No.1 Special Service Detachment
No.1 Special Service Detachment British Military Mission 204 to China. My grandfather John (known as Jack) Mayle is 2nd back row, 2nd from left. He served with 8 Commando and No1 Special Service Detachment.
Update 3/12/2010 by Pete R. I was given a photocopy of this picture with names and other details on the reverse by The Isle of Arran Heritage Museum. This photo states " Taunngyi Southern Shan States, Burma 3/2/1942 British contingent of Mission 204 to China". Both the photocopy and the reverse are pictured alongside this photo. I have transferred the names from there to here below:
Front row: WO1 'Squib' Squires, Capt. Jim Milward, Lieut.Jeff Sanderson, Capt. Jocelyn Nicholls, Lt. Col. John Alexander Ralph Milman, Capt.Gilbart -Smith, Lieut. Guignard, WO1 'Nobby' Clarke, WO1 Dick Knapton;
2nd row: Pte 'Do Pice' Phillips, Sgt. 'Ginger' Gander, Pte. Alf Button, Tpr. C. Turner, Gdsm. W. Bruntwell, Tpr. Sid Moore, L/Cpl. Jim Parramore, Tpr. Tony Rout, L/Cpl. Francis Howard 'Tich' Loveridge, Tpr. Malcolm Staff, Gdsm. Dave Shaw (Tam);
3rd row. C/Sgt. Bill Adams, Tpr. Bob Burns, Sgt. Jim Staples, Pte. Jim Redwood, Pte. C. Alchin, Pte. G. Mitchell, L/Cpl. Jack Gabbott, Pte. Chris Williamson, Cpl. Jim Atkinson, L/Cpl. Jack Mathewman, L/Cpl. Ron George, L/Cpl. Freddy Pryde, Dvr Ted Dart, L/Cpl 'Monty' Norman;
4th row: L/Cpl. Bill Bronitt, Tpr. Len Cartwright, Tpr. Jack Mayle (his grandson shows him as 2nd from the left not 3rd as here and identifies him as Jack rather than Jim as on list of names), Pte. Ted Lister, Dvr. Harry Joyce, Dvr. Len Sample, Cpl. John French, Sgt. Andy Devine, Pte. C. Chapman;
Back row: Pte Harold Carwell, Pte. Jock McNeil, L/Cpl. Ken Stoppard, L/Cpl. Reg French, Spr. 'Jumbo' Newman
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