No.2 Commando 1 troop, Dec'42, Ayr

[Photo courtesy of Glenn Taylor-Craig, grandson of Joe Lavin].

Update by Pete R. 18/8/10 "All the surnames now supplied by Di Edwards from her original photo. I have also added first names where definitely known, and included some initials (these should be treated as unconfirmed) from a list of No.2 OR's written by Mrs Desiree Roderick MBE"

(Top-Row 6): 1. Gdsm. F. Blewitt 2. L/Cpl. T. Gallington

(Row 5): 1. Gnr. Eddie Cox (kia) 2. Pte. Vic Ralph 3. Pte. Cookson 4. Gnr. Ray Buckby (kia) 5. Gnr. Bernie Edwards 6. Pte. Walker 7. Pte. Day 8. Pte. Saunders 9. Pte. Conway 10. Pte. J. Bowes 11. Pte. Smith

(Row 4): 1. Pte. Dolphine 2. Pte. Len Justice 3. Pte. C. Greenfield 4. Pte. Cross 5. L/Cpl. R. Amos 6. Pte. Harvey 7. Pte. Browning 8. Pte. Cooper 9. Pte Taylor 10. Cpl L. Scully 11. Gdsm. S.G. Attwood

(Row 3): 1. L/Cpl. Frederick Charles 'Stan' Banks 2. Pte. J. Hope 3. Pte. S.W. Grimwade 4. Pte. S. Bottomley 5. Pte. W. Hesketh 6. Pte. Schofield 7. Pte. Joe Lavin 8. Pte. Blackmore 9. Pte. Douglas Cornell Brown 10. L/Cpl. Jimmy Newall 11. Pte. Collins 12. Pte. Cox 13. Cpl. W. Ballard

(Row 2): 1. Pte. Mills 2. Pte. Laurence (Paddy) Murphy (later Cpl) 3. L/Cpl. M.G. Matchwick 4. Pte. C. Mabbott 5. Pte. Ward 6. Pte. Higgins 7. Pte. Wood 8. Pte. James Edward Harding 9. Pte. Cunningham 10. Pte. Charles Harrons (promoted L/Cpl. kia) 11. Pte. A. Clements 12. Pte. Mann

(Bottom-Row 1): 1. L/Sgt Freeman; 2. L/Sgt Charlie Priest 3. TSM Lee 4. Lieut. Wake 5. Capt. Jenkins 6. Lieut. M. Walter 7. Sgt. George Hutton 8. L/Sgt. Rousell 9. Pte. V. Harding MM