12-inch railway howitzer Mk III of 14th Super Heavy Battery, Royal Artillery, at Wareham, Dorset.
26 February 1941 (1941-02-26)

NOTE : This version of the photograph has brightness and contrast artificially increased to highlight detail.
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Evillittlekenny


Heavy Artillery in Great Britain

Raid on Vågsøy , 27 December 1941 (Operation Archery). A wounded British officer being helped to a dressing station. The officer is Captain O'Flaherty (No 3 Cdo). He remained in the army and eventually became a Brigadier. He had been shot by a German sniper in both eyes. He lost one eye and wore a black eye patch thereafter. The soldier on the right is Derek Gordon Page - a commando. He subsequently left the commandos and served with the Gurkas in India fighting in Burma and eventually ending the war in Indonesia where he met a Dutch prisoner of war who he subsequently married. He left the army with the rank of Captain.
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Evillittlekenny

Heavily Wounded

Eric Stanley "Sawn Off" Lock, DSO, DFC and Bar, of 41 and 611 Squadrons, RAF Fighter Command.  This photo was taken some time between 14 July and 3 August, 1941; on the former date, Lock was credited with his 26th kill.  His Battle of Britain total - 16.5 - was credited as the highest score by any British-born pilot in the Battle.  On 3 August, 1941, Lock was on a cross-channel sweep when he broke formation to attack German ground targets.  He was never seen again, and the wreck of his Spitfire was never found.  Stanley Lock remains missing in action, presumed dead.  Best regards, JR.