 4 20:49:23 2010
I think bottom row : 4th from right is : Alastair THORNBURN
He was in 4 cdo A Troop on D.DAY
Front row 8th from left possibly Henry Donkin
Eileen Harris believes from a likeness on another photo we have that the man 8th from left is Pte. Henry Donkin, No.4 Cdo kia Flushing 1st November 1944
Posted by Peter Rogers on Sun Feb 3 21:33:29 2013