Major G. Lacoste?

[TomCat]

Hi all. I have a limited edition print of the action at Arnhem bridge signed Lacoste. I was told this was Major G. Lacoste.

I was wondering if Major Lacoste was a veteran of Market Garden and if he did other paintings. Any information would be gratefully received.

Thank you.

[Tartan_Terrier]

Hi all. I have a limited edition print of the action at Arnhem bridge signed Lacoste. I was told this was Major G. Lacoste.

I was wondering if Major Lacoste was a veteran of Market Garden and if he did other paintings. Any information would be gratefully received.

Thank you.

Major Gerry (or Jerry) Lacoste was an Intelligence Officer (GSO-2) at the headquarters of 6th Airborne division at the time of the Normandy landings.

There may have other Major G. Lacostes in the Airborne forces at the time, but it's not a very common name.

http://www.pegasusarchive.org/normandy/order_6th.htm

http://www.pegasusarchive.org/normandy/richard_gale.htm

Hope this helps.
Regards
T_T

[harry hackedoff]

TomCat
What a coincidence

I have a Lacoste tee shirt with a vomit stain on the front in the shape of Arnhem Bridge

[harry hackedoff]

Sorry, couldn`t help meself

Any chance you could post a photy, Tom?

[TomCat]

Thanks T_T that's great.

Harry - I shall maintain a dignified silence.

I'll get a photo posted shortly.

Many thanks.

[TomCat]

Hope this works:

[TomCat]

Thanks to your links T_T I was able to find this photo of Major Lacoste and his fellow intelligence officers

[Tartan_Terrier]

Excellent! Glad to have been of help.

Regards
T_T

[harry hackedoff]

A passing moderator tweaked your post there TC, as a penance

[harry hackedoff]

And I`ve just done your painting as well
Use the URL when you want to link to an external site but use the Img button to link to an image, and after being such a helpfull old mod, I`m going to piss on your bonfire Tom.
That isn`t Arnhem, it`s Pegasus Bridge over the Orne in Normany, captured by the Ox and Bucks Gliderborne lads
Nice painting though, Johnnie Frost was there with Richard Todd. A brilliant job by all concerned. Last time I saw the Pont, it was slowly rusting away in the field next to the river. Did hear that it may go into an Airborne Musee but we left UKers well before that may have happened
And welcome aboard to you both, have a tot

[TomCat]

Many thanks to both. Major Lacoste is the central figure in the above photo.

I looked up Pegasus bridge on Wikipedia and found the photo below. Apparently since you last saw it Harry it's been restored and is indeed part of a museum founded near to the site.

[harry hackedoff]

That`s good mate. I`m glad about that.
It was in a sad old state in 01 and if it wasn`t for the efforts of the locals and Airborne Forces Assoc, amongst others, the bridge would`ve gone for scrap. Kermit finally realised that here was the first tangible symbol of La Liberation.
Give`em a few years and just like Waterloo is all about Bonaparte and you have to really look ver hard to discover that he didn`t actually win.... Well mate, you may be reading about the glorious French assault sur le Pont

Don`t mention any of this to Frank S, as he gets a bit er, you know

Bonne Soiree, Fernand, mon ami

[Frank S.]

Wot??? We was taught in school (in school!) that Pegasus bridge was a brilliant victory for the Free French! Youse mean it ain't true?!?



On t'other hand, we also learned how DeGaulle defeated Optimus Prime and Megatron despite the treasonous Fantastic 4, so....

[harry hackedoff]

Another Armanac, Frank (that didn`t take you long, mon ami kisses on both cheeks, mwa mwa)

[harry hackedoff]

Or would you prefer un calvados, et petit foie