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'Details of some of No.10(IA) Cdo. 3 Troop'

Type: Files
Author: Martin Sugarman BA, Cert Ed. Archivist, Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women
Year of Publishing: 2000
Keywords: 10 inter allied commando,x troop,miscellaneous troop,jewish troop,pioneer corps
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3 troop, also referred to as the Miscellaneous troop, X troop, and, post war, as the Jewish troop, consisted solely of German speaking refugees most being of Jewish Faith. They included different nationalities, primarily German and Austrians, but also Hungarians and Czech's.

'French Coast - Operation Hardtack 11'

Friday, December 24, 1943

Location

Gravelines
France
51° 0' 47.88" N, 2° 5' 56.724" E
A reconnaisance raid of the beaches and dunes along the coast of Gravelines, France, between Calais and Dunkirk.
The raiding party embarked on MTB 25 at Dover on the night of the 24th and consisted of five members of 1 Troop (French) of No.10 Inter Allied Commando, Rene Navrault, Caron, Albert Meunier, Pourcelot, and Marcel Madec, led by Warrant Officer Pierre Wallerand. They disembarked on the morning of the 25th.
Also on board the MTB were Special Service Brigade Signals Officer Arthur Leahy and a French Doctor, Captain Villiere.

1/8 Troops French Roll of Honour

Capt.  C.  TREPEL
Capt.  R.  LION 
Lieut.  L.J.M.A.  HUBERT
WO1.  P.A.L.  WALLERAND
Sgt.  R.  DUMENOIR
Sgt.  J.  HAGNERE
LSgt.  R.  CROIZER
Cpl.  R.  BELLAMY
Cpl.  R.H.  CABANELLA
Cpl.  F.  DEVILLERS
Cpl.  L.  FOURER
Cpl.  R.  GUY
Cpl.  J.   LEMOIGNE
Cpl.  J.   LETANG
Cpl.  J.   MONTEAN
Cpl.  J.   RIVIERE
Cpl.  Y.  RUPPE
Cpl.  P.A.G.  VINAT
LCpl.  C.   ALLARD

10 Commando Nominal Roll

In 1946 the Army Council decided that the Army Commandos were to be disbanded and no provision was allowed or made for any depository or office which would have at least contained a complete Roster of Names of the men who served in the various units. 

4 (Belgian) Troop Nominal Roll

Commando Veterans Archive Nominal Roll of Belgians in No.10(IA) Commando 
This list is compiled primarily from names found in the original Commando Association newsletters, Commando Association Lost Legion Lists (members they had lost contact with over the years), and from our own Photo Gallery. It is not an official list as such and there are likely to be omissions.

A partial nominal roll for Dieppe

The following list contain the names, ranks and numbers of the officers and men of No4 Commando who participated. It also includes some from No 10 (IA) Commando Free French  and 'X' troop, and others including some US Rangers, who were attached to the Commandos for the raid.
It does not contain those from No 3 Commando and 40RM Commando. Almost 300 names with details can be found here: [Operation Jubilee]
 

A speech by Colin Anson No.10(IA) Cdo 3tp

A transcript of a speech by Colin Anson on the 4th September 2007 at the Imperial War Museum about his experience as a member of No 10 (IA) Commando 3 troop. The speech was given by Colin when he attended a reunion of refugees from Nazism who served in the British Forces in WW2. This took place at the Imperial War Museum on 4th September 2007.  In 2010 Colin Anson granted his permission for us to display his speech on our website.
(nb. click on his name above for more information.)
 

ALLARD, Camille

Lance Corporal
914FN43
No 10 Commando
No 4 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Camille Allard, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations in the Netherlands.
 

ARLEN, Richard George

Abrahamowicz alias Arlen 10 (IA) Cdo 3Tp
Birth name: 
ABRAHAMOWICZ, Richard George
Private
6436363
No 10 Commando
Royal Sussex Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Richard Abrahamowicz was of the Jewish faith and served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop,  of the inter allied commando under the alias of Richard Arlen.

AUERHAHN, Werner

Served as : 
WELLS, Peter Vernon Allan
Lance Corporal
5550132
No 10 Commando
Hampshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Werner Auerhahn served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Peter Vernon Allan WELLS.

BALOCHE, Francois

Francois Baloche, Commando
Sergeant
4900FN40
No 10 Commando
No 4 Commando
French Fusiliers Marins
Military Medal (MM)
Sergeant François Baloche, 1st Battalion Fusiliers Marins and No.10 (IA) Commando, was awarded the Military Medal for gallant and distinguished service in the combined attack at Dieppe. Member of the Commando Association resided in Paris, France.
 

