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2 Squadron, 1 st Battalion, The Glider Pilot Regiment.
Putignano, Italy. November 1943.

Back Row, L-R: (Duke) Tigar, Glover, Saunders, Firth, Wilson, Mills, (Dugie) Atwell, (Daddie) Crook, May, Coppack, Clarke, (Ken) Wicks, (Dinga) Bell, (Johhnie) Palmer,

(Andy) Andrews & (Paddy) Feehily.

2 nd Row down, L-R: Sibley, Sutton, Maddocks (or Maddox), Edwards, Lovett, Perfect, Pitcock, Richards, (Jimmy) Fairgrieve, Deekin, Cole, (Olly) Alwyn, Boyce & (Bill)

Denholm.

3 rd Row down, L-R: (Hector) McLane, (Buck) Turnbull, Jones, (Stan) Toller, Silcock, Ward, Meakin, Mather, Dyer, (Harry) Howard, Lunn, Isaacs, (Vic) Payton & Pennicott.
4 th Row down, L-R: (Malcolm) Campbell, Baker, (Les) Day, SQMS. (Butch) Ryder, Lt. (Bull) Barclay, Lt. Godman, Lt. (Tony) Plowman, Lt. (Tony) Murray, SSM. (Ian)

Blackwood, (Jim) Ellson, Laffy, (Foster) Robson, (Jock) Robertson, (Harry) Dowds & Russell.

5 th Row down, L-R: (Jock) Davidson, (Harvey) Rossdale, (Jock) Mowatt, Wakefield, (Mickey) Walker, Lindsay, Scott, (Jock) Baxter, Atkins, Boucher, (Dicky) Perkins, (Boy)

Cook, Cato & (Jock) McLuish.

6 th Row down, L-R: (Jeff) Higgins, (George) Redway, De Reiss, Race, Osborne, Tpr. Kirton?, Mallison, Whittaker, Woollscroft, Wright, (les) Howard & (Jock) East.

Front Row, L-R: Redknap, Healey, Allan/Allen (with dog ‘Alf’), Weber, Tpr. Freeman.
Photo & details courtesy of ‘Andy’ Andrews & Laurie (Butch) Ryder.
Reproduced in The EAGLE. August 1996, page 24.

2 Squadron, 1st Battalion, The Glider Pilot Regiment. Putignano, Italy, November 1943.

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