General Sir Lashmer Gordon Whistler,, known as "Bolo", was a British Army officer who served in both the world wars. A junior officer during the First World War, during the Second World War he achieve
Infantry advance during the Battle of El Alamein.
Sherman tank of the Royal Scots Greys carrying men of the 1/6th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment during mopping up operations in Torre Annunciata, Italy, 1 October 1943.
Men of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment advancing through a wheatfield during the final assault on Caen, 9 July 1944. During the preliminary bombardment, 450 Royal Air Force (RAF) heavy bombers had dropped 2,500 tons on the town.
A reconnaissance patrol from the 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment return to the lines during operations to capture a castle on the banks of the Maas near Geijsteren, 1 December 1944.
General Sir Miles Christopher Dempsey, was a senior British Army officer who served in both world wars. During the Second World War he commanded the Second Army in northwest Europe. A highly professio
Lashmer Whistler
…division was due to land in Normandy in late June, as part of XII Corps, under Lieutenant General Neil Ritchie, itself forming part of Lieutenant-General Miles Dempsey's British Second Army, all of which came under Montgomery's 21st Army Group. Although disappointed to leave the 131st Brigade, Whistler was consoled…
Brigadier Miles Dempsey (centre) and his staff, with their mascot 'Tiny' at Wervicq, France, in late 1939
The Commander in Chief Home Forces, General Sir Bernard Paget (left) and Dempsey (right) watch 42nd Armoured Division exercises from a Crusader tank.
Dempsey (left) with two of his staff (Major Priestly and Captain Hay) in Sicily in July 1943