3 troop No.3 Commando - Limehouse '44
3 troop No.3 Commando - 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. ?, 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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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 31 Mar 2021 10:17:53 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
Name changed
Middle row 6 renamed from "Hull" to Sgt Harry Lesley ‘Les’ Hill. Identified by his grandaughter and confirmed by comparison to other photos.
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Mon 09 Jun 2014 04:02:48 EDT