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[Photo courtesy of Peter Bowe, owner of the website www.6commando.com]

Left to right:

1st / Top row (8 men):

2nd row (8 men): 1. n/k; 2. Pte. Henry Mulholland; 3. Pte. John 'Jack' Kay; 4-8. n/k.

3rd row (7 men):1. James Robert Speight; 2-3. n/k; 4. Lt.Col. Ian Francis Macalpine; 5-7. n/k.

4th / Bottom row (2 men):


13/10/12 Update by Pete R.Mark Barlow identifies his grandfather Pte. Henry Mulholland as middle row 2nd from the left
In album No.6 Commando Boxing Team 1942.]]> Geoff Murray photo Sun, 07 Sep 2025 21:22:51 +0100 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/6/boxing+team+result/Boxing+score+sheet.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/6/boxing+team+result/Boxing+score+sheet.jpg.html
This document lists names of competitors, and the results of their fights, in a boxing tournament at Helensburgh Drill Hall between No.6 Cdo. and No.9 Cdo. [Photo courtesy of Karen Sleith whose grandfather took part and is shown as winning by a knockout. No. 9 Cdo won 8-7].

macalpine, wicks, acreman, speight, duke, macpherson, davis, walsh, hylands, joyce, lamont, blunden, woods, mulholland, burns, lane, scott, snell, stewart, wade, urquhart, mcmiles, henderson, callf, rankin, allen, bissett, hopkinson, edmons, sleith, gray, lucas, kennedy, mackenzie, roose, keay, coke, davies.
In album No.6 Commando Boxing Team 1942.]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Sun, 07 Sep 2025 21:23:32 +0100