IWM AFPU Portrait photographs

IWM Portrait photographs of AFPU cameramen cine & stills

Sgt. J. Gordon (608061) 177 King Street, Castle-Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire

Sgt. A.M. Collins (115602) 25 Woodland Road, Northfields, Birmingham

Sergeant W. Evans (14573192) 1 Sugar Pit Lane, Knutsford, Cheshire

Sergeant H. Haywood (1770638) 214, Curzon Street, Long Eaton, Notts.

Sgt. A.A. Franklin (6462272) 16 Dingwall Gardens, Finchley Road, London, N.W.2.

Sgt. Mike Lewis AFPU with a De Vry

Sgt George Laws, cine cameraman - photographer 5 AFPU

Sergeant A.C.D. Laing (1838746) Airthbeg, William Street, Forfar, Angus

Sgt. D.M. Smith (1987172) 389 Chorley Road, Swinton, M.C., Arnhem

Sergeant Seaholme

Sgt. W. Harris, No 9 AFPU with his Super Ikonta camera in the rubble of a ruined building, Germany.

Sgt. Grant, Lothian Road, Edinburgh. commercial photographer

Sgt. Lawrie - Glasgow

Sgt. Palmer Sanderstead, Surrey - Chartered Accountant Croydon

Sergeant Jones Bognor Regis, Sussex - journalist

Sergeant Oakes

Sgt. Peter de la Mare Norris, of Crowborough, Sussex. commercial photographer

Lt. Peter Handford, Canterbury Kent AFPU Denham Film studios

Lt. J.A. West of Golders Green, London

Sgt. Jones & Sgt. Palmer (l -r)

Sergeant Grant & Sergeant Norris (l-r)

Sgt Harry Oakes (left) Sgt Bill Lawrie kneeling with their stills and movie cameras alongside a jeep

Sgt. A. Blakely (3655273) 130 Downall Green Road, Bryn, Wigan, Lancs. Joined AFU August 1944

Sgt. P. Whitaker (14494822) 9 Berwick Road, Shrewsbury. Joined AFU August 1944

Sgt. J. Wilcox (14440576) Hartfield House, Elstree, Herts. Joined AFU August 1944

Lt. Keen 28th August 1941

Major Macdonald AFPU Director. 2nd November 1941

L/Cpl. P.S. Legg, RE (1890559)

Pte. T. McArdle 17th March 1942

L/Cpl. Rottwerk (13096930) 17th March 1942

Pte. J.R. Herbert (13066101) 17th March 1942

Cpl. H. Berkshire (288832) 17th Marh 1942

L/Cpl. H. Parkinson 17th March 1942

Pte. G. Butterworth (1880112)

Pte. R.P. Lambert 17th March 1942

L/Bdr. F. Bowden (1700451) 17th March 1942

Lt. Allen, AFPU 8th April 1942

Sergeant F. Wackett

Sgt. C. Bourne

Sergeant R.H. Palmer

Sergeant M. Lansdowne

Sergeant Silverside

Sergeant C. Travis

Sgt. W.A. Greenhalgh uses a daylight changing bag to load his camera during Ex FABIUS 6th May 1944

Dvr. W. Evans, RASC (T14573192) 281 Bury Old Road, Heaton Park, Manchester student civilian life

Gnr. W. Harris RA (14526286) 9 Heron Road, Herne Hill, S.E.24 jr clerk civilian life

Sgt. W. Jordan, MM RASC (123912) 81 Manor Park Road, West Wickham, Kent - cine' technician civilian life.

Sgt. C.M. Lewis AAC (6469132) 20 Osbaldstone Road, Stoke Newington, N.16 dispatch clerk civilian life. Tunisia, Italy, Arnhem

Spr. W.A. Morris RE (14787814)_Freshford near Bath, Somerset - Press Photographer civilian life

Pte. W.J. Prince AAC (4613013) 51 Abberdale Gardens, Potters Bar, Middlesex - labourer civilian life
Sgt. G.O. Rennison DLI (14598194) 14 Hillview Gardens, Alexandra Road, Sunderland - journalist civilian life.

Sgt. G.H. Rottner PC (13096930)_298 The Parkway, Iver Heath, Bucks - assistant production manager

Sgt. R.V. Stewart RAOC (7620264) 6 Stamperland Crescent, Clarkston, Glasgow and was a cinema operator in civilian life

Sgt. A.C. Waterhouse RA LAA (1477320) 87 Carwood Road, Sheffield, 4 photographer civilian life

L/Cpl. J.D. Wilcox OBLI (14440576) Denham Studios, Denham, Bucks - assistant film director

Sgt. J.C. Windows RCOS (2582986)_'Stoneleigh', Harrowby Road, Grantham, Lincs - projection engineer civilian life

Sgt. Mapham Leicestershire Regiment Leicester, Sgt. N. Midgley RAC Manchester & Sgt. A. Laing R.A. Forfar, Scotland May 1944

Sgt. A.I. Oldham RE (2187196) press photographer - 18 Heston Drive, Davyhulme, Manchester

Sgt. W.A. Greenhalgh RA (14290316) 62 Lansdowne Street, Blackburn, Lancs - foreman baker

Sgt. J.L. Rudkin R.A. (1757473) press photographer civilian life 47 Roundways, Ruislip, Middlesex (13th March 1945)

 

Great
Interesting range of still cameras. Do you know how cameras were selected/allocated to photographers?

 

It was what was available and what they had trained on, De Vry and Eyemo 35mm cine cameras were common, De Vry not being popular. AFPU cameramen always seem to be envious of German cameras like the Arriflex.

 

Thanks for posting.That's a great post highlighting the work of the AFPU cameramen, a lot of whom lost their lives in the war.

