Great picture.

Durham Light Infantry, Medical Orderley?

Rob.

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Any idea what the pouch is on his belt...and what type of trousers he is wearing with the pocket on the right?..or is it DR trousers and an 'optical illusion'?..and is that a young Henk with Leon on the pillion? ...Ian

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As far as I know the photo is take in Holland so who knows

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The photo appears in Peter Hartley's Matchless history and is captioned as 'Normandy'...but it's also captioned as 'D-Day' which strikes me as most unlikely !

Oh Dear ! I've just looked the caption up on the Corbis archive...He's an American ! The date of 9th September 1944 could well be correct.

American Sergeant Gives Children Ride on Motorcycle, 1944
An American sergeant gives two small French children a ride on his motorcycle, 1944. Stock Photo ID: HU030787
Date Photographed: 09 September 1944
Model Released: No Release
Property Released: No Release
Photographer: Leonard McCombe
Location: France
Credit: © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS
Licence Type: Rights Managed (RM)
Category: Historical
Collection: Historical
Max File Size: 9 MB - 2643px × 3882px • 20.32cm × 30.48cm @ 300 ppi

McCombe was a well-known photographer who worked for 'Picture Post' Magazine :-

http://www.slightly-out-of-focus.com/Leonard_McCombe_Road_to_victory.html

So it isn't likely that it are Henk and Leon on that bike?

I had changed "American Sergeant" to Soldier with the photo as I didn't think it was an American.

Henk

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a compromise then he is a canadian that red cross woven into his sargeant stripes doesnt look british

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He's got the "TT" of 50 Div on his arm with "Durham LI" on the shoulder tag.

He'll be 151st Infantry brigade but could be 6th, 8th or 9th battalion DLI.

Rob. Not the DLI the chaps got s sargent stripes of a yank, look in the middle of the chevrons.

TTJ

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They look like British (or Commonwealth) stripes and with a red cross and a crown above. RMS ?

If the Matchless is his then the '62' indicates 9th Durham LI.

Each RAP (Regimental Aid Post) had a Regimental Medical Sergeant attached.

who ever he is its a great photo of a proper motobike..that pic has been a favourite of mine for a long time...may not even be his bike as WD motorbikes are great props for photoing kids on as much then as there are now...tank number makes it made about Aug 1943...

The badge has been identified on ww2talk

http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/general/41595-serjeants-rank-photo-any-ideas-2.html

A Sergeant MT Driving Instructor's badge. That's why he's teaching the kids to ride !