Drawings of Arnhem By Vince Goodwin B Coy 2para

Discussion in 'Airborne' started by kingarthur, Sep 24, 2011.

  1. kingarthur

    kingarthur Well-Known Member

    This evening I had the privilege of receiving 13 black and white pictures of the Battle of Arnhem as drawn by the late Vince Goodwin 2nd Battalion the Parachute Regiment. I think you will agree they are pretty good and drawn by someone who was actually there.

    Thanks

    Dave
     

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  2. Ramon

    Ramon Senior Member

    Nice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
  3. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Any idea when he did them , back in the day or later in life ?
     
  4. wtid45

    wtid45 Very Senior Member

    Very good Dave, your gonna need a new house if you keep collecting stuff at his rate!
     
  5. kingarthur

    kingarthur Well-Known Member

    Any idea when he did them , back in the day or later in life ?


    I will ask the person Vince originally gave them to,perhaps he may know and get back to you on that.
     
  6. kingarthur

    kingarthur Well-Known Member

    Very good Dave, your gonna need a new house if you keep collecting stuff at his rate!

    Your not wrong there Jason, I intend having them all framed professionally and displaying them in the now Pegasus dining room:)
     
  7. La-de-da-Gunner Graham

    La-de-da-Gunner Graham Senior Member

    Cracking pictures, Dave. Vince clearly had a great eye for detail. I especially like the first one. Talk about close quarter battle!
     
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  8. kingarthur

    kingarthur Well-Known Member

    Cracking pictures, Dave. Vince clearly had a great eye for detail. I especially like the first one. Talk about close quarter battle!


    Hi Keith

    Nice to see you on the forum matey,I think you will enjoy it:)
     
  9. TomTAS

    TomTAS Very Senior Member

    Hi Dave,

    Thanks for sharing them..

    Tom
     
  10. kingarthur

    kingarthur Well-Known Member

    More from Vince's hand.
     

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  11. Paul Pariso

    Paul Pariso Very Senior Member

    Fantastic drawings Dave, Vince was obviously a talented artist! Thanks for posting them...............:)
     
  12. Paul Pariso

    Paul Pariso Very Senior Member

    Just as an aside, there's a story concerning Vince and a Cpl Chilton and an incident that took place at Arnhem.

    During the battle, Vince and Cpl Chilton were forced to hide from the Germans in a blacksmiths forge. Unfortunately the blacksmith also used the forge as a toilet and when Vince and the Cpl managed to get out, they were both covered in crap!

    When they returned to their lines a none too impressed officer (his name escapes me at the moment) told them to "Go and get a bloody bath" or words to that effect!

    Quite where the two unlucky fellas were supposed to go and get a bath in the middle of a battle was never explained to them!! :D

    Vince is on the left and Cpl Chilton is on the right................:)
     

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  13. englandphil

    englandphil Very Senior Member

    Vince was a cracking and 'VERY' lively fella. I am sure that the airborne nuts know about the story abiut his famous coin.

    Active to the end, sadly Vince is no longer with us, as is neither his dear friend George 'Ginge' Kay who passed away in August this year after a battle with cancer.

    Great stuff Dave

    P
     
  14. kingarthur

    kingarthur Well-Known Member

    I thought you guys would appreciate them,they pretty special.
     
  15. kingarthur

    kingarthur Well-Known Member

    Paul

    Is the picture of Vince you have posted the only one around or are there others, as I would like to make a display of his drawing along side a picture/s of him. One from back in the day and a more recent one would nice.

    Cheers
     
  16. Paul Pariso

    Paul Pariso Very Senior Member

    Paul

    Is the picture of Vince you have posted the only one around or are there others, as I would like to make a display of his drawing along side a picture/s of him. One from back in the day and a more recent one would nice.

    Cheers

    That's the only one I have of Vince I'm afraid mate. It's taken from the group photo of No.5 Platoon. Maybe Tom or Lofty have more recent pics of him.

    All the best...............:)
     
  17. englandphil

    englandphil Very Senior Member

    Dave, here is a link to a photo of Vince with George Kay in 2008. I think I have some others too but will need to search through folders. The photo shows him holding the penny that bent when it deflected a bullet when he was wounded at the bridge.

    P

    www.ww2talk.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=34&pictureid=351
     
  18. kingarthur

    kingarthur Well-Known Member

    Dave, here is a link to a photo of Vince with George Kay in 2008. I think I have some others too but will need to search through folders. The photo shows him holding the penny that bent when it deflected a bullet when he was wounded at the bridge.

    P

    www.ww2talk.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=34&pictureid=351


    Many thanks Phil, much appreciated:)
     
  19. kingarthur

    kingarthur Well-Known Member

    Any idea when he did them , back in the day or later in life ?

    Owen in answer to your question,I've been told that the pictures were drawn by Vince shortly after he arrive back home to blighty
     
  20. Jakob Kjaersgaard

    Jakob Kjaersgaard Senior Member

    Amazing drawings. Thanks for sharing!
     

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