Lt. Col. M.B.K. Gordon, talks to evading member of the 6th Airborne Division

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Lt. Col. M.B.K. Gordon, on the right, is seen talking with 6th Airborne Division member D. Sharp. Sharp was captured on D-Day shortly after parachuting into Normandy. He then promptly escaped and was sheltered by French civilians near Falaise until the area was reached by the advancing Allies.

The Lt Colonel was OC 27th Canadian Armoured regiment (The Sherbrooke Fusiliers), 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade, 4th Canadian Armoured Division.