IWM Portrait photographs of AFPU cameramen cine & stills Sgt. J. Gordon (608061) 177 King Street, Castle-Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire Sgt. A.M. Collins (115602) 25 Woodland Road, Northfields, Birmingham Sergeant W. Evans (14573192) 1 Sugar Pit Lane, Knutsford, Cheshire Sergeant H. Haywood (1770638) 214, Curzon Street, Long Eaton, Notts. Sgt. A.A. Franklin (6462272) 16 Dingwall Gardens, Finchley Road, London, N.W.2. Sgt. Mike Lewis AFPU with a De Vry Sgt George Laws, cine cameraman - photographer 5 AFPU Sergeant A.C.D. Laing (1838746) Airthbeg, William Street, Forfar, Angus Sgt. D.M. Smith (1987172) 389 Chorley Road, Swinton, M.C., Arnhem Sergeant Seaholme Sgt. W. Harris, No 9 AFPU with his Super Ikonta camera in the rubble of a ruined building, Germany. Sgt. Grant, Lothian Road, Edinburgh. commercial photographer Sgt. Lawrie - Glasgow Sgt. Palmer Sanderstead, Surrey - Chartered Accountant Croydon Sergeant Jones Bognor Regis, Sussex - journalist Sergeant Oakes Sgt. Peter de la Mare Norris, of Crowborough, Sussex. commercial photographer Lt. Peter Handford, Canterbury Kent AFPU Denham Film studios Lt. J.A. West of Golders Green, London Sgt. Jones & Sgt. Palmer (l -r) Sergeant Grant & Sergeant Norris (l-r) Sgt Harry Oakes (left) Sgt Bill Lawrie kneeling with their stills and movie cameras alongside a jeep Sgt. A. Blakely (3655273) 130 Downall Green Road, Bryn, Wigan, Lancs. Joined AFU August 1944 Sgt. P. Whitaker (14494822) 9 Berwick Road, Shrewsbury. Joined AFU August 1944 Sgt. J. Wilcox (14440576) Hartfield House, Elstree, Herts. Joined AFU August 1944 Lt. Keen 28th August 1941 Major Macdonald AFPU Director. 2nd November 1941 L/Cpl. P.S. Legg, RE (1890559) Pte. T. McArdle 17th March 1942 L/Cpl. Rottwerk (13096930) 17th March 1942 Pte. J.R. Herbert (13066101) 17th March 1942 Cpl. H. Berkshire (288832) 17th Marh 1942 L/Cpl. H. Parkinson 17th March 1942 Pte. G. Butterworth (1880112) Pte. R.P. Lambert 17th March 1942 L/Bdr. F. Bowden (1700451) 17th March 1942 Lt. Allen, AFPU 8th April 1942 Sergeant F. Wackett Sgt. C. Bourne Sergeant R.H. Palmer Sergeant M. Lansdowne Sergeant Silverside Sergeant C. Travis Sgt. W.A. Greenhalgh uses a daylight changing bag to load his camera during Ex FABIUS 6th May 1944 Dvr. W. Evans, RASC (T14573192) 281 Bury Old Road, Heaton Park, Manchester student civilian life Gnr. W. Harris RA (14526286) 9 Heron Road, Herne Hill, S.E.24 jr clerk civilian life Sgt. W. Jordan, MM RASC (123912) 81 Manor Park Road, West Wickham, Kent - cine' technician civilian life. Sgt. C.M. Lewis AAC (6469132) 20 Osbaldstone Road, Stoke Newington, N.16 dispatch clerk civilian life. Tunisia, Italy, Arnhem Spr. W.A. Morris RE (14787814)_Freshford near Bath, Somerset - Press Photographer civilian life Pte. W.J. Prince AAC (4613013) 51 Abberdale Gardens, Potters Bar, Middlesex - labourer civilian life Sgt. G.O. Rennison DLI (14598194) 14 Hillview Gardens, Alexandra Road, Sunderland - journalist civilian life. Sgt. G.H. Rottner PC (13096930)_298 The Parkway, Iver Heath, Bucks - assistant production manager Sgt. R.V. Stewart RAOC (7620264) 6 Stamperland Crescent, Clarkston, Glasgow and was a cinema operator in civilian life Sgt. A.C. Waterhouse RA LAA (1477320) 87 Carwood Road, Sheffield, 4 photographer civilian life L/Cpl. J.D. Wilcox OBLI (14440576) Denham Studios, Denham, Bucks - assistant film director Sgt. J.C. Windows