Confirmed today with grandfather, George Norton Barnes -14987370 Fus. Barnes G.N Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers -
that he is 8th left, row 3 from bottom. He still has the bushy black eyebrows, but not much hair.
He currently can not recall where it was taken, as such group photos were common, but he now has a copy of this photo and the one at http://www.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/5/Group+of+No5+Cdo_e.jpg.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=1
where he has his right arm on Sgt Ted Tharme shoulder, he could recall a Ted, but not the surname.
A few comments he made were:
1. Such group photos were common, so please post them for all to share.
2. The white "blanco" belts/putties were probably from stores for the photos.
3. Each solider wears the cap badge of their original regiment, but in some cases -such as his coming from the Royal Marine Commandos- a regiment was assigned, hence my grandfather is 14987370 Fus. Barnes G.N...
Confirmed today with grandfather, George Norton Barnes -14987370 Fus. Barnes G.N Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers -
that he is 8th left, row 3 from bottom. He still has the bushy black eyebrows, but not much hair.
He currently can not recall where it was taken, as such group photos were common, but he now has a copy of this photo and the one at http://www.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/5/Group+of+No5+Cdo_e.jpg.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=1
where he has his right arm on Sgt Ted Tharme shoulder, he could recall a Ted, but not the surname.
A few comments he made were:
1. Such group photos were common, so please post them for all to share.
2. The white "blanco" belts/putties were probably from stores for the photos.
3. Each solider wears the cap badge of their original regiment, but in some cases -such as his coming from the Royal Marine Commandos- a regiment was assigned, hence my grandfather is 14987370 Fus. Barnes G.N Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
4. People would come and go from units: people got killed or wounded or posted elsewhere. George himself was posted to 5 Commando India/Burma, then along with "as many as could be spared sent back for D-Day" then later posted back to Burma and finally HongKong where he finished the war . Prior to this he had been in Royal Marine Commando units and with "the gang" as he called it, living in bed and breakfast on the isle of white and being sent on raids, sometimes with a ex con safe cracker.
Posted by mark hudson on Mon 02 Jan 2012 11:24:01 EST
Identity of Commando
My grandfather Thomas Wardle, second left,row 2 from bottom
Posted by Steven Wardle on Thu 06 Oct 2011 08:30:24 EDT
Row 4, fifth from left, my father Ronald Dudbridge.
Posted by Alan Ronald Dudbridge on Sun 21 Feb 2021 15:38:05 EST