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Men of "C" Section, Divisional Signals, armed with Lee-Enfield rifles and Sten guns, wait on DZ-X. Featured are Corporal D. R. Hansell, Lance-Corporal Harry Howlett (third from the left), Signalman Jimmy Foxon, Lance-Corporal George Elliot, Lance-Sergeant Ron Cole, Signalmen J. "Wag" Holloway, Jim McCully, and J. Nicoll. Howlett and Cole, having carried a wounded comrade to the front of the queue, were lucky enough to catch one of the last boats to evacuate men across the Rhine on the night of the 25th/26th September. Larger image. Copyright: IWM BU1124.