43 RM Commando 'A' Troop, Putignano, Italy Oct.1944
Photo courtesy of Jeff Gordon, son of Sgt. Jack Gordon 43 RM Cdo.
Assuming 6 rows all left to right:
[Top/1st row 12 men]: 1. nk; 2. E.G. 'Ted' Stokoe; 3-5. nk; 6. Cpl. Cyril Laskey; 7. Malcolm Elliott; 8-9. nk; 10(behind 9). nk; 11-12. nk.
[2nd row down 11 men]: 1(clasping hands): Mne. Leonard Hyatt; 2-11. nk.
[3rd row down 10 men]: 1-9. nk; 10. Cpl. Roy Montague Smith.
[4th row down 11 men]: 1-10. nk; 11. Tommy Carroll.
[5th row down 11 men] : 1. nk; 2. Mne. Arthur Diddams; 3-4. nk; 5. Mne. Dave Losban; 6-8. nk; 9. Peter Jordan; 10-11. nk.
[Bottom/6th row 8 men]: 1. nk; 2. Sgt. David Hendry McIntosh; 3
Update by Pete R. Mike Losban identifies his father and adds this " My Dad, Dave, is pictured (2nd row back/ 5th from the left) on the steps in Putignano, with the others of 'A'Troop, 43rd RM. He was seriously wounded in action near Argenta, on 19/4/45. I believe that he was shot during the last half-hour that the 43rd were in during WW2. I feel such a sense of honour to have had a father like mine; a true gentleman with a great sense of humour.He was a paraplegic due to his wounds and indeed, when he died, his death certificate stated 'gunshot wounds', even though it was 48 yrs on from his wounding."
In Memory of PLY/X106635 Corporal Roy Montague Smith
No. 43RM Commando, Royal Marines.
who died on the 18th April 1945 aged 23
Remembered with honour at Ravenna War Cemetery
In Memory of EX/3154 Corporal Cyril Laskey
43RM Commando, Royal Marines
who died on the 18th April 1945 aged 25
Remembered with honour at Ravenna War Cemetery
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Recent comments
(view all 11 comments)Photo updated
Peter Jordan added. Please use our Forum to add your photos.
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Sun 10 May 2020 07:05:59 EDT
Peter Jordan
My grandfather is second row from bottom and 3rd in on the right
Peter Jordan I’ll ask my mother if she has any other photos of him with the 43 too add
Posted by Natalie Jordan on Sat 09 May 2020 03:08:59 EDT
Photo updated
Details of Cpl Cyril Laskey added.
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Sat 25 May 2019 12:09:22 EDT