I read Whicker's War a few years ago and really enjoyed it. Alan, who was another AFPU cameraman (Army Film and Punishment Unit as it was known!), was there with the troops landing on Sicily and his war continued up through Italy to Venice.

Lesley

 

My question was about the STILL cameras. I used to be a camera collector and at least two examples of the types shown are still in my collection. It almost looks like 'what the photographer liked'

 

Great work, thanks for posting.
Where is that elusive Sergeant Christie?

 

It was what was available Rolleifex and Super Ikontas for stills cameras as well as kodak medalist, voightlander bessa, ensign commando, kodak, zeiss contax, leica.

 

B6675
THE BRITISH ARMY FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHIC UNIT 1941 - 1947

Re. Ernest Henry Walter
Born 1919 - Family origin: Barry, Glamorgan, South Wales (Production individual)

His Obituary in the Guardian - Ernest Walter





And this is one of his films on the IWM...

THE 1ST BATTALION SUFFOLK REGIMENT OCCUPIES THE CHÂTEAU DE LA LONDE [Allocated Title]

Edit: And via search - Search | IWM Film

Ernest Walter - IMDb

 

Sgt. Luigi Umberto 'Les' Ostinelli No. 2 AFPU
"238a High Street, Uxbridge, Middlesex is 26 years of age. He has been in the Army for 5 years and has served abroad for 3 years 3 months. Has served in Syria, Palestine, Transjordan and Egypt and same to Italy one year ago. Was also in France and was evacuated at Dunkirk. In civil life he was a special effects technician in film productions. He is married."

Find an object | Imperial War Museums

Ostinelli camera and labs trainee at Denham Studios in 1935, Ostinelli later worked as a technician at Technicolor, going on to take consultancy roles at Olympic Labs, Humphries Labs and Rank Films Labs before serving as Technical Director at Technicolor for a decade, beginning in 1974.

The British Entertainment History Project | Les Ostinelli |

 

Re. Lieutenant H.E. Cook...

There are a number of associated IWM photo series... tagged with Cook, H.E.

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But with a surname like "Cook" it is relatively hard to find much otherwise about this particular individual currently.

Also as Lieutenant Cook... for example...

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/search?filters[makerString][Lieut. Cook]=on

And as Lieutenant H.E. Cook...
Find an object | Imperial War Museums

 

G.H.Q. Home Forces; 14th August 1942

H22532 Sgt. A.W.T. Hardy

H22533 Sgt. A.G. Wooldridge

H22534 Sgt. R.F. Holloway

 

Norwegian Camera Persons (1945)

 

In post #12 Hardy, Wooldridge & Holloway photographed on a balcony in London taken at Cadogan Square, Chelsea, London, not far from No. 5 AFPU base at 17 Egerton Gardens, London, SW3 (Phone number Kensington 4891)

 

Sgt. P. Bryan, A.F.U. 15.10.41 (H14705, H14715, H14716, H14717 IWM)

H16814 Sgt. Bryan, AFU 26.1.42 (Console IWM)

 

Army Film Unit Portraits

August-November 1941
H13104 Lt. Keen
H14021 Lt. Price
H14535 2/Lt. Alan Lawson
H15173 Major Macdonald, AFU Director

13th January 1942 - Capt. Console
H16568 Lt. Smith
H16569 Sgt. Allan
H16570 Pte. Bull
H16571 Lt. Field
H16572 Lt. Lawson
H16573 Lt. Kean
H16574 Subt. Langton
H16575 Lt. Cotter
H16576 Sgt. Handford

26th January 1942 - Capt. Console
H16813 Major Stewart
H16815 Sgt. Coroll
H16816 Cpl. Woodhouse

February, March & April 1942
H17077 Captain del Strother
H17204 Lt. Black
H17345 Major Stewart
H17346 Major Stewart
H17934 Lt. Jenkins
H17935 Lt. Jenkins
H18585 Lt. Allen

 

There are a few references to a "Captain Console" above in this thread.

Re. Armando Console...

See... 9th Lancers in May and June 1940

PHOTOGRAPHY DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR

IWM Q 19801
Lieutenant Armando Console, who served briefly as an official photographer on the Western Front in 1918 until he lost a leg in a shell explosion. The photograph shows him on crutches looking at an exhibition of naval photographs in the Princes' Hall, Piccadilly accompanied by a small girl.

 

Slightly of subject, regarding Films rather than photographs by the AFPU

Anzio 23rd May 1944

67th Field Regiment RA
Colonel Flay, Capt Mennell and Lt. Adolph (new American Liason Officer) appeared in a small film show for the Army Film Unit,
featuring Anglo US cooperation at which they are becoming quite adept.
2/Lt Hopkinson (Denham) was the photographer.

Would there be any chance of locating this film?

 

Just a line on Major Hugh Stewart, after the war he was a prolific film producer and produced most of the various Norman Wisdom comedies of the 1950s and 60s.

Hugh Stewart (film editor) - Wikipedia

Hugh Stewart - IMDb

In 1942-43 He led No 2 APFU in North Africa. Alan Whicker was one of his junior officers and one of his cameraman, Sgt H M Wilson, was awarded a periodic MM for his frontline filming, which included covering a December 1942 raid by No 1 Commando.

 

Re. Sergeant Daniel William GINGER - 5348049

Recommendation for Award for Ginger, Daniel William Rank: Serjeant Service... | The National Archives



Sgt. Christie No. 5 Army Film and Photo Unit 6th Airborne Division



AFPU Sergeant Daniel William Ginger - ( Army service # 5348049 ) - in Hottot nr. TILLY-SUR-SEULLES at around 50 seconds in...