A 16 DLI training squad at Moreton Hall Camp, Edinburgh in the late summer of 1940 Courtesy of Tom Atkinson, ex-stretcher bearer attached to B Company, who does not feature in the picture.
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This is the earliest group photo so far discovered of the 16th DLI Men identified so far, by Syd Shutt and Jimmy James, are:
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Back row: first from left: Jimmy Straughn, from Bishop Auckland, later B Company, POW from Sedjenane. Third from left, Bill Beach, from Wingate, Co Durham, later B Company, POW from Sedjenane. Sixth from left Bill Hitch, B Coy, from Wingate Co Durham, seriously wounded at Sedjenane.
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Second row: fifth from left, Sgt Marshall; sixth from left, Cpl Hobbs. The first man sitting on ground with his knees up later served in the Signals Platoon. Also on the original photograph its just possible to see the Beds and Herts cap badge of the L/Cpl to left of Sgt Marshall. Also note the mix of service dress (shiny buttons) and the newer battedress which was common at this time.
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