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[Photo from the collection of Cpl. Kenneth 'Ken' Osborn Rees, No.5 Commando, courtesy of his friend Angela Dodd-Crompton].

Angela adds "Ken was a commando from 1943 to 1944 when he was shipped out to South Africa with Malaria and TB. He wasn't expected to live and took two years to recuperate sufficiently to be sent home but survived another 69 years." Ken died on 19th December 2013, aged 90.

Ken is back row 2nd from the right.
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[Photo courtesy of Greg Duddy].

2nd row, seated, 2nd left: Pat Bowes; 4th left: Lt Col David Shaw - CO No.5 Cdo 1943; 6th left Lt Col Jack Churchill - Second in Command No.5 Cdo, 1940; far right Terry Duddy.
Back row, 2nd right Norman 'Nobby' Brion.
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Des Crowden, 2nd to back row, 2nd from left.
John Sergeant, 1st row (seated on stage), 2nd from right.
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[Photo courtesy of Mike Beckett].

Front row, 1st left: Terry Duddy.
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[Photo courtesy of Mike Beckett].

Ken Rees (6 troop) is 2nd row from top standing, 6th from left.
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[Photo courtesy the family of Norman Brion].

l-r. 1.Bill Proctor, 2. Richmond Matthews, 3. Leo Hatch, 4. Henry Brown ( No.1 Cdo. / Secretary of the Commando Association), 5. n/k, 6. n/k, 7 (front) Norman Brion, 7 (rear) n/k, 8. n/k.
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[Photo courtesy of the family of Norman Brion who is 3rd from left].
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[Photo courtesy of the family of Norman Brion].

Back row l-r: 1. George Savage; 2-5 .nk.

Front row seated l-r: 1. Leo Hatch, 2. Norman Brion; 3. Richmond Matthews; 4. Bill Proctor

nb. The sticker on the photo says 1999, however the filename had 1990
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[Photo courtesy of the family of Norman Brion].

L- R :1st Leo Hatch; 3rd Bill Proctor; 5th Richmond Matthews; 7th Norman Brion.
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[Photo courtesy of the family of Norman Brion].

l - r. 1. Norman Brion:
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