Featured WW2 ministry of information official photograph

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  1. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    I found this today, it was in with a bunch of postcards, decided to buy it when I read the back print

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    Printed ink reads:
    MINISTRY OF INFORMATION
    BRITISH ? OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH
    CROWN COPYRIGHT RESERVED
    THIS PHOTOGRAPH MUST NOT -

    That's all I can make out

    Wondered if it was of any particular interest

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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It is, Montgomery (Monty) is in it. He was Field Marshall Montgomery during WW II.
    [​IMG]
    Someone else will recognize some of the others.
     
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  3. daveydempsey

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    I don`t think it is Monty, too young, no medal ribbons.
    I think this was taken after WWII
     
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  4. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    I think you might be right actually, comparing that jawline
     
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  5. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    One was the Minister of Silly Walks.
    ;)
     
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  6. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Not Monty. (One of my neigbours was his driver!)
     
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  7. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    Thanks AJ!
    Tough house. ;)
     
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  8. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Serious subject.:D
    Maybe not everyone got the python connection?
     
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  9. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    The officer leaning over did it...put that in my head immediately after I had guessed that was Monty over there. :)
     
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  10. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    The man with the walking stick could be Baldwin, prime minister until 1937. I don't know if that fits with the uniforms etc.
     
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  11. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    Thanks for the info, are these official ministry photographs quite a common thing ?
     
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  12. The Marshall House

    The Marshall House The home of General George C. Marshall

    Could the man left of the man in the black jacket be Brigadier Allan Adair, Field Marshal Sir John Dill, or Hugh Dowding?
     
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  13. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Dowding looks possible. Might be worth sending this to the IWM. The other thought is General Browning.
     
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  14. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    Thanks for the advice and info, I think I'll send them an email, as its prob better as historical relevance, than for flogging !!
     
    charlie cheswick, Oct 17, 2017
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  15. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    Looking at pics of dowding in the 1940s I would say the guy to the left is to young

    To anyone who's interested I'll let you know what the I awm say
     
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  16. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I think we'd all like to know, thanks.
     
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  17. charlie cheswick

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  18. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Could be, here is another picture of him:
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