Staff Sgt. Jackie Page and Sgt. Harry Jackson, 8 Bty Mess Singapore 1970
Date: 25/03/2008
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Owner: Geoff Murray
No. 4 Commando 'D' troop 1941
Photo courtesy of John Robertson www.specialforcesroh.com
Major Jimmy Dunning advises " In the foreground can be seen the unpopular Boys Anti Tank rifle (calibre .55). The troop are armed mainly with the .33 calibre Small Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE)rifle. Also seen are the .45 calibre Thompson sub machine gun"
Assuming left to right as you view the photo.
Back row (18 men standing):
Middle row (9 men kneeling):
Front row sitting or lying on the grass (8 men): 1. n/k; 2. n/k; 3 (lying with knee raised). n/k; 4. Geordie Harris; 5. Titch Garnett; 6 (lying stretched out). n/k; 7-8.n/k
Posted by Michael Collier on Tue 09 Feb 2021 14:42:18 UTC
Not 'pretty sure' now, that IS my dad (George Harris) - and I think that the man on the right (front row) is Tanky Bryne. I had the enormous pleasure of meeting Titch Garnett's daughter in Dieppe, 2014, and to realise that our dads were pals was amazing!
Posted by Eileen Harris on Tue 05 Apr 2016 11:31:42 UTC
Photo updated
Name of Titch Garnett added
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Fri 16 Oct 2015 21:27:42 UTC
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(view all 5 comments)Bottom left is Maurice White.
Posted by Michael Collier on Tue 09 Feb 2021 14:42:18 UTC
Not 'pretty sure' now, that IS my dad (George Harris) - and I think that the man on the right (front row) is Tanky Bryne. I had the enormous pleasure of meeting Titch Garnett's daughter in Dieppe, 2014, and to realise that our dads were pals was amazing!
Posted by Eileen Harris on Tue 05 Apr 2016 11:31:42 UTC
Photo updated
Name of Titch Garnett added
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Fri 16 Oct 2015 21:27:42 UTC