BARNES, Robert Gerald

Birth name: 
BAUMWOLLSPINNER, Gotthard
Private
No 10 Commando
-
10.07.1940 transported as an enemy alien to Australia on board SS Dunera.
10.02.1942 returned to the UK. Re-interred.
14.02.1942 released from internment. Residence in West Didsbury, Manchester.

BARTH, George Alexander

George Barth 10 Commando 3 troop
Served as : 
STREETS, George Bryan
Sergeant
6436371
No 10 Commando
Pioneer Regiment/Royal Sussex Regiment
Died on war service
Died in the UK

Sergeant George Alexander Barth, a German national, served in 3 troop, also known as  'X' troop, under an alias of George Bryan Streets. He was selected for officer training and died in a traffic accident whilst on course 164 O.C.T.U. 

BEATTIE, Bruce Albert

Captain (later Lieutenant Colonel)
214143
Brigade Signals
Royal Corps of Signals
Lieutenant Bruce Beattie took part in the Normandy landings with 1 Brigade Signal Troop.
17 June 1944 assumed command of the Signal Troop after Captain Alexander was wounded.
18 June 1944 promoted Captain, Signal Troop.

BEAUPREZ, Pierre

Corporal (later Lieutenant)
No 10 Commando
Belgian Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds

Lieutenant Pierre Beauprez was the first serviceman of the Belgian Forces to die in Korea. He was killed when a mine exploded as he was conducting a Patrol on the North bank of the River Han during the Korean War. In WW2 he had served in 4 Belgian troop of No 10 (Inter Allied) Commando.

BELLAMY, Robert

Cpl. Bellamy 10 Commando
Corporal
Mle 10033 FN40
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Robert Belllamy, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 194, was killed during Operation Hardtack 7 on the German occupied island of Sark.

BERKLEY, A.

Corporal
No 10 Commando
Dutch Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Berkley, who had served with 2 (Dutch) troop of the Commando, died during operations with the Prinses Irene Brigade.
Extract from the Prinses Irene Brigade website

BJORNDALEN, Olav

Cpl. Bjorndalen 10 Commando
Corporal
384
No 10 Commando
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Olav Bjorndalen, 5 troop (Norwegian), died during operations in Holland.  On the night of the 13/14th January, his Norwegian troop of 10 Inter Allied Commando, together with 47RM Commando, took part in an unsuccessful attack on the German held small island of Kapelsche Veer which lies

BOULET, Pierre

Corporal
2105
No 10 Commando
Belgian Forces
Died on war service
Died in the UK
Corporal Pierre Boulet, 4 (Belgian) troop, was killed in a traffic accident whilst training in the UK.

BOULLE, Francois

Francois Boulle 10 Commando 4 Troop
Private
No 10 Commando

Francois Boulle escaped to France and then onto England after Belgium was invaded. He volunteered for the Commandos and served in No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando 4 (Belgian) Troop. Post war member of the Commando Association

BRODISON, Samuel James

Sam Brodison
CSM Samuel Brodison MM 12 Commnando
Company Sergeant Major (later RSM)
6977705
No 10 Commando
No 12 Commando
Small Scale Raiding Force (62 Commando)
Royal Irish Fusiliers
Military Medal (MM)
Company Sergeant Major Samuel Brodison was awarded the Military Medal in recognition of gallant and distinguished service carrying out beach obstacle reconnaissance in France during May 1944 [1][2].
Recommendation

BUENINCK, Henri

Private
No 10 Commando

Dutch Troop of No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando. Post war member of the Commando Association from Bussum, Holland.
 
Sources
Additions to Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 92 (1991).

CABANELLA, Roger Henri

Corporal
//339 FN43
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Roger Cabanella, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no.199, missing presumed killed after a raid on the coast of Holland near a beach at Wassenaar.
 

CESAR, Maurice

Corporal
5808 FNFL 41
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces

Corporal Maurice Cesar, No.10 Inter Allied Commando (French) attached No.3 Commando, was captured 19 August 1942 during Operation Jubilee at Dieppe, France. He later escaped from captivity. Post war member of the Commando Association residing Cambridgeshire.

