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back row l-r: 1.Fred Whisker; 2.Richard John 'Jack' Higham; 3.Cox; 4.Bill Irvine;5."Smudger" Smith;6.Ernie Poyntz;
middle row l-r: 1.Geordie;2. Bensley aka 'Brother Ben' ;3. 'Bing' Crosby; 4. O'Neill; 5.'Bope' Simmonds; 6. 'Gladys' Gladwell;
Front row l-r: 1. Fred 'Blondie' Williams; 2.'Crusher' Cole; 3.Jim Taylor; 4. Shown on photo as "Soapy" Hudson but see below possibly Bate.

updated 7/12/09 from Idris Jones No.1 Cdo via Andy Maines:
front row no.5 with Gladwell's hands on his shoulders is called Bate; middle row no.3 is Gladwell. Idris Jones of No.1 Cdo recalls the surname of back row no.6 as Pointz rather than Poynter

6/5/10 further update providing names and confirming Poynter as Poyntz from Fred Whisker No.1 Cdo

Info update 12 May 2012, Liz Hinze identifies her father, Richard John 'Jack' Higham and provides other photos to support her claim. (the 'Higham' in this photo was previously labelled as Walter 'Higgy' Higham but there were two 'Highams' in No1 as Jack died in 1974 and Walter in 1968. N Collins]]> en-us Gallery 2 RSS Module, version 1.1.8 Sat, 27 Jun 2026 02:12:56 +0100 120 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/d/7365-6/6names.JPG https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/1/6names.JPG.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/main.php?g2_view=comment.ShowAllComments&g2_itemId=7364 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/main.php?g2_view=comment.ShowAllComments&g2_itemId=7364 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/main.php?g2_view=comment.ShowAllComments&g2_itemId=7364 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/main.php?g2_view=comment.ShowAllComments&g2_itemId=7364