No. 2 Cdo. Reunion with Earl Mountbatten, Lt. Col Charles Newman VC, and Lt. Col. Jack Churchill

Porchester Hall. Photo courtesy of Simon Craddock whose great uncle,Paddy Donovan of 5 troop No.2 Commando, Ishmael holding the 2 Cdo sign in this photo.

5th/Top Row (all of the back group standing - 10 men): 1. Ricky Launden; 2-4. nk; 5. Jack Rawlinson; 6. n/k; 7. Tommy Parsons?; 8. Len Justice; 9. Doug Twiddy; 10. n/k

4th row (12 men): 1. n/k; 2. Peter Basire ; 3. Jimmy Suthers (5 troop); 4. Jimmy Smith (5 troop); 5. John 'Jack' Austwick; 6-12. n/k.

3rd row (10 men): 1-2. n/k ; 3. Jack Payne; 4. Stanley Buckmaster (5 troop); 5. Doddy ; 6. Lt. T.G.Walker; 7. Capt. Hemming; 8-10. n/k

2nd row 10 men seated: 1. Major Bill Copland ; 2-3. n/k ; 4. Major Laurence MacCallum; 5. Lt. Col. Jack Churchill; 6. Earl Mountbatten of Burma; 7. Lt. Col. Augustus Charles Newman VC; 8-10. n/k

1st row on the floor(6 men seated then 3 kneeling): 1-3. n/k; 4. (holding the 2 Cdo sign) Paddy Donovan (5 troop); 5. Alec Mort; 6. Bert Smart; 7.(kneeling slightly behind the other two) Dr McWilliams ; 8. Geoff Barmby; 9. n/k