Capt. Larry Stephens and others, No.5 Commando 2 troop

The photograph, courtesy of Julie Warren, is of a much depleted 2 Troop at Fanling Barracks, New Territories. This was 2 Troop’s first billet when No5 Cdo first landed at Hong Kong in 1945 and it was not too far from the border with China. 2 Troop occupied the whole of this barracks....
Front row,(seated):4th from left Vic Cooper; centre Capt Larry Stephens; 2nd from right George Girvan.
Middle row: 2nd from left Matthew Strick; 4th from left Cpl Bowes; 4th from right Jake Ford; far right Fred Palmer.