No.3 Commando HQ Troop (Feb 1944 or later)
Assuming 4 rows all left to right with the back row being a merge of men not all in a straight line across:
1st row (4 men crosslegged on the ground):
2nd row (12 men seated)[/b]: 1. Sgt. Thomas Spears MM; 2. Ned Moore (Medical Officer); 3. n/k; 4. Capt.Michael Woyevodsky MC; 5. Capt. James Edward Martin MBE; 6. RSM Stenhouse; 7. Lt.Col.Peter Young DSO MC; 8. Major John Pooley MC; 9. Lt. Eric Kiaer; 10.n/k; 11. Sgt Samuel Leyland MM; 12. n/k
3rd row (first line of 12 men standing immediately beside each other. All those slightly behind will be included in the 4th row)[/b]: 1-3. n/k; 4. George Knight; 5-8. n/k; 9. Jack Bennett; 10-12. n/k.
4th (rear merged line of 21 men)[/b]: 1. Arthur Green ; 2. n/k ; 3. n/k ; 4. n/k ; 5. n/k ; 6. n/k ; 7. n/k ; 8. n/k ; 9. n/k ; 10. n/k; 11.(wearing glasses) L/Cpl Charlesworth ; 12. n/k ; 13. n/k ; 14. n/k ; 15. Eric B Gordon ; 16. n/k ; 17. n/k ; 18. n/k ; 19. n/k ; 20. n/k; 21. n/k
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The man sitting front row cross legged to the right of the group (left as you look at the pic) is LCpl Chas J Coughlan. His role in HQ Trp was as a signaller. He enlisted in the 70th(Young Soldiers)Bn London Irish Rifles (LIR). He wore the LIR Officers...
The man sitting front row cross legged to the right of the group (left as you look at the pic) is LCpl Chas J Coughlan. His role in HQ Trp was as a signaller. He enlisted in the 70th(Young Soldiers)Bn London Irish Rifles (LIR). He wore the LIR Officers and WOs cap badge on his Commando beret as seen in the picture (as he thought it looked better!) as well as LIR black buttons and Royal Ulster Rifles green on black chevrons (the LIR were part of the RUR). He survived D-Day and fought through France, Belgium, Netherlands and into Germany and died in 2010. Chas was a personal friend of mine and a true LIR Commando to the end.
Posted by Lt Col Ant Maher on Sun 21 Aug 2022 15:08:26 EDT
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| show fullshow summaryGeorge Knight, with the Royal Artillery "Grenade" cap badge, is 3rd row 4th from left. He transferred to the Unit in February 1944 as a Signaller from the RA. Info his son Frank.
Update 18/4/2010 from Pete R. " Nick Birkinshaw has informed ...
George Knight, with the Royal Artillery "Grenade" cap badge, is 3rd row 4th from left. He transferred to the Unit in February 1944 as a Signaller from the RA. Info his son Frank.
Update 18/4/2010 from Pete R. " Nick Birkinshaw has informed us that the man next to John Pooley is Lt. Eric Kiaer KIA 06/06/44. He has been identified by Eric's brother Stanley"
Update from Amanda Green 2/10/11 " My grandfather Arthur Green is positioned on the back row, first person on the left."
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Fri 07 Dec 2012 17:53:02 EST