
Officers of the 2nd Bn London Irish Rifles under the command of Lt Colonel Harry Rogers relax on the beach near Patti during September 1943.
Back Row: Capt. Pat Giles, Lt Michael Rowlette, Capt. Mervyn Davies, Major Gerald Fitzgerald, Capt. Seamus Samuels, Major Diarmond Conroy, Capt. Michael Tasker, Capt. Peter Grannell, Capt. James Maur-Sheil.
Middle Row: Capt. Bill Westcott, Major Colin Gibbs, Capt. Ken Neely, Lt Col. Harry Rogers, Major Kevin O’Connor, Lt David Aitkenhead, Capt. Rodney Rockburn.
Front Row: Rev. Harry Graydon, Lt. Frank Lyness, Lt. Ken Lovatt, Lt. Ivan Yates, Lt. Tom. Osborne.