CHRISTOPHERSON, Ola

Trooper
No 10 Commando
Killed in action or died of wounds
Trooper Ola Christopherson, 5 troop (Norwegian), died during operations at Westkapelle. He is remembered with others from 5 troop on a Memorial to Norwegian Commandos located on the open space at the rise of the boulevard of Schagen at Domburg.
 

CLARKE, Kenneth Edward

Kurt Goldschlager 10 Commando
Birth name: 
GOLDSCHLAGER, Kurt Theodor
Corporal
13801160
13118804
No 10 Commando
1 Special Service (Commando) Brigade
Pioneer Corps
Mentioned in Despatches
Kurt Theodor Goldschlager being of the Jewish Faith served under the alias of Kenneth Edward Clarke.

COATES, John Gordon

John Gordon Coates 30 Assault Unit
Captain (later Temporary Major)
201507
No 10 Commando
30 Commando Assault Unit
Intelligence Corps
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
1942 Intelligence Officer No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando.
1943 Operations Officer 30 Commando AU Italy and Corsica
1944 Special Operations Executive.

COPPIN, Daniel

Daniel Coppin 10 Commando French
Lance Corporal
10892FN40
No 10 Commando
No 4 Commando
Free French Forces
Post war member of the Commando Association residing Paris, France.
 
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 66 (1978).
[Image] CVA Gallery.
 

CROIZER, Robert

Lance Sergeant
390FN43
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Sergeant Robert Croizer, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 96, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
 
Mort pour la France.
 

DE JONG, Albertus

Albertus De Jong 2 Troop 10 Commando
Private
8046
No 10 Commando
Died on war service
Private Albertus De Jong, 2 Troop (Dutch) No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando, died when his jeep crashed into a ditch at Apeldoorn, a town in the centre of Holland. 

DE JONGHE, Arthur Jules Charles Baudoin

Arthur de Jonghe 10 Commando
Arthur de Jonghe
Captain (later Major)
229494
1 Special Service (Commando) Brigade
No 10 Commando
General List
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Bronze Star Medal (USA)
Temporary Captain Vicomte Arthur de Jonghe, a French speaking Belgian national, took part in Operation Chariot, the raid at St Nazaire on 28 March 1942. He was a Liaison Officer embarked on board motor launch ML446 and was evacuated back to the UK after the operation [1]. 

DE WAARD, Willie

Willie De Waard 10 Commando 2 Troop
Sergeant
132
No 10 Commando
-

Sergeant Willie De-Waard, No.10 (IA) Commando 2 Troop 'Dutch' was wounded and taken prisoner of war on 24 September 1944 during operations at Oosterbeek, Holland. He was one of the twelve Dutch commandos who were attached to the 1st Airborne for Operation Market Garden at Arnhem.

DETON, Albert

Lt Albert Deton
Lieutenant
9324
No 10 Commando
Belgian Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds

Lieutenant Albert Deton, 4 (Belgian) troop, was killed during operations in Italy. There is a Plaque in his honour at San Pietro Avellana Piazza, Umberto, Italy. See full size photo in Gallery.

DEVILLERS, Fernand

Cpl Fernand Devillers 10 Commando
Corporal
Mle 540 FN43
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Fernand Devillers, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no.197, missing presumed killed after a raid on the coast of Holland near a beach at Wassenaar.
 

DIGNAC, Andre

Pte Andre Dignac 10 Commando
Private
Mle 6286 FN41
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Andre Dignac, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 26, died during Operation Hardtack 7 on the German occupied island of Sark.

DOUGLAS, Keith

Keith Douglas (Dungler) 10 Commando
Birth name: 
DUNGLER, Kurt
Sergeant
No 10 Commando
47RM Commando
Pioneer Corps
The Buffs, Royal East Kent Regiment
Austrian National served under an alias in No.10 (IA) Commando 3 Troop (aka 'X' Troop). Attached 47RM Commando for Operation Infatuate (Walcheren). Certificate of Naturalisation granted 22 January 1947, occupation Foreign Correspondent, residing Peterborough.

DUFFY, Robert

Private
14306996
No 10 Commando
East Lancashire Regiment
Died on war service
Died in the UK
Private RobertDuffy, HQ troop, died in a parachute training accident. He attended a parachute training course at Ringway commencing on the 2nd Aug.1943. In attendance with him on the course were Capt.J.G.

DUMENOIR, Raymond

Sergeant
736FNHO
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Raymond Dumenoir, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 7, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
 
Mort pour la France.
 

FLESCH, Raymond

Lance Corporal
66FN43
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Raymond Flesch, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 153, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
 
Mort pour la France.
 

