No.3 Commando 3 Troop - Limehouse '44
[This is another version of the adjacent photo provided by Stan Scott taken from a different angle. This photo courtesy of Paul Jennings].
Viewing left to right
Rear/Top row (13 men): 1. Dixie Dean (kia), 2. ?, 3. (standing) Clarke, 4. (standing) Bluett, 5. Gowers, 6. Barnes, 7. Bill 'Ken' Lewis, 8. White, 9. Harnott, 10. Hutt, 11. Freeman, 12. Edmunds, 13. Salisbury
Middle row (16 men) :1. McMillan, 2. Edwards, 3. ?, 4. Fred Rabbetts (kia), 5. Vincent 'Ossie' Osborne MM, 6. Sgt. Harry Lesley ‘Les’ Hill, 7. Hughes, 8. Grant, 9-11. ?; 12. Hugh Melville (kia); 13-16. nk.
Front/bottom row (15 men) : 1. TSM Vernon Coaker (kia), 2. John Abbott MM, 3. Parker, 4. Dickinson, 5. Stan Scott, 6. Ted Pritchard, 7. Cpl. Jimmy Synnott, 8. Lt. Lewis, 9. Capt Westley, 10. Lt Ponsford; 11-12. poss Hawksworth (see comments); 13.Gdsm Thomas Brindle; 14. Gdsm. John ‘Jack’ Jenkins; 15. nk.
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Recent comments
(view all 5 comments)My Dad
My Dad Bill (ken) Lewis back row 7th from right crouching, helmet tilted.
Ive tried to find this exact location in Limehouse but will have another go.
Thanks
Steve Lewis
Posted by stephen richard lewis on Sun Dec 28 16:06:12 2025
Photo update
Gdsm Thomas Brindle identified as front row 13 by his son Tom who adds that he thinks but is not certain that next to him at 12 is 2722253 GDSM John Ellis Hawksworth with Bren Gun.
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Wed Mar 31 15:17:53 2021
Photo updated
Gdsm John James ' Jack' Jenkins identified by his nephew Jim Umpherson
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Tue Dec 19 23:00:21 2017