I'm 99% certain that No 1 is my wife's uncle Thomas Gerald Dennis. 14241660. He enlisted on 26.07.42 at Achnacarry. He was discharged with the rank of Lance Sergeant on 29.03.1945. I have many other pieces of info to pass on and will do so. He features on several other photos of 3 Commando 6 Troop on the site.
Posted by Kevin Vesey on Mon 11 Feb 2019 16:12:42 EST
No 3 Commando 6 Troop
Hi, My wife's uncle Lance Sergeant Thomas Gerald Dennis is seated front row No 5 from Left. He is also visible in several other photos on the site and I have other info and photos to add. He was the Commando mentioned on page 118 of John Durnford-Slater's book as winning the Gibraltar garrison heavyweight boxing tournament. I believe he also appears on the photo on this site, with the three landing craft prior to D Day. He is stood on LCI 290 just to the left of the funnel of LCI289. This is my first post I hope I've done it correctly.
Posted by Kevin Vesey on Mon 11 Feb 2019 15:54:30 EST
Reference units
Stephane if you copy and paste the forum reference shown on the image you will see an entry "The LCI(s) is LCI(s) 509. The '290' number is the 'Landing Table Index Number' (LTIN) allocated to each landing craft in the invasion fleet." Please add any further detail to that forum message.
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Sat 15 Sep 2018 18:13:18 EDT
At the back LCI 533 48 RM Cdo
Posted by stephane on Fri 14 Sep 2018 05:21:20 EDT
Hello.
This is not 3 cdo, but 45 RM Cdo troops.
Load N°289 LCI 518 B Troop 45 RM cdo Lt.Col Ries co And HQ
Load N°290 LCI 532 D Troop.
Think the one in the foreground is LCI 528 C Troop.
Posted by stephane on Fri 14 Sep 2018 05:18:21 EDT
correction, William [Billy] Howard. 4th from right front row.
Posted by william howard on Wed 12 Sep 2018 10:50:04 EDT
Comment noted
Thank you Margaret but Alfred Phillips was an NCO, and that man in the front row is an officer. He is now identified as Captain Alan Milne.
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Sat 23 Jun 2018 17:38:06 EDT
Photo updated
Gdsm John James ' Jack' Jenkins identified by his nephew Jim Umpherson
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Tue 19 Dec 2017 18:00:21 EST
Photo updated
John James ' Jack' Jenkins correctly identified by his nephew as 39 not 57.
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Fri 24 Nov 2017 16:22:56 EST
First row : Middle, looks like Roy CADMAN
Third row : Behind officer : looks like Arthur CHIVERS
Both were in 1 Troop
Posted by stephane on Sat 02 Sep 2017 16:39:57 EDT