The injured Lieut. Denis William Venables O'Flaherty.
I met the Queen's Messenger for Ankara on a chance meeting on a flight from Frankfurt to London. He served under Brigadier O'Flaherty and confirmed his eye patch and how he lost his eye as well as the fact that O'Flaherty was now deceased.
In the photograph of Lt O'Flaherty the soldier with the bayonet is Derek Gordon Page - of No 3 Commando. He subsequently transferred from the commandos to serve with the Gurkhas 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. He was my father (I am his son Richard Page). We found this photo in a book on the Vagsoy raid (The Vaagsoy Raid by Joseph H Devins jr. published 1968) and he remembered it. Derek Page died in February 1979.
Posted by Richard Page on Wed 25 Jan 2023 04:59:32 GMT
Lt Col Thomas Trevor
#No.30 is Lt Col Tom Hoult Trevor.
Posted by Nick Collins on Thu 05 Jan 2023 20:41:05 GMT
No.2 Commando Signals Section, Ayr, 1942....Identify people
Soldier number 11 (L-R) or (2nd from right) in the back row is Edward (Ted) Emmanuel Glynfryn Norton
Soldier number 12 (L-R) or (far right end) is Gerald (Gerry) Little
Ted Norton was my father. I was in touch with Gerry Little who died several years ago but have since become friends with Gerry's son.
Posted by Christine O'Byrne on Sat 10 Dec 2022 23:13:46 GMT
Top row 6th from left Sidney Klus
Posted by Victoria Beddall on Wed 16 Nov 2022 21:16:05 GMT
My Grandpa Sidney Klus is in the yellow shirt and red cardigan.
Posted by Victoria Beddall on Wed 16 Nov 2022 21:15:04 GMT
Back of my Postcard
I found the same postcard in my Grandads (Robert Moran, 6cdo) belongings.
The description on the back is as follows:
"No.4 Troop, 6 Commando, Special Services. Taken on the top on Ben Nevis in March 1941".
Posted by Ali Tait on Sat 05 Nov 2022 17:09:25 GMT
I see my Grandpa here, Ray Beggs. I have loads of photos and information on him if you’d like? Kind regards, Eiley Beggs Yorke
^admin…contact made.
Posted by Eileybeggs90 on Sat 24 Sep 2022 16:09:11 BST
The commando on the left is L/Cpl John Tate, No.9 Cdo.
Leslie 'Titch' Ainslie was the batman of Capt. Larry Taylor.
Sgt Steve 'Ossie' Miller, 2 Troop.
Posted by Nick Collins on Thu 08 Sep 2022 14:30:23 BST
No 38: The spit of my dad, John 'Timber' Woods, ex-Coldstream Guards.
Posted by Stephen Woods on Tue 30 Aug 2022 15:45:36 BST
Back row no 7 bears a strong resemblance to my dad, John 'Timber' Woods, seconded from the Coldstream Guards.
Posted by Stephen Woods on Tue 30 Aug 2022 15:43:07 BST
Not 100% positive but Pte Maurice White (grandad) is furthest left (not holding a rifle).
Posted by Michael Collier on Mon 29 Aug 2022 18:35:21 BST
Pte Maurice White 2nd left, or 3rd row up on the left.
Posted by Michael Collier on Mon 29 Aug 2022 18:30:57 BST
The man sitting front row cross legged to the right of the group (left as you look at the pic) is LCpl Chas J Coughlan. His role in HQ Trp was as a signaller. He enlisted in the 70th(Young Soldiers)Bn London Irish Rifles (LIR). He wore the LIR Officers and WOs cap badge on his Commando beret as seen in the picture (as he thought it looked better!) as well as LIR black buttons and Royal Ulster Rifles green on black chevrons (the LIR were part of the RUR). He survived D-Day and fought through France, Belgium, Netherlands and into Germany and died in 2010. Chas was a personal friend of mine and a true LIR Commando to the end.
Posted by Lt Col Ant Maher on Sun 21 Aug 2022 20:08:26 BST
Photo updated
Better resolution version added replacing previous copy.
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Fri 19 Aug 2022 13:31:39 BST
Earlier comments transferred from detail
Update 10/4/11 by Pete R. Info from Rebecca Hartley her grandfather Fred Hartley is 7th from the left back row.
Update 2/11/11 by Pete R. Info from Trevor Cockbill his father Peter James Cockbill is 2nd row down from the back. 3rd person in from the right
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Fri 19 Aug 2022 13:27:47 BST
Row 5
Row 5, seated, fourth from left (as you face the picture) is my father, Sergeant William (Bill)Savin.
Posted by Knowles on Tue 09 Aug 2022 14:40:32 BST
Back row 14
My father, Ernest Arthur Paget, is no 14 (partly obscured). This photo is in my late mother's collection
Posted by Philip Hugh Paget on Sun 10 Jul 2022 09:53:06 BST
Photo Location
Building in RHS of background is the SW corner of Ayr Pavilion.
In the LH background is the beach shelter S of the junction of Pavilion Road and the Esplanade.
Posted by Mark Brockway on Wed 04 May 2022 22:51:29 BST
Link added
Ander, there is a photo of Geoff Broadman at the grave already in the gallery. See new link added above.
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Sun 17 Apr 2022 02:06:35 BST
My uncle, Peter Broadman, was named in Peter's honour.
I'd add a photo of my uncle at Peter's grave but can't figure out how to attach a photo to comments.
Posted by Ander Broadman on Wed 13 Apr 2022 11:09:00 BST
Photo updated and relocated
Thanks Guy. I see that is Harry. Photo relocated into the main No.6 Commando gallery.
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Sat 02 Apr 2022 12:33:37 BST
Harry Ritter 6 Troop 6 Commando
Posted by Guy Hudson on Thu 31 Mar 2022 08:30:59 BST
Photo updated
Thanks Stephane. I can see that now and have updated the photo.
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Fri 11 Mar 2022 18:50:26 GMT
Hello.
6..not Ernie BROOKS this is Charles Mager 3 cdo
Posted by stephane on Fri 11 Mar 2022 10:14:37 GMT
Nigel Starmer-Smith
Renowned Harlequins and England rugby player and sports commentator.
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Mon 07 Mar 2022 14:16:23 GMT
