Lieutenant G.P. Comper CANLOAN officer.
Lieutenant G.P. Comper (left), a paratroop officer who fought at Arnhem, talking with Major-General E.G. Weeks at the first annual reunion of CANLOAN officers, Royal Empire Society, London, England, 14 April 1945.
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George W. Comper, OC 18 Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion The Border Regiment at Arnhem, where he was wounded and ended the War as a prisoner of war.
Rgds, Thomas. |
Glider-borne rather than Paratroop I believe.
regards |
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I notice Lieutenant Comper is wearing British BD with a CANADA badge. I'm wondering if the background colour of the CANADA badge is in the British BD colour or the greener Canadian hue. I also noted the ribbon at the base of the epaulette. I can't understand why there would be a CANLOAN reunion before the war ended, but I guess they had their reasons. Cheers, Dan. |
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HQ Comp – yellow A Comp – green B Comp – white, then (pre Arnhem) purple (to avoid being confused with officer cadet shoulder strip designations) C Comp – red D Comp – pale blue S Comp – dark blue T, (Training) later R Comp - black Thus his would have been red. Quote:
Rgds, Thomas |
Jo, another great photo. Thanks for posting.
Thank you very much. Jo |
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First annual reunion of CANLOAN officers, Royal Empire Society, London, England, 14 April 1945. Mikan:3378942 http://data2.archives.ca/ap/a/a183895-v6.jpg Jo |
Dan, from what I can see in the image, the Canada title is a Canadian made pattern.
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Cheers, Dan. |
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