FOURER, Lucien

Corporal
10407FN42
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Lucien Fourer, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 99, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
 
Mort pour la France.
 

FRANK, Gunther Max

Max Frank alias Franklyn 10 Commando
Served as : 
FRANKLYN, George Mack
Corporal
6387027
13118512
No 10 Commando
Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Pioneer Corps
Killed in action or died of wounds
Gunther Max Frank, a German national, was killed in action during operations at Normandy on D Day. He served under an alias of George Mack Franklyn in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando. Son of Ernest J. and Carla Franklyn, of Huddersfield.
 

FRANKS, Godfrey Reginald

Godfrey Franks 2 Commando
Major Godfrey Franks
Major
71409
No 2 Commando
No 10 Commando
Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)
Croix de Guerre 1940 with palm (Belgium)
1941 Captain No.2 Commando.
January 1943 Major and second in command of No.2 Commando.
1944 Major No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando.
1 July 1944 France, Liaison Officer, 1st Special Service Brigade Headquarters.

GERSEL, Rene August

Private
900FN42
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Rene Gersel (or Gesrel), badge no.175, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, was killed during operations at Normandy.
 
Mort pour la France.
 

GICQUEL, Georges

Lance Corporal
4822 FN40
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Executed
Lance Corporal Georges Gicquel, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no.163, was reported missing presumed killed after a patrol at Breville (Calvados).  On the 24th May 1945 a report recorded the present view on his death as follows " Taken prisoner, tortured by the Germans, and left

GLASER, Kurt Joachim

Grave of Lt Griffith 10 Commando
Served as : 
GRIFFITH, Keith James
T/Captain
6387018 & 322333
No 10 Commando
Queen's Own Royal West Kent
Killed in action or died of wounds

Kurt Joachim Glaser served in 3 troop, also known as  'X' troop, under the name of Keith James Griffith.  He was shot and killed by a sniper during operations with 1 Special Service Bde. to cross a railway bridge over the River Aller near the town of Essel.

GUMPERTZ, Kurt Wilhelm

Kurt Gumpertz alias Kenneth graham
Served as : 
GRAHAM, Kenneth William
Private
5550144
No 10 Commando
Hampshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Kurt Gumpertz, a German national, died of wounds during operations in Normandy, France, whilst attached to No 4 Commando.  He served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Kenneth Graham. Son of Karl Wilhelm and Else, husband of Elisabeth of

GUY, Rene

Corporal
Mle 10320 FN40
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Rene Guy, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no.196, missing presumed killed after a raid on the coast of Holland near a beach at Wassenaar.
 

HAGA, Ivar Marius

Corporal
No 10 Commando
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Ivar Marius Haga, 5 troop (Norwegian), died during a commando raid to destroy the Pyrite mine near Sagvag and Leirvik at Stord, Norway.
 
Source:
The book 10 Commando written by Ian Dear.
 

HAGNERE, Jean

Sergeant
Mle 10425 FN43
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Jean Hagnere, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no.195, missing presumed killed after a raid on the coast of Holland near a beach at Wassenaar.
 

HARRIS, Ian Walter

Ian Walter Harris MM 10 Commando
Birth name: 
Hans Hajos
Corporal
6387036
No 10 Commando
Queens Own Royal West Kent / Pioneer Corps
Military Medal (MM)
Corporal Ian Harris, born Hans Hajos, attached to No 10 (Inter Allied) Commando 3 troop ('X' troop), was awarded the Military Medal in recognition of gallant and distinguished service on 6 April 1945 during the crossing of the River Weser [1][2][4].

HAUGE, Rolf

Captain
A-376
No 10 Commando
Norweigian Forces
Military Cross (MC)

Captain Rolf Hauge, 5 Troop (Norwegian) of  No.10 Inter Allied Commando, was awarded the Military Cross in recognition of his gallantry on 3rd November 1944 at Walcheren.
Recommendation

HEPWORTH, Walter Douglas

Walter Herschthal alias Walter Hepworth
Birth name: 
HERSCHTHAL, Walter
Private
5550145
13801397
No 10 Commando
Hampshire Regiment
Pioneer Corps
Walter Herschthal was of the Jewish faith and served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop,  of the inter allied commando under the alias of Walter Douglas Hepworth. 

HESS, Otto

Served as : 
GILES, Peter
Sergeant
6387034
No 10 Commando
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Otto Hess was a German national who served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Peter Giles. Reported missing on or shortly after 1 October 1944 later presumed killed in action.

