Sergeant Thomas Frank Durrant VC No.1 Commando kia 28/3/42 St Nazaire
Date: 30/01/2012
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Roy Montague Smith, Leonard Hyatt, Malcolm Elliott with Partisans, 43RM Cdo
Standing: 1. Cpl. Roy Montague Smith was in Sugar section of 'A' troop, and was later killed in action; 2 - 3: n/k; 4. Mne. Leonard Hyatt.
Front row: Partisan girl; Malcolm Elliott; Partisan girl.
Another copy of this photo from the collection of Malcolm Elliott, 43RM Cdo. has an annotation as follows: "April/44. Some of the lads, Officer in the Partisan, and two Partisan girls taken at Vis Town on the island Otok Vis, Yugoslavia"
Sharon Cotter advises that the man seated at the front with the forage cap is in fact her grandfather Malcolm Elliott
In Memory of PLY/X106635 Corporal Roy Montague Smith
No. 43RM Commando, Royal Marines.
who died on the 18th April 1945 aged 23
Remembered with honour at Ravenna War Cemetery
*** Photo updated.Register and post a message on our Forum if you have any relevant photos***The man far right is my grandfather Leonard Hyatt, my nan wouldn’t of been impressed by this picture if she ever saw it.
Posted by Joe Hyatt on Wed 22 Aug 2018 00:32:34 BST
photo updated with name
Malcolm Elliott identified
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Sun 10 Mar 2013 15:47:33 GMT
Photo updated
Details re annotations added
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Mon 04 Mar 2013 10:09:17 GMT
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*** Photo updated.Register and post a message on our Forum if you have any relevant photos***The man far right is my grandfather Leonard Hyatt, my nan wouldn’t of been impressed by this picture if she ever saw it.
Posted by Joe Hyatt on Wed 22 Aug 2018 00:32:34 BST
photo updated with name
Malcolm Elliott identified
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Sun 10 Mar 2013 15:47:33 GMT
Photo updated
Details re annotations added
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Mon 04 Mar 2013 10:09:17 GMT