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Cpl. Harry Williamson
British Army 5th Btn. A coy. Queens Own Cameron Highlanders
I was a Cpl in A coy 5th Battalion, Queens Own Cameron Highlanders
and joined them after commando training at Spean Bridge. They were then outside Hanover in a place called Airenhousen before moving into Hanover the C O at that time was Lt Col Tony Noble. I was in A Coy the Commanding officer was Captain Cameron his second in Comand was Lt Gentleman, Coy Sgt Maj was C S M Anderson.
The picture was taken in Hanover Barracks. I was in Hospital at the time. Cpl Macnab died in an accident just before the Btn Disbanded in Brussels Belgium 1946. He fell from a window he came from the 2nd Btn along with C S M Anderson.