Lt. Alan Wilson (AFPU) OR Lt. Martyn Wilson

Lt Alan Wilson of Glasgow, is dusted with DDT (to protect him from typhus) before entering the camp. 20th April 1945. Original caption. This photo was taken by Sgt Harry Oakes (AFPU).
Source: Imperial War Museum (BU 4087)

Lt Alan Wilson
British NCO served as cameraman with No 2 Section Army Film and Photographic Unit in Italy, Yugoslavia, Albania, Austria and Burma, 1944-1946
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So who is Lt. Harry Martyn Wilson? (Known as Martyn – and just to confuse, in later details spelt Martin)

British Passport issued to Harry Martyn Wilson in 1949. Wilson served as a cameraman in the Army Film and Photography Unit (AFPU) during the Second World War and, as a section officer, arranged the film and photographic coverage of the liberation of Belsen concentration camp.
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This is a still from cine film and if captioned, A woman inmate of Belsen concentration camp kisses the hand of Army Film & Photographic Unit cameraman Lieutenant Martyn Wilson on liberation.
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The first AFPU team to arrive on April 15 consisted of Sergeants Mike Lewis and Bill Lawrie (film), and Sergeant Harry Oakes and Lieutenant Martyn Wilson (stills). They continued coverage until 26 April 1945, when another team took over.

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