HOVSTAD, Lars

Trooper
No 10 Commando
Killed in action or died of wounds
Trooper Lars Hovstad, 5 troop (Norwegian), was killed during operations at Domburg. He is remembered with others from 5 troop on a Memorial to Norwegian Commandos located on the open space at the rise of the boulevard of Schagen at Domburg.
 

HOWELLS, Ellis

Ellis Howells 1st SBS
Lance Corporal Ellis Howes
Lance Corporal
3910267
No 12 Commando
Small Scale Raiding Force (62 Commando)
SBS
South Wales Borderers
Special Air Service Regiment
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Ellis Howells was killed in action having left the Commandos and joined the 1st Special Boat Service, S.A.S. Regiment, Army Air Corps. He died during an attack on a railway bridge at Limpljani in the former Yugoslavia.

HULOT, Leopold Hyacinthe

Lt Leopold Hulot
Lieutenant
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Leopold Hulot, a citizen of France, had served as 2 i/c of 10 Commando 8 troop, and the French troop of No 4 Commando in WW2. Post war in 1948 he died of wounds during French operations in Indo China.
 

JONES, George Edward

Gunner
14241633
No 3 Commando
Royal Artillery
Yorkshire
Gunner George Jones was wounded 14 July 1943 during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). Also served in No.10 Inter Allied Commando.

KAGERER-STEIN, Eugen

Eugen Kagerer-Stein, alias Eugene Fuller
Served as : 
FULLER, Eugene
Sergeant
5550126
13801130
No 10 Commando
Hampshire Regiment
Pioneer Corps
Killed in action or died of wounds
Eugen Kagerer-Stein, an Austrian national, was killed in action at Normandy, France, whilst attached to 47RM Commando. He served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, under an alias of Eugene Fuller.

KIEFFER, Phillippe

Phillippe Kieffer
Capitaine de Corvette
13FN40
No 10 Commando
French Fusiliers Marins
Military Cross (MC)
Captain (Commandant) Phillippe Kieffer, Officer Commanding the French Detachment, was awarded the Military Cross for gallant and distinguished service during operations in Normandy.
 
Recommendation

KUBALOK, Antoni

Antoni Kubalok 10 Commando
Sergeant
30045048
No 10 Commando
Polish Forces
Sergeant Antoni Kubalok, a former butcher from Poland, served in 6 Troop (Polish), No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando. Post war he resided in England and was a member of the original Commando Association.
Service 

LABAS, Pierre Marcel

Pierrre Marcel Labas 10 Commando french
Lance Corporal
458FN43
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Pierre Labas, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 170, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
 
Mort pour la France.
 

LANE, George

Lieutenant George Lane 10 Commando
Birth name: 
LANYI, Gyorgy
Lieutenant
285687
No 10 Commando
Pioneer Corps / The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Military Cross (MC)
George Lane, born Lanyi, a Hungarian national of the Jewish Faith had been a freelance journalist before the war and came to England in 1935 aged 20.

LAOT, Guy Jean Andre

LCpl. Laot 10 Commando French
Lance Corporal
10899FN40
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Guy Laot, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 90, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
 
Mort pour la France.
 

LARSEN, Leif Ludvik

Trooper
No 10 Commando
Killed in action or died of wounds
Trooper Leif Ludvik Larsen, 5 troop (Norwegian), died during operations at Westkapelle. He is remembered with others from 5 troop on a Memorial to Norwegian Commandos located on the open space at the rise of the boulevard of Schagen at Domburg.
 

LEMOIGNE, Jean

Corporal
470FN42
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Jean LeMoigne, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 181, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
 
Mort pour la France.
 

LENEL, Ernst Richard

Served as : 
LAWRENCE, Ernest Richard
Lance Corporal
6387016
No 10 Commando
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Ernst Lenel, who was of the Jewish faith, served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Ernest Lawrence.  He was reported missing whilst attached to No 3 Commando after a solo intelligence gathering patrol at Amfreville. 

LETANG, Jean

Corporal
10870FN40
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Jean Letang, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 105, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
 
Mort pour la France.
 

LEWINSKY, Werner Max

Served as : 
LADDY, Max
Private
6387023
No 10 Commando
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Werner Max Lewinsky died in a landing craft with Ernst Weinberger during operations at Normandy on D Day. He served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Max Laddy, and was one of their medical orderlies. 
 

