I came across this picture after looking up my late grandfathers military history, knowing he was in the no.6 commandos, knowing they were involved in operation overlord and went to orne bridges I was looking through thhese pictures and found the man on the left hand side of this picture is my grandfather Robert (bob) Moran and I couldnt be more proud.
Posted by alison halliday on Tue 20 Jul 2010 23:01:58 BST
Joe BURNETT 4 Cdo B Troop is on the right, black face
Posted by stephane on Sat 20 Feb 2010 22:46:50 GMT
A wounded British officer being helped to a dressing station. (Operation Archery) The officer is (was) Captain O'Flaherty. He remained in the army and eventually became a Brigadier. He had been shot by a German sniper in both eyes. He lost one eye and wore a black eye patch thereafter.
The soldier on the right is Derek Gordon Page - a commando. He subsequently left the commandos and served with the Gurkas in India fighting in Burma and eventually ending the war in Indonesia where he met a Dutch prisoner of war who he subsequently married. He left the army with the rank of Captain.
Posted by Nick Collins on Thu 16 Apr 2009 23:11:28 BST
A wounded British officer being helped to a dressing station. (Operation Archery) The officer is (was) Captain O'Flaherty. He remained in the army and eventually became a Brigadier. He had been shot by a German sniper in both eyes. He lost one eye and wore a black eye patch thereafter.
The soldier on the right is Derek Gordon Page - a commando. He subsequently left the commandos and served with the Gurkas in India fighting in Burma and eventually ending the war in Indonesia where he met a Dutch prisoner of war who he subsequently married. He left the army with the rank of Captain.
Posted by Nick Collins on Tue 10 Feb 2009 15:10:05 GMT
