Signalmen Davis and Easby admiring the French Francs issued to them, prior to D-Day, 1944

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Source: Reproduced by kind permission of Ludovic Louis

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Douglas Ian Davis

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6th Airborne Divisional Signals

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Paradata Editor said:
Signalman John Easby (left), with Doug Davis - his best friend. The picture shows the moment Allied soldiers were given French Francs. The image was published in newspapers after D-Day, and since in many books about D-Day.
John McArdle said:
Both Easby and Davis were in (K Section) 5th Parachute Brigade Signal Section of 6 AB Division.
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