Photo found today

Discussion in 'Commandos & Royal Marines' started by vespa100, Apr 23, 2017.

  1. vespa100

    vespa100 Member

    IMG_3507.JPG I found this great photo today at the car boot sale, A gentleman from 3 Commando
     
  2. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    That guy looks pretty formidable alright.
     
  3. vespa100

    vespa100 Member

    IMG_3505.JPG More photos of this gentleman, for Guy Hudson
     
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  4. vespa100

    vespa100 Member

    IMG_3510.JPG One more
     
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  5. vespa100

    vespa100 Member

    IMG_3511.JPG A colour photo
     
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  7. vespa100

    vespa100 Member

    What a great web site thanks Guy my gentleman has a Black watch cap badge
     
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  9. bamboo43

    bamboo43 Very Senior Member

    Enjoyed these photos vespa100. Thanks for posting. I was looking at the cap badge, thought it might be one of variant badges for the associated BW regiments, Canadian, South African and so on.
     
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  10. vespa100

    vespa100 Member

    The man selling the photos at the car boot sale told me he sold the gents cap badge earlier on in the day, I said to him that they should never be split up, what a shame.
     
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  11. bamboo43

    bamboo43 Very Senior Member

    That is a shame, I always feel it is wrong to split items up such as this example. It takes away the personal angle and of course any provenance to the collection.
     
  12. vespa100

    vespa100 Member

    I have been to see the house clearance guy a brought these photos from today he said he also sold his insignia last week for a couple of pounds, people just don't know their history, what a shame they all got split up, but I did get this dance poster from him dated 1943 but with no commando connect
     
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  13. vespa100

    vespa100 Member

    IMG_3516.JPG
     
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  14. vespa100

    vespa100 Member

    IMG_3525.JPG This is a photo of my gentleman when he was younger
     
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  15. vespa100

    vespa100 Member

    IMG_3627.JPG Today I was given what I was told my gentlemans cap badges
     
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  16. Jack Kelly

    Jack Kelly New Member

    Great photos and badges. Nice work trying to pull all the pieces back together
     
  17. No.4CommandoBairn

    No.4CommandoBairn Well-Known Member

    There's a better quality Troop photo in the Commando Veterans Association Forum.
     
  18. vespa100

    vespa100 Member

    Thanks No.4CommadoBairn I will have a look
     
  19. Shiny 9th

    Shiny 9th Member

    The style of collar and use of number reminds me of old police uniforms. Is that the letters MP on his epaulette?
     
  20. SDP

    SDP Incurable Cometoholic

    Any idea of his name?

    Well done for trying to keep his belongings together the way they should be.
     

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