EIGHTH ARMY PERSONALITIES - Three members of a inch gun crew. On the left is L/Bdr. Joseph Boddy of 186 Darkes Lane, Potters Bar, Middlesex. A Regular Army soldier, he has 6 years to serve. In the centre is Gnr. Gerald Lacey of 42 Leciester Grove, Leeds, Yorks. Aged 22 years was a textile engineer in peacetime. He has a twin brother in the same battery. Has another brother in the RAF in India. On the right is Gnr."Buck" Taylor of 11 New Upperton Road, Eastbourne, Sussex. He was a bricklayer's labourer before the war. The unit of these three men is 300 Bty. 75 Highland Heavy Regiment, ,
EIGHTH ARMY PERSONALITIES - Three members of a inch gun crew. On the left is L/Bdr. Joseph Boddy of 186 Darkes Lane, Potters Bar, Middlesex. A Regular Army soldier, he has 6 years to serve. In the centre is Gnr. Gerald Lacey of 42 Leciester Grove, Leeds, Yorks. Aged 22 years was a textile engineer in peacetime. He has a twin brother in the same battery. Has another brother in the RAF in India. On the right is Gnr."Buck" Taylor of 11 New Upperton Road, Eastbourne, Sussex. He was a bricklayer's labourer before the war. The unit of these three men is 300 Bty. 75 Highland Heavy Regiment, , who landed in April 1943 in North Africa, equipped with 25-pounder guns. They arrived in Italy in March 1944, and were at CASSINO, where the gunpit received a direct hit. By a miracle nobody washurt. They have fought in all battles since then British Army
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