No.5 Commando Officers [possibly taken 3rd July 1941]

Early photo of No5 Cdo Officers still sporting Tam O'Shanters and golden hackles. Photo courtesy of Max Heron, son of Major 'Chips' Heron. The No.5 Commando War Diaries dated 3rd July 1941 report: "...a photograph taken of No.5 Commando Officers".

Left to Right

Back Row:
1. nk; 2. Lt Stuart Chant (PoW St Nazaire)(later Lt Col Chant-Sempill OBE MC); 3. Lt Jack Cameron Short (moved to Paras, taken PoW, killed 30Sept.1943 attempting to escape); 4-11. nk; 12. Lt Smalley; 13. Lt Bell.

Front Row:
1. nk; 2. Capt. F. S. 'Bill' Manford; 3. Capt. Robin Stuart (later Lt Col Stuart MBE); 4. Capt. A. E. Holt; 5. nk; 6. Lt Col W S S Sanguinetti; 7-8. nk; 9. Capt John 'Chips' Heron MC (later Major Heron MC); 10. Capt. Raymond Thomas Casamajor Addington (later Major the Hon Addington MC).