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This man wrote to my mother to tell her my father was going behind the lines in France in 1944.

Lord John Manners is in the front row of the group photo with his beret pushed back - I taught two of his female relatives.

I can see my father John Alcock on the front row -third in from the right side - Graham Alcock

yes exactly that - in my case I was able tonight to link one of my father's oral stories to a mission called PEGASUS 2 in Holland - look it up as it was a failure - PEGASUS 1 was a great success. Graham

These swastikas have been defeated - so do not worry. graham

You would be on safer ground to request his service record from Army Records at Glasgow - it will take a year for these to come through to you, so you have to be patient. these will tell you everything -dates, units and promotions plus medals. My father was a senior NCO in 2 SAS and I have heard...

I have this photograph too - the man on the other side which you do not show is CPL Pete Drake, comment by Graham Alcock

My father trained under this man in Italy at Taranto in 1943. Hos instruction saved my fathers life in 1944 when he had to enter a room and shoot dead 6 enemy soldiers who had come to capture him.

My book comes out this August through UK Amazon -title- SAS Operation Pistol- graham

I have written a book on 2SAS Operation Pistol for September 1944 as my father SQMS John Alcock led one group out - C3 group - He later was with Farran in Tuscany but as an SQMS he was responsible for sending out after packing supply containers to missions. My father was Jack Pailey's best...

His voice is recorded on a IWM tape for posterity -he talks about his work in the WCIU.

Yes I am in contact with Philippe Get.

Was it true that Goddard threw his life away recklessly when he could have stayed under cover.

Did you have a sister called Priscilla if so I have met you. Graham Alcock whose father was in 22SAS with yours.

Father was out there with 22 SAS - graham