47RM Commando 'Y' Troop veterans at Normandy - 49th anniversary
Date: 14/04/2020
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Owner: Pete Rogers (Admin)
Alfred 'Chirpy' Deakin, No.5 Commando 5 troop, aka Alf Hill
Regiment: Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Wounded in action on 23 March 1944 when 5 Troop was ambushed and cut down by Japanese heavy machine gun. Photo courtesy of grandson, Gareth Hill.
