L/Cpl D Fairbanks, Pte J E Gregory and Cpl W Lannery (kneeling), note the mixture of weapons including Bren LMG in the background, M1 carbine in the foreground and Thompson machine carbine at the rear.
This is a contentious photo. My father Private Michael J (JJ)Coughlin 6TH Battalion Royal Welch,the one with the Bren. Always maintained it was him in the photo, other photos we have of him in Athens and Italy confirm its him. Also in 1946 seconded to appear in the Film School for Hero's, I have a very good photo of my dad with other members of the Royal Welch including the Private kneeling. The Imperial war Museum have this photo incorrectly captioned as 5th Battalion Scottish, this error is repeated on Wikipedia.
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