LINZEL, Jan

Jan Linzell 10 Commando
Captain
No 10 Commando
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Captain Jan Linzel was was awarded the M.B.E. (Military Division) in 1946. He had been a member of 2 (Dutch) Troop of No.10 Inter Allied Commando from its formation in 1942 and took command in 1943 until the Troop was disbanded in August 1945.
 

LION, Robert

Capt. Lion 10 Commando
Captain
55533
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Robert Lion, Medical Officer, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 193, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
 
Mort pour la France.
 

LISTER, Dudley Stuart

Dudley Stuart Lister MC
Lieutenant Colonel
No 10 Commando
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Military Cross (MC)
Mentioned in Despatches
Lieutenant Colonel Dudley Lister MC, a veteran of World War One, was Commanding Officer of three different commando units in WW2. An international sportsman his forte was boxing.

MAIRESSE, Marcel

Marcel Mairesse 10 Commando
Lance Corporal
3067
No 10 Commando
Belgian Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Marcel Mairesse, 4 (Belgian) troop No.10 (IA) Commando, was killed during operations in Italy.

MASON, G.

Private
No 10 Commando
-
Member of the Commando Association with whom they lost contact. Last known residing Falmouth.
 
Sources
Commando Association Lost Legion List 8.
 

MENY, Adolphe

Lt Adolphe Meny
Lieutenant
39567
No 10 Commando
Belgian Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds

Lieutenant Adolphe Meny, 4 (Belgian) troop, was killed during operations at Domburg, Walcheren. (Source: Account of Carlo Seghers in "20 Heroes of Us" by General Crahay.)

MESSANOT, Georges

George Messanot 10 Commando French
Sergeant
10410FN42
No 10 Commando
No 4 Commando
Free French Forces
Military Medal (MM)
Sergeant Georges Messanot, 2nd Battalion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no.71,  was awarded the Military Medal whilst attached to No.4 Commando during operations at Flushing, Holland.
Recommendation

MEYER, Kurt

Kurt Meyer alias Peter Moody 10 Commando
Served as : 
MOODY, Peter
Lance Corporal
5550147
No 10 Commando
Hampshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Kurt Meyer, a German national, was killed in action at Normandy, France. He was of the Jewish Faith and a member of 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando, serving under an alias of Peter Moody.

MONCEAU, Yvan

Yvan Monceau 10 Commando French
Lance Corporal
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Yvan Monceau, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 173, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Flushing.
 
Mort pour la France.
 

MONTEAN, Jean

LCpl Jean Montean 10 Commando
Corporal
657FN43
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Jean Montean, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 112, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Flushing.
 
Mort pour la France.
 

MYRVAAG, Bernt

Bernt Myrvaag
Trooper
2199
No 10 Commando
Killed in action or died of wounds
Trooper Bernt Myrvaag, 5 troop (Norwegian), died during operations in Holland.  On the night of the 13/14th January, his Norwegian troop of 10 Inter Allied Commando, together with 47RM Commando, took part in an unsuccessful attack on the German held small island of Kapelsche Veer which lies bet

NATHAN, Ernst

Served as : 
NORTON, Ernest
Private
6387022
No 10 Commando
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Ernst Nathan, who was of the Jewish faith, served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Ernest Norton.  He died during operations at Normandy.
 
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NATHAN, Wolfgang Erich

Eric Nathan alias Howarth 3 troop
Served as : 
HOWARTH, Eric William
Troop Sergeant Major (Acting Warrant Officer 1)
6305467
No 10 Commando
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Warrant Officer (Class 1) Nathan, who was of the Jewish faith, served in 3 troop, also known as  'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Eric William Howarth. He was killed in action at Osnabruck Germany.

NEVEN, Jean

Private Jean Neven 10 Commando
Private
10025FN43
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Jean Neven, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 189, attached to No 4 Commando. died during operations at Flushing.
 
Mort pour la France.
 
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OPPELT, Gustav

Served as : 
BATE, George
Private
13801860
5550123
No 10 Commando
Pioneer Corps, 93 Company
Royal Hampshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Gustav Oppelt, 3 Troop aka 'X' Troop, was a refugee from Czechoslavakia (Sudeten German) serving under the alias of George Bate. He died during operations at Dieppe, France.  
Extract from the No.10(IA) Commando War Diary

PETERS, Felix Francois

Private Felix Peters 10 Commando
Private
10022FN43
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Felix Peters, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 179, was killed whilst attached to No 4 Commando during operations at Normandy.
 
