Description
| black and white group photograph showing the officers of the 9th Battalion The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) in Keighley, March 1944. Officers formed in three rows; front row seated, middle and rear row standing. Some leafless trees in the background and the tops of some chimneys, grass underfoot. Reverse plain, but features title and names of officers shown, handwritten in black ink. Text reads: 9th Bn The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Keighley Mar '44 From left to right Front Row 1 Capt (Peter) Clarke 2 Maj (Andrew) Leggatt 3 Maj (George) Twedle Holland [Tweeddale Hollond] 4 Maj (Edward) Walker (2i/c) 5 Lt Col (Dick) Villiers (o.c) 6 Maj Law 7 Maj (Tom) Scott 8 Capt Leggatt-Smith 9 Capt (John) McLair (Adjt) Second Row 1 Self 2 Lieut (David) McWilliam Killed in action 3 Capt (Andri) Trombilli 4 Lieut (George) Alexander 5 Lieut (Jim) Parsons 6 Lieut Summer Smith 7 Lieut Campbell Shearer 8 Capt (Richard) Dunbar 9 Lieut Peter MacGregor Killed in action 10 Capt (Doc) Falkowski 11 USA attached officer Back Row 1 Lieut (Jack) Sawbridge 2 Lieut (Jimmie) Mackay 3 Lieut (Alec) Quinn 4 Lieut Walsh 5 Lieut Bailey 6 Lieut (Pip) Fairhurst 7 Lieut (Bill) Menzies 8 Lieut (Bully) Wirth (Dutch attached officer) Not on photograph Lieut. Durberry. K.in.a. Capt (Wilf) Keenan killed in action, Capt (Ronnie) Alexander, Lieut (Walter) Hudson, Maj (Sandy) McCall, Capt (Jim) Sloan |