14th/16th March 1944 WOII Roy Ernest Julian (790344) & Sjt. Norman Sander (831831) 116/118 Field Battery, 31st Field Regiment, 4th Indian Division, 13th Corps received their D.C.Ms at an Investiture at Buckingham Palace, Miss. Goatman was Julian's fiancee; believe both survived the war. WOII Roy Ernest Julian (790344/ 358111) citation for his DCM WO 373/18/124 WOII Roy Ernest Julian (358111) Date of announcement in London Gazette 24 February 1942 Sjt. Norman Sander (831831) citation for his DCM WO 373/20/280 Sjt. Norman Sander (831831) Date of announcement in London Gazette: 09 September 1942 I have attached the citations below. brithm
Royal Artillery Attestations 1883-1942: Marriages Sep 1945 Julian, Roy E - Goatman - Woolwich - 1d 2483 Goatman, Phyllis E E - Julian - Woolwich - 1d 2483 2 sons Rutherglen Road, Woolwich, 1964 Name: Roy Ernest Julian Death Age: 74 Birth Date: 7 Nov 1914 Registration Date: Oct 1989 Registration district: Greenwich Name: Major Roy Ernest Julian Register Type: Cremation Death Date: 24 Oct 1989 Burial or Cremation Date: 2 Nov 1989 Burial or Cremation Place: Greenwich, London, England
I have this 'press' version of the photograph. Unsure whether the back offers any more details: The red insignia are usually highlighted for censorship, but does the flash on the left man's right shoulder read 'Mountain'?
As both citations mention the action on 15/12/41, I'll post this essay from the appendices of the unit history: Alem Hamza