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Photo from the collection of Bill Lawson No 2 Cdo provided by his family to Thierry Guiheneuf.
In album St Nazaire Society group of veterans on HM Yacht Britannia 23 April 1982]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Wed, 16 Feb 2022 21:58:30 +0000 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+Gatherings+pre+CVA/St+Nazaire/HM_Yacht_Brittania/Britannia+Navy+copy.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+Gatherings+pre+CVA/St+Nazaire/HM_Yacht_Brittania/Britannia+Navy+copy.jpg.html
Photo from the collection of Bill Lawson No 2 Cdo provided by his family to Thierry Guiheneuf.

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In album St Nazaire Society group of veterans on HM Yacht Britannia 23 April 1982]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Wed, 16 Feb 2022 22:06:19 +0000 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+Gatherings+pre+CVA/St+Nazaire/HM_Yacht_Brittania/Britannia+Commandos_copy.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+Gatherings+pre+CVA/St+Nazaire/HM_Yacht_Brittania/Britannia+Commandos_copy.jpg.html
Photo from the collection of Bill Lawson No 2 Cdo provided by his family to Thierry Guiheneuf.

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In album St Nazaire Society group of veterans on HM Yacht Britannia 23 April 1982]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Wed, 16 Feb 2022 22:05:57 +0000 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+Gatherings+pre+CVA/St+Nazaire/Reunion+_4__8195_.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+Gatherings+pre+CVA/St+Nazaire/Reunion+_4__8195_.jpg.html
Photo from the collection of Bill Lawson No 2 Cdo 1 troop and ML 457 on the raid, provided courtesy of Bill's Family and Rose Street Cottage of Curiosities, Sheerness.

1st table
(side nearest to the camera from the left):
1. Les Wheelan (2Cdo 5tp); 2. nk; 3. ? Bill Hughes or Frank Sumner (2Cdo 5tp); 4. Pete Honey MM (2Cdo 5tp); 5. Harold 'aggs' Roberts (2Cdo 5tp); 6. nk; 7. Dick Wilcock (2Cdo 5tp);

1st table
(far side beginning with a RN chap):
1. nk RN; 2. nk; 3. Fred Holt (2Cdo 5tp);

2nd table back:
(side nearest to the camera from the left):
1. Bill Lawson (2 Cdo 1 tp);

Also in the photo are Lt Col Newman VC; Cmdr. Robert Ryder VC; Ron Chung (12 Cdo); Lt John Roderick MC(2Cdo); Capt. Dickie Hooper MC (2Cdo); 2/Lt. Bill 'tiger' Watson MC (2Cdo); Richard Bradley MM (2Cdo 1tp); Frank Goode (2Cdo 3tp).
In album St Nazaire Gatherings pre 2005.]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:03:21 +0000 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+Gatherings+pre+CVA/St+Nazaire/Reunion+_5__8196_.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+Gatherings+pre+CVA/St+Nazaire/Reunion+_5__8196_.jpg.html
Photo from the collection of Bill Lawson No 2 Cdo 1 troop and ML 457 on the raid, provided courtesy of Bill's Family and Rose Street Cottage of Curiosities, Sheerness.
In album St Nazaire Gatherings pre 2005.]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Tue, 07 Mar 2017 12:40:59 +0000 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+Gatherings+pre+CVA/St+Nazaire/Reunion+3/Reunion+_3__8200_+for+web.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+Gatherings+pre+CVA/St+Nazaire/Reunion+3/Reunion+_3__8200_+for+web.jpg.html
Photo from the collection of Bill Lawson No 2 Cdo 1 troop and ML 457 on the raid, provided courtesy of Bill's Family and Rose Street Cottage of Curiosities, Sheerness.

Names will be included on the numbered version in the gallery.
In album St Nazaire Reunion 3]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Tue, 07 Mar 2017 12:18:09 +0000 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+Gatherings+pre+CVA/St+Nazaire/Reunion+3/Reunion+_3__8200_+numbered+for+web.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+Gatherings+pre+CVA/St+Nazaire/Reunion+3/Reunion+_3__8200_+numbered+for+web.jpg.html
Photo from the collection of Bill Lawson No 2 Cdo 1 troop and ML 457 on the raid, provided courtesy of Bill's Family and Rose Street Cottage of Curiosities, Sheerness.

See higher resolution image in gallery.

18. Commander Robert Ryder VC RN; 24. Capt. Richard Hooper MC (2 Cdo); 29. 2/Lt. Bill Watson MC (2Cdo); 35. Bill Lawson (2Cdo); 38. Ron Chung (12Cdo) 41. Eric de la Torre(3Cdo) 49. Capt. Micky Burn MC (2Cdo);
In album St Nazaire Reunion 3]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Tue, 07 Mar 2017 12:34:27 +0000 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+Gatherings+pre+CVA/St+Nazaire/reunion2/Reunion+_6__8197_+for+web.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+Gatherings+pre+CVA/St+Nazaire/reunion2/Reunion+_6__8197_+for+web.jpg.html
Photo from the collection of Bill Lawson No 2 Cdo 1 troop and ML 457 on the raid, provided courtesy of Bill's Family and Rose Street Cottage of Curiosities, Sheerness.

Names are on the numbered version in the gallery.
In album St Nazaire Reunion 2]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Mon, 06 Mar 2017 12:23:51 +0000 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+Gatherings+pre+CVA/St+Nazaire/reunion2/Reunion+_6__8197_+numbered+version.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+Gatherings+pre+CVA/St+Nazaire/reunion2/Reunion+_6__8197_+numbered+version.jpg.html
Photo from the collection of Bill Lawson No 2 Cdo 1 troop and ML 457 on the raid, provided courtesy of Bill's Family and Rose Street Cottage of Curiosities, Sheerness.

Higher resolution unnumbered version in gallery.

7. Commander Robert Ryder VC RN; 8. LCpl. Eric de la Torre (3Cdo); 10. Major Bill Copland DSO (2 Cdo); 26. Cpl. Arthur Frank 'Buster' Woodiwiss MM; 28. 2/Lt. Bill 'Tiger' Watson MC (2Cdo); 29. Lt John Roderick MC (2Cdo); 30. nk; 31. OS Ralph Batteson RN; 39. Bill Lawson (2Cdo);45. AB Douglas Clark RN.
In album St Nazaire Reunion 2]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Tue, 07 Mar 2017 11:28:28 +0000 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+Gatherings+pre+CVA/St+Nazaire/reunion1/Reunion+2+numbered+low+res.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+Gatherings+pre+CVA/St+Nazaire/reunion1/Reunion+2+numbered+low+res.jpg.html
Photo from the collection of Bill Lawson No 2 Cdo 1 troop and ML 457 on the raid, provided courtesy of Bill's Family and Rose Street Cottage of Curiosities, Sheerness.

See higher resolution image in gallery.

Group 1:



Group 2:

A. nk; B. Lt John Roderick MC (2Cdo); C. William 'Dutch' Holland (2Cdo); D-K. nk; L. AB Douglas Clark RN; M-P. nk; Q. Lt. John Proctor (2Cdo); R. nk. S. Ron Chung (12Cdo); T. Lt Col Newman VC (2Cdo);


Group 3:
In album St Nazaire Reunion 1]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Tue, 07 Mar 2017 11:33:35 +0000