Messages posted by: Cee

Thanks Pete,

I made amends to the ranks above according to your findings. I'll leave the compare photos of Vic Renshaw unchanged and hope people will re-name it with proper rank.

Regards ...

Hi All,

We are seeking information on the men who appear in the well known D-Day photo taken by Captain Evans (5 AFPU) in front of the La Chaumiere hotel/restaurant in Benouville. Tentatively these are the names of the men facing the camera left to right:

Pte. Robert "Bob" Moran, Pte.Thomas "Jock" Hardie, possibly P. Moran, L/Cpl. Victor Ernest Renshaw and Pte. Victor Albert "Spud" Watson.

Of the three Commandos both Robert Moran and Vic Renshaw have been identified by family members here on the CVA. The other man in the background (3rd left) we thought looked very much like P. Moran who is listed on the No. 6 Commando site. In particular we are seeking another photo of Sgt. Robert Moran to confirm his identity and any further info on P. Moran.

See this post on WW2Talk where we discuss the photo.

http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/british-commandos-and-para-photo-d-day-but-where-taken.70494/

Thanks to Michael Pine-Coffin for his identification of the two 7 Para men, Hardie and Watson, and to Guy Hudson for his compares and details provided.

Regards ...

Edit: Changed ranks to accord with Pete Rogers findings below.