This photograph was taken at Er Rama, Palestine in April 1944 (courtesy of Major Frank Duffy MC's daughter, Mrs M Maud). Honours and Awards are those pertaining at this time. Later awards are in brackets.

Front row, left to right: Dr M Jones MC, Major Alan Hay, Major Frank Duffy MC, Major Denis Worrall MC, Lt Col J Preston DSO, Captain H Pritchard, Capt Harry Myneer MM, Capt Quartermaster 'Bert' Newman MBE, Lt Maurice Richardson.

Second row: Lt Jimmy Coutts, Lt Laurie John, Lt Gordon R Harris, Major Pat Casey (later MC), Lt Woodlands, Lt Ray Mitchell, Lt Geoffrey Lindley, Lt Tom Reynolds MC, Lt Henry Harris.

Third row: Lt McVicar, Lt Tom Periam, Lt Arthur Pearson (ex-C Company CSM, later Major and MC with the Carrier Platoon, Support Company), Lt Frank Flory, Lt Bill Miller, Lt Russell Collins MC, Lt J Gordon McKenzie, Lt Ken Mitchell (KIA 11/9/44), Lt Dai Dodd.

Back Row: Lt Ronald Elliott (later MC), Lt Brian Hill, Lt 'Giff' Footer, Lt John Smith, Lt Richard Hewlett, Lt Stanley 'Tim' Marshall (KIA 31/8/44).


16 DLI Officers 1944

16th DLI Officers, April 1944

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