No.3 Commando 3 Troop - Limehouse '44

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Date: 10/03/2017 Views: 6228 Owner: Pete Rogers (Admin)

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.

Date: 11/10/2016

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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 28 Dec 2025 16:06:12 GMT

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 31 Mar 2021 15:17:53 BST