Mort pour la France

RENAULT, Emile Marie Leon

Lance Corporal
203FN42
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds

Lance Corporal Emile Renault, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 55, was killed whilst attached to No 4 Commando during operations at Normandy.

Mort pour la France.
 

RICE, Charles

Charles Rice aka Kutschaka 10 Cdo
Birth name: 
KUTSCHAKA, Karl
Private
6436345
No 10 Commando
Pioneer Corps
Royal Sussex Regiment
Private Charles Rice, 'X' Troop, was a refugee from Czechoslavakia (Sudeten German) born Karl KUTSCHAKA. He was reported missing 19 August 1942 during operations at Dieppe, later found to be a prisoner of war. 
 
Sources

RIVIERE, Jacquelin

Corporal
Mle 10834 FN40
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Jacquelin Riviere, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no.198, missing presumed killed after a raid on the coast of Holland near a beach at Wassenaar.
 

ROBINSON, W.H.

Craftsman
No 10 Commando
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
HQ Troop No.10 (IA) Commando.
Post war member of the Commando Association residing Bradford, Yorkshire.
 
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 116 (2003).
 

ROLLIN, Paul Jean Gabriel

Lance Corporal
492FN43
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Paul Rollin, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 120, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
 
Mort pour la France.
 

ROMAN, Pierre

Lieutenant
39508
No 10 Commando
Knight Commander Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)
Military Cross (MC)

Lieutenant Pierre Roman, 4 (Belgian) Troop of No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando , was awarded the Military Cross for gallant and distinguished service on 5 November 1944 during operations near Domburg on Walcheren Island, Holland.

ROSLAND, Sverre

Trooper
No 10 Commando
Killed in action or died of wounds
Trooper Sverre Rosland, 5 troop (Norwegian), died during operations at Westkapelle. He is remembered with others from 5 troop on a Memorial to Norwegian Commandos located on the open space at the rise of the boulevard of Schagen at Domburg.
 

ROUSSEAU, Jean

Graves of Pte Rousseau and others
Private
5857FN41
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Jean Rousseau, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 186, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
 
Mort pour la France.
 

ROZEN, B.J.

Lance Corporal
20211 A/P
No 10 Commando
Polish Forces
Military Medal (MM)
Lance Corporal B.J. Rozen, No.10 Commando 6 Troop (Poland), was awarded the Military Medal in recognition of his leadership and gallantry in Italy.
Citation

RUPPE, Yvan

Corporal
1129FN43
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Yvan Ruppe, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 150, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Flushing.
 
Mort pour la France.
 

SAUNDERS, George Victor

George Saunders, 10 Commando 3 Troop
Birth name: 
SALOSCHIN, Georg Victor Frederick Otto Wilhelm Felix
Private (later Sergeant)
6436354
No 10 Commando
Royal Sussex Regiment
Pioneer Corps
George Saunders (born Georg Saloschin) was reported missing in France on 9 June 1944, later reported a prisoner of war in German hands [1][5].
  • Served in No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando 3 Troop ( aka 'X' Troop) [1][3][4].

SHEDDEN, Richard Graham

Captain
160488
No 5 Commando
No 10 Commando
Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Military Cross (MC)
Lieutenant Richard Shedden, No.5 Commando, was awarded the Military Cross in recognition of gallant and distinguished service during operations in Madagascar. He was in charge of a Landing Craft Assault (LCA).

SHELLEY, Alfred

Alfred Samson alias Alfred Shelley 10 Commando 3 Troop
Birth name: 
SAMSON, Alfred
Lieutenant
6305372
No 10 Commando
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Alfred Samson, a German national of the Jewish faith, served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Alfred Shelley.

SMITH, Gabriel

Second Lieutenant
A-832
No 10 Commando
Royal Norwegian Navy
Killed in action or died of wounds
Second Lieutenant Gabriel Smith, 5 troop (Norwegian), died during operations in Holland.

SMITH, James Norman

Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant
No 3 Commando
No 10 Commando
-
Served No.3 Commando and No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando.
Post war member of the Commando Association from Walsall, West Midlands.
 
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 80 (1985).
 

SMITH, Joseph

Birth name: 
KUGLER, Josef
Private
6305456
No 10 Commando
Pioneer Corps
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Private Joseph Smith, 'X' Troop, was a refugee from Czechoslavakia (Sudeten German) born Josef KUGLER. SOE trained.

SMITH, Robert

Marine
No 10 Commando
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association residing in The Netherlands.
[Source: Commando Association newsletter 59].
 

SMOLENAARS, Hans

Private
8084
No 10 Commando
Dutch

Hans Smolenaars was a member of the 1st Reinforcement of No. 2 Dutch Troop. They were recruited when the South of Holland was liberated in the autumn of 1944.

SPENCER, Thomas

Birth name: 
STEIN, Karl Artur
Private
6305470
No 10 Commando
No 3 Commando
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Private Thomas Spencer served under an alias. He was a German national born Karl Artur Stein and served in 3 Troop (aka 'X' Troop) of the inter allied commando. He was wounded on 11 April 1945 during operations with No.3 Commando at the River Aller crossing.

THEILINGER, Johann

Johann Theilinger 10 Commando Czech
Johann Theilinger
Served as : 
Taylor, John Robert
Private
13118712 and 6305478
No 10 Commando
Pioneer Corps / The Buffs
Johann Theilinger was a Sudetan Czech from Mikulov.  He was baptised a Catholic and later in life could speak numerous languages. He fought in the International Brigades in Spain, the Czech army in exile, later joining No.10 Commando 3 troop aka 'X' troop.

THOMPSON, Walter Gerald

Walter Thompson 10 commando
Birth name: 
ZADIK, Walter Gabriel
Lance Corporal
5550142
No 10 Commando
Hampshire Regiment
Lance Corporal Walter Thompson, born Walter Gabriel Zadik, was reported missing 20 June 1944 in Normandy France, whilst attached to No.4 Commando, later found to be a prisoner of war.

TREPEL, Charles

Captain Charles Trepel 10 Commando
Captain
Mle 54454
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Charles Trepel, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 8, missing presumed killed after a raid on the coast of Holland near a beach at Wassenaar.
 

TURNER, Andrew Charles

Birth name: 
POLLASCHEK, Otto
Private
13801460
6436369
No 10 Commando
Royal Sussex Regiment
Otto Pollaschek, born in Vienna and of Jewish Faith, served in 3 Troop No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando under the alias of Andrew Charles Turner. He was attached to No.3 Commando during the advance through North West Europe. 

Van ROSENDAEL, Hubert Jan Jacques

Sergeant
No 10 Commando
Dutch Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds

Sgt. Jack van Rosendael, who served in 2 (Dutch) troop of the Commando, was killed  by the explosion of a German V1 rocket  whilst an instructor to the Binnenlandse Strijdkrachten (Interior Forces) at Princenhage, a small town in the neighbourhood of Breda.

VOURCH, Guy

Lt. Guy Vourch
Captain
52822
No 10 Commando
No 4 Commando
Free French Forces
Military Cross (MC)
Captain Guy Vourch, No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando (French) attached No.4 Commando, was awarded the Military Cross in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in North West Europe.
Recommendation

WALLERAND, Pierre Adonis Louis

Pierre Wallerand 10 Commando
Warrant Officer
Mle 267 FN43.
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Warrant Officer Pierre Wallerand, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 47, missing presumed killed after a raid at Gravelines, France. Believed to have drowned whilst attempting to swim out to a waiting MTB after completing mission.
 

WEICH, Salo

Served as : 
HAMILTON, Robert Geoffrey
Corporal
6436350 & 13118714  
No 10 Commando
Pioneer Corps & Royal Sussex Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds

Salo Weich, an Austrian of Jewish faith, served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the Inter Allied Commando under an alias of Robert Geoffrey Hamilton. He was killed during operations with 41RM Commando at Walcheren. Son of Jacob and Sabine Weich, of Vienna, Austria.

WEINBERGER, Ernst Georg

Weinberger alias Webster 10 Commando
Served as : 
WEBSTER, Ernest George
Private
6305466
No 10 Commando
47RM Commando
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Ernst Weinberger, an Austrian national of the Jewish faith, served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Ernest Webster.

WILKOSZ, Jan

Sergeant
No 10 Commando
No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando 6 Troop (Poland).
Member of the Commando Association from Boston, Lincolnshire.
 
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 110 (2000).

‘Norway - Operation Cartoon’

Saturday, January 23, 1943

Location

Norway
59° 47' 20.7456" N, 5° 23' 6.756" E
An operation to destroy the pyrite mine on the island of Stord near Leirvik. The party landed at two locations half at Sagvaag, and the remainder on the other side of the bay.  They were responsible for the complete destruction of the Transformer at the Pyrite mine.
 

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