This Commando is holding his Personal Weapon the US made Thompson Sun-Machine Gun which is also depicted on his right shoulder Combined Operations ‘flash’. I think that the hilt of his F & S Commando Fighting knife can just be seen in his right hand map-pocket.
Posted by David Prichard on Sat 29 Aug 2020 13:37:52 EDT
This French Commando Officer wears the Cap Badge depicting the Cross of Lorraine symbol of The Free French. He is wearing his Commando Toggle Rope which seems to have been adopted as Badge of Honour by the French as they can be seen wearing them in many Parade photos.
Posted by David Prichard on Sat 29 Aug 2020 13:27:35 EDT
Although Major Keiffer appears to be on Parade in an urban environment he still proudly wears his British Commando Toggle Rope
Posted by David Prichard on Thu 27 Aug 2020 18:32:38 EDT
Photo update
CA Newsletter entries added.
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Sat 07 Mar 2020 07:41:10 EST
Second row first on our left is Geoff Broadman 3 Troop
Posted by Ander Broadman on Fri 06 Mar 2020 11:01:00 EST
He was sergeant
Posted by Martien van Barneveld on Thu 16 Nov 2017 17:28:25 EST
Sitting on the bow of the cutter (in berets and smocks):
left: boating instructor CSM Jack ROWLEY
right: climbing instructor CSM "Spider" LEACH.
Seen here are Dutch trainees. At the same time Belgian trainees were trained at the CBTC in severe wintry conditions (7.12.1944- 12.01.1945).
Posted by Jan Mas on Mon 07 Aug 2017 09:40:30 EDT
Another identification
My mother just told me the person over the left shoulder of the man front and centre (minus beret) is Pierre de Haas who was a life long friend of my Grandfather Johannes Jansen (also pictured)
Posted by Janet White on Fri 23 Jun 2017 20:50:18 EDT
New Identification
Behind 2 men front and centre is a group of 3 faces. The first on the left (over the shoulder of man minus beret) is Johannes Jansen, my grandfather.
Posted by Janet White on Fri 23 Jun 2017 19:47:10 EDT
Photo updated
Additional detail re Jan van Woerden added
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Wed 15 Feb 2017 16:09:11 EST
Standing in the middle with denison smock and beret with "hackle": CSM Robertson, the foreign weapons instructor
Posted by Jan Mas on Wed 11 Jan 2017 06:02:08 EST
Seated L/R: x; x; Bill de Liefde (Dutch);Viscount A.de Jonghe (Belgian); x; x;
