Officers of the 8th Parachute Battalion. Left to right: Major Archie Backlass (the Adjutant), Lieutenant-Colonel George Hewetson (Commander), Majors John Kippen (Commander of "B" Company), John Tilley (Battalion Second-in-Command), Bob Flood (Commander of "A" Company) and John Shappee (Commander of "C" Company). Copyright: Imperial War Museum.