jimmytx3
British War Veteran
Mount Longdon
hi can anybody name these men,,
i believe this is Oscar Carrizo
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who is this man wearing the helmet ?
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the reason i am asking is i have been named in the photo below wearing an Argentinian jacket.
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here is an email i received about this photo.
The black & white photograph, in which I named you as a wounded soldier, was taken shortly after reaching the lower rocks. I met up with John Kennedy, and one other, who informed us that we needed to move some casualties out of the line of fire. That was my first recollection of you. It was now daylight. I don't know who carried you but you were left propped against a small rock, behind Steve Hope. John moved over and started to apply a drip to someone I didn't know. Steve Hope had been dropped twice so Mac McFarlane started to adjust his field dressing and check life-signs. As the first photograph was taken two mortars landed. I am seen kneeling beside Steve Hope holding my helmet with my right hand. Mac McFarlane is leaning over Steve Hope, as he was applying a new field dressing, and the wound was exposed. He was trying to keep flying debris out of the wound. The other guy for 7 Platoon (unclear to me) assisted in protecting Steve's wound. You were on your own at this point, as the picture clearly shows.
At this point I moved over to you to check your life signs. I remember your field dressing had been lifted as seen in the picture. I took your pulse and placed another field dressing over the wound. I stayed with you for about 10 minutes. I took off your gloves and massaged your hands trying to get circulation back into your fingers. I also remember blowing warm breath onto your icy hands cupped in mine. As for the jacket, I'm unclear. I think you had on a wind proof but I couldn't swear to it. When they took the casualty away to your right (as you look at the photograph) I pulled over the poncho and tucked it around you to keep you warm.
As I said I was with you for about 10 minutes. Then they took you away.
here is another by a medic.
Jimmy
I am almost certain that it is you in the photograph. I remember you now and also remember Neil Parkin (medic) - who sadly died of cancer a few years ago) taking a jacket off one of the Argentine casualties who were in the aid post and placing it on a 3 Para soldier who was drifting in and out of consciousness and shivering, I believe that soldier was you. I was there helping when the casi-vac helicopter came in
Thanks for contacting me Jimmy and I hope this helps clarify something, the more I think about it I am certain it is you in the picture as the Argentine jacket and the similar injuries are to much of a coincidence.
All the best Jimmy and take care.
if this is translated wrongly could someone who is more fluent in English please translate.
i am just trying to confirm that it is me in the photo, and if not who it is as i have contacted the photographer who says it is Oscar Carrizo but the photo of Oscar shows him with his hat on and a injured hand looking quite well.
[media]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2630/3777337223_9d6185b570_o.jpg[/media]
i would be grateful for any assistance from fellow veterans of Mount Longdon
bye for now Jimmy
hi can anybody name these men,,
i believe this is Oscar Carrizo
[media]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2656/3777337019_a35346228b_o.jpg[/media]
who is this man wearing the helmet ?
[media]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2535/3776990009_f25909f074_b.jpg[/media]
the reason i am asking is i have been named in the photo below wearing an Argentinian jacket.
[media]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2584/3774046813_8e7b9d5599_o.jpg[/media]
here is an email i received about this photo.
The black & white photograph, in which I named you as a wounded soldier, was taken shortly after reaching the lower rocks. I met up with John Kennedy, and one other, who informed us that we needed to move some casualties out of the line of fire. That was my first recollection of you. It was now daylight. I don't know who carried you but you were left propped against a small rock, behind Steve Hope. John moved over and started to apply a drip to someone I didn't know. Steve Hope had been dropped twice so Mac McFarlane started to adjust his field dressing and check life-signs. As the first photograph was taken two mortars landed. I am seen kneeling beside Steve Hope holding my helmet with my right hand. Mac McFarlane is leaning over Steve Hope, as he was applying a new field dressing, and the wound was exposed. He was trying to keep flying debris out of the wound. The other guy for 7 Platoon (unclear to me) assisted in protecting Steve's wound. You were on your own at this point, as the picture clearly shows.
At this point I moved over to you to check your life signs. I remember your field dressing had been lifted as seen in the picture. I took your pulse and placed another field dressing over the wound. I stayed with you for about 10 minutes. I took off your gloves and massaged your hands trying to get circulation back into your fingers. I also remember blowing warm breath onto your icy hands cupped in mine. As for the jacket, I'm unclear. I think you had on a wind proof but I couldn't swear to it. When they took the casualty away to your right (as you look at the photograph) I pulled over the poncho and tucked it around you to keep you warm.
As I said I was with you for about 10 minutes. Then they took you away.
here is another by a medic.
Jimmy
I am almost certain that it is you in the photograph. I remember you now and also remember Neil Parkin (medic) - who sadly died of cancer a few years ago) taking a jacket off one of the Argentine casualties who were in the aid post and placing it on a 3 Para soldier who was drifting in and out of consciousness and shivering, I believe that soldier was you. I was there helping when the casi-vac helicopter came in
Thanks for contacting me Jimmy and I hope this helps clarify something, the more I think about it I am certain it is you in the picture as the Argentine jacket and the similar injuries are to much of a coincidence.
All the best Jimmy and take care.
if this is translated wrongly could someone who is more fluent in English please translate.
i am just trying to confirm that it is me in the photo, and if not who it is as i have contacted the photographer who says it is Oscar Carrizo but the photo of Oscar shows him with his hat on and a injured hand looking quite well.
[media]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2630/3777337223_9d6185b570_o.jpg[/media]
i would be grateful for any assistance from fellow veterans of Mount Longdon
bye for now Jimmy