Quote Originally Posted by HenryT View Post
What I always wanted to know was the meaning of the CRA sign in the lower left... i would imagine that would be the major clue of where this photo was taken... and when.
As Downunderkilt's post explains, "CRA" is the abbreviation for Commander Royal Artillery. This was a functional office held by the senior artillery officer in British division; Loder-Symonds was indeed the CRA of 1st (BR) Airborne Division for both the Normandy landings and Market-Garden. As a result of his actions in the latter, which won him the DSO, he was promoted to Brigadier, the normal rank for a CRA.

I don't know enough to tell whether the figure in beret is a gunner or not.

Allen