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

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. Gordon Highlander 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). gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/5/Command...

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