RCOS (2582986)_'Stoneleigh', Harrowby Road, Grantham, Lincs - projection engineer civilian life Sgt. Mapham Leicestershire Regiment Leicester, Sgt. N. Midgley RAC Manchester & Sgt. A. Laing R.A. Forfar, Scotland May 1944 Sgt. A.I. Oldham RE (2187196) press photographer - 18 Heston Drive, Davyhulme, Manchester Sgt. W.A. Greenhalgh RA (14290316) 62 Lansdowne Street, Blackburn, Lancs - foreman baker Sgt. J.L. Rudkin R.A. (1757473) press photographer civilian life 47 Roundways, Ruislip, Middlesex (13th March 1945)
Great Interesting range of still cameras. Do you know how cameras were selected/allocated to photographers?
It was what was available and what they had trained on, De Vry and Eyemo 35mm cine cameras were common, De Vry not being popular. AFPU cameramen always seem to be envious of German cameras like the Arriflex.
Thanks for posting.That's a great post highlighting the work of the AFPU cameramen, a lot of whom lost their lives in the war. I read Whicker's War a few years ago and really enjoyed it. Alan, who was another AFPU cameraman (Army Film and Punishment Unit as it was known!), was there with the troops landing on Sicily and his war continued up through Italy to Venice. Lesley
My question was about the STILL cameras. I used to be a camera collector and at least two examples of the types shown are still in my collection. It almost looks like 'what the photographer liked'
It was what was available Rolleifex and Super Ikontas for stills cameras as well as kodak medalist, voightlander bessa, ensign commando, kodak, zeiss contax, leica.
B6675 THE BRITISH ARMY FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHIC UNIT 1941 - 1947 Re. Ernest Henry Walter Born 1919 - Family origin: Barry, Glamorgan, South Wales (Production individual) His Obituary in the Guardian - Ernest Walter And this is one of his films on the IWM... THE 1ST BATTALION SUFFOLK REGIMENT OCCUPIES THE CHÂTEAU DE LA LONDE [Allocated Title] Edit: And via search - Search | IWM Film Ernest Walter - IMDb
Sgt. Luigi Umberto 'Les' Ostinelli No. 2 AFPU "238a High Street, Uxbridge, Middlesex is 26 years of age. He has been in the Army for 5 years and has served abroad for 3 years 3 months. Has served in Syria, Palestine, Transjordan and Egypt and same to Italy one year ago. Was also in France and was evacuated at Dunkirk. In civil life he was a special effects technician in film productions. He is married." Find an object | Imperial War Museums Ostinelli camera and labs trainee at Denham Studios in 1935, Ostinelli later worked as a technician at Technicolor, going on to take consultancy roles at Olympic Labs, Humphries Labs and Rank Films Labs before serving as Technical Director at Technicolor for a decade, beginning in 1974. The British Entertainment History Project | Les Ostinelli |
Re. Lieutenant H.E. Cook... There are a number of associated IWM photo series... tagged with Cook, H.E. Find an object | Imperial War Museums But with a surname like "Cook" it is relatively hard to find much otherwise about this particular individual currently. Also as Lieutenant Cook... for example... https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/search?filters[makerString][Lieut. Cook]=on And as Lieutenant H.E. Cook... Find an object | Imperial War Museums
G.H.Q. Home Forces; 14th August 1942 H22532 Sgt. A.W.T. Hardy H22533 Sgt. A.G. Wooldridge H22534 Sgt. R.F. Holloway
