Lieut. Best and comrades - 1

2 Special Boat Section. Burma. Lt Frederick Norman Best was known to all as Norman. Photo courtesy of his son Bill Best. (posted by Pete R.)

Update 25/7/10 by Pete R. "Alistair Burns states his father Cpl David Scott "Scotty" Burns is in this photo to the right of Lt Best with the ciggy"
Also Cpl Palmer identified by his grandson Stuart (see forum message)

Assuming 3 rows one at the rear of 5 people, one in the middle of 4, and one in the front of 4:
rear l-r ; 1. -; 2. -; 3. -; 4. Cpl David Scott "Scotty" Burns ; 5. Lt Frederick Norman Best ;
middle l-r: 1.Sgt Hector (Timber)Wood -; 2. -; 3. -; 4. -;
front l-r : 1. Sgt. Leonard Bates; 2. -; 3. -; 4. Cpl. Ernest 'Dick' Palmer