No.3 Commando 5 troop May 1944
Assuming 5 rows all left to right:
1st/top row (8 men): 1. Tpr. Griffiths; 2. Pte Ian Francis McGurk; 3-8. n/k
2nd row (11 men): 1-2. n/k; 3. Jock Berwick; 4-10. n/k; 11. Tpr. Haberfield.
3rd row (13 men):1-8. n/k; 9. Tpr. Taylor; 10-12. n/k; 13. Tpr. Evans (kia Merville Battery).
4th row (11 men): 1-4. n/k; 5. Lt. Alick Cowieson; 6. Capt. Michael Woyevodsky; 7-11. n/k.
5th/bottom row (9 men): 1-6. n/k; 7. Cyril Chew; 8-9. n/k
In Memory of 4209975 Trooper Arthur David Henry Evans
Royal Welch Fusiliers and No.3 Commando
who died on the 7th June 1944 aged 20
Remembered with honour Bayeux Memorial
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(view all 4 comments)Photo update
My grandfather is top row, second from left - Francis McGurk
Posted by Siwan McGurk on Mon 10 Jun 2024 08:38:49 EDT
Trooper Arthur Evans
I am the nephew of Trooper Evans and would be very interested in knowing how this image came to be posted in his memory.
I have been searching for information on him and this photo has been a huge help to me. Thank you.
Posted by David Evans on Mon 31 Mar 2014 19:16:58 EDT
Photo updated
Names and additional details from Stephane: Tpr EVANS has been killed 7th june 1944 Merville Battery, Tpr HABERFIELD badly wounded 7th june 1944 Merville Battery, Lt COWIESON "lost" a leg on the beach on D.Day
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Sun 23 Jun 2013 12:01:51 EDT