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Photo courtesy of his daughter Sara Edgley.

1990 at Blackpool during the 50th anniversary event.
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Blackpool 1990.

Three rows all left to right:

Front row of 6 men: 1. Bob Bartholomew, No.5 Cdo; 2. nk; 3. Charlie Spuffard, No 5 Cdo; 4. nk; 5 (grey suit). nk; 6. nk.

Middle row of 6 men: 1 (wearing dark glasses). Billy Moore No 5 Cdo; 2 (laughing). nk; 3 (looking behind to his right). nk; 4 (looking behind to his left). nk; 5 (in brown trilby hat). Major John 'Chips' Heron, MC, No.5 Cdo; 6 (partially obscured). Charles Robson MBE No 5 Cdo.

Back row: 1 (hand on chin). nk; 2. nk. After that the next clear facial of anyone with a green beret is the man on the extreme right looking to his right. nk.
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Charlie Spuffard, No.5 Cdo, extreme left line closest to camera; Maj. John 'Chips' Heron, MC, No.5 Cdo, brown trilby hat; Charles Robson MBE, No 5 Cdo, extreme right line closest to camera
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Major John 'Chips' Heron, MC, No.5 Commando, brown trilby hat.
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Commando Association Patron, Major General Moulton, CB, DSO, OBE.(centre); the President, Brigadier K.R.S. Trevor, CBE, DSO (on the right); the Chairman, Major L.E. MacCallum MC (on the left)

Photo from the collection of Terrence Kealy, No4 Cdo, courtesy of his grandson David Kealy.
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Photo from the collection of Terrence Kealy, No4 Cdo, courtesy of his grandson David Kealy.
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Photo from the collection of Terrence Kealy, No4 Cdo, courtesy of his grandson David Kealy.
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Photo from the collection of Terrence Kealy, No4 Cdo, courtesy of his grandson David Kealy.
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Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and Captain in No.9 Commando. Citation for the award of the Military Cross (Immediate):" West of Garigliano River on the night of the 29th-30th December 1943. This officer was in command of one of the troops under Captain Cameron. He led his troop in the attack, and then swam across a strong current under mortar fire to a pile of the demolished bridge, taking a rope, after efforts to cross in a rubber board had failed. He organised a bridgehead on the far bank, which was still in enemy occupation, and held it until the whole force was safely over"[Commando Gallantry Awards of WW2 by George Brown]

Awarded the MBE in 1978 whilst District Officer for the Forestry Commission in Scotland (London Gazette Issue 47723 published on the 29 December 1978. Page 15 of 32)

[Photo from the collection of Terrence Kealy, No4 Cdo, courtesy of his grandson David Kealy.]
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