No 4 Independent Company
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Harry Pitman (No.1 Commando and No. 2 Independent Company) and John Wall (No. 5 Commando and No. 4 Independent Company) returned to Norway in May as the guests of the Norwegian No.14 Infantry Regiment to attend a ceremony in the Saltdal area, and a historical seminar. At the ceremony 30 Norwegian veterans received war medals for the service they gave throughout the war. This was followed by a lecture on the events in Saltdal in 1940.
2 Commando 5 Troop and 4 Independent Company
A list of names of a few of those from No.4 Independent Company who went on to serve in 5 Troop No.2 Commando and stayed on afterwards or moved elsewhere. Collection of Lance Sergeant Joseph Rogers MM, No.2 Commando 5 Troop. Contains links on the header to pages within the Commando Veterans Archive.
4 Independent Company
4 Independent Company Nominal Roll
It is not complete. Many went on to serve in No.2 Commando.
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ASHCROFT, Arthur
AULD, Luke Patchcott
BLACK, Graeme Delamere
BLISSETT, Harry Harold
BLYTHE, William
BROOME, Richard Frank
BROWN, Louis Walter
BURKE, Edward
CHEETHAM, John Frederick
COPLAND, William Oranmore
COX, Hugh Wilfred
Private Hugh Cox, 5 Troop, was one of the commando contingent on board HMS Campbeltown during Operation Chariot, the raid at St Nazaire
DAY, Stanley Ambrose
DOUGLAS, Edward
GWYNNE, John Edward Herbert
HOLT, Frederick
Corporal Frederick Holt, 5 troop, was one of the commando contingent on board HMS Campbeltown during the raid at St Nazaire in March 1942 [1]. He was initially reported missing in action until it was discovered he had been taken prisoner [2][2a][2b]. He was transpor
HOMER, Levi
HONEY, Peter
HOOPER, Richard Henry
HOUGHTON, Joseph Blundell Johnson
HUGHES, William Armsted
HURST, Ernest
JONES, Colin
LOWSON, Robert Charles
MARTIN, Robert George
MCALLISTER, Kenneth
MCCORMACK, Thomas
MORGAN, Richard Fuller
MOSS, Alan
MURDOCH, Sydney Wallace John
PEACHEY, Frederick
- 27 December 1941 Pte. Peachey was one of the No.2 Commando detachment who took part in Operation Archery at Vaagso.
PROCTOR, John David
PROUT, Charles Leslie
RAISBECK, Robert Douglas Grant
RANDALL, Donald Charles
RENNIE, Jim
ROBERTS, Harold
Lance Corporal Harold Roberts, 5 Troop, was one of the commando contingent on board HMS Campbeltown during the raid at St Nazaire in Ma
ROGERS, Joseph Gerard Anthony
Lance Sergeant Joseph Rogers, 5 troop, was awarded the Military Medal in recognition of gallant and distinguished service during operations at Spilje Albania on 28/29 July 1944.
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ROY, Donald William
SHERMAN, Thomas
STEWART, John Alexander
Lance Corporal John Stewart, 5 troop, was fatally wounded during operations at Dragone Hill, Salerno, Italy, and died on way to the Regimental Aid Post. Reported as buried by 41 RM Commando but his grave was never subsequently found. Son of John and Francis Stewart, of Clubmoor, Liverpool.
SUMNER, Frank
VANDERWERVE, John Edward