irish guards right way round jpgi would like to put my late fathers squad photo on the forum in case any one knows any body on the picture ,just seen the other photo and thought it would be of interest too
Excellent photos lads. I always wonder when looking at these type of photos, how many actually survived?
Bunce was the photographer in Caterham-on-the-Hill, just across the road from the Guard's Depot. Does that fit with the Battalion's location at the time ?
Yes it was Caterham Barracks .and my father did survive the war ,but do not know about any of the other soldiers, Hope i can print up there names okay .my father is the one on the front row third from right sat down Gdsn W. Ward .
Thanks for posting the names - I think you had the same problem as I did - the whole thing wouldn't fit on my scanner!
I have found another photo of my father when he went to train as PT intructor 1941 he is second row down third in
Thats another great picture. The PT School at Aldershot would love that picture for their museum. The picture says the Photograher is from Anerly Rd in SE London near where I used to live but the location has PT School, Aldershot written all over it. I don't suppose you know where it was taken do you ? By the way. PTI course was the best course I ever did in the Army Cheers for posting that ! Andy
no i don't know where it was taken .It just has photographers name and address on the back and some writing by my dad s.l.a.p.t.c. if that has any clue ,the l could be an i but don't know
Yes it was Caterham Barracks .and my father did survive the war ,but do not know about any of the other soldiers, Hope i can print up there names okay .my father is the one on the front row third from right sat down Gdsn W. Ward . Hi aron, Thanks for putting up the names and for the other photo. I checked the names from the squad photo and was beginning to think that this may have been a lucky squad indeed, but not to be. By all means not certain, as only initials are given on this squad photos, but the names below look likely matches. D F. Smith poss? 2719180 Guardsman Smith F. PoW Stlg 4f joined July 1939 H. Jackson poss? 2722258 Guardsman Jackson H. L. Harry 1BN joined post Aug 1940 CWGC :: Certificate or poss? 2721690 Guardsman Jackson H. 2 Armd joined July/Aug 1940 J. Welsh poss? 2722241 Guardsman Welsh James 1bn joined Aug 1940 CWGC :: Certificate An unlikely one: Gdsn. A. Wood ? joined sep.oct 1939 2719338 Lance-Corporal Woods, Andrew 1bn CWGC :: Certificate
very interesting and sad to look at the photo and know what did happen to a few of the soldiers . my late father would have been very supprised at what you found out it seams sad that the relations of these soldiers don.t know photo's like these still existe of there loved ones thank you for the time you took over the information
SLAPTC South London Army Physical Training Corps. Anyone have any knowledge of the PT Corps in SE London? Cheers Andy
I wonder if it was taken at Crystal Palace? Anerley Rd is near there and there is a tradition of a sports complex there