Operation Chess July 1941

If anyone is able to recognise any of these members of E Troop apart from my father Tim Robinson and Horace Stokes (both to the right standing)I'd be very interested to hear.

Graham Robinson

Posted by Graham Robinson on Wed 11 Mar 2015 04:19:02 EDT

Operation Basalt

Hi Graham, Jim or Jimmy Flint is the chap at the front squatting down. Stokesy as we came to know him was a great mate of my father in laws during their time in the services..

Posted by Carol Flint on Wed 16 May 2018 22:25:35 EDT

Jimmy Flint

Hello Carol. I haven't looked at this website for a year unfortuneately but have just seen your post which I'm really excited about. I have for some time been trying to identify all the men in the photo and also to identify beyond doubt those men involved in Operation Basalt. I have alot of information you may want and am happy to share it with you.

Posted by Graham Robinson on Thu 25 Apr 2019 05:08:56 EDT

The informal ‘out of Barracks’ setting means that these Troopers were probably in Civvie Digs using subsistence allowances. To someone not familiar with the set-up this was how Commando Units, with no usual Regimental Home, managed being being constantly on the move when preparing for the coming Invasion and Battles in France and beyond.

Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Mon 14 Sep 2020 13:25:44 EDT