Who is the injured soldier being loaded onto a LAC at Vaagso?

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Do you know who is the injured soldier being loaded onto a LAC?
I am wondering if it could be my Grandfather PTE Graham 5946665?

He was at Operation Archery - Vaagso. 27th December 1941 as stated in his war pension appeal
(See attached screenshot)

His medical records show he was right calf was burnt from a phosphorus bomb on the 27th December 1941 (See images attached)
I believe there was 57 commando?s wounded during the operation.

How many of them could have had an injury to their Right calf?
Is there any more information regarding this photo?
Is the uniform in line with a Private class soldier?

We would be grateful for any information.
Regards
Grant Farquhar (Grandson of PTE Graham 5946665)

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The original photo is in the Imperial War Museum and archived here:

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205206608

It is definitely possible as you say but with so many injured one cannot be certain, I imagine, without researching all the injured medical records wherever they might be located.

For the benefit of those who do not know, more detail about Grant?s grandfather can be found here:

http://forum.commandoveterans.org/cdoForum/posts/list/5161.page

Are these the same three men but photographed from behind ?

Thank you for the replies

The photo above of Denis O'Flaherty does look very similar, but he has a hat and I can't see any bandage up to the knee on the right leg.
The description on Denis O'Flaherty page describes his injuries but none are of his leg.

http://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/3/dennis+oflaherty/

His daughter Marye Humphery adds this " I thought you might also like to know what little I know about Vaagso. My understanding is that a machine gun was placed in an upper floor of the warehouse you mentioned, pinning down his men. He stormed up the stairs and managed to take out the post, but received 5 bullets in his face and head. One took out his eye and one side of his jaw, another shattered the atlas bone in his neck (the bone that holds your head up). As you say, he was in hospital/recovering for two years. They took out one of his ribs and put it in his neck. This later broke and had to be replaced with metal (I believe this happened when he was injured crossing the Rhine). He wore a black patch for the rest of his serving career and was probably the only one eyed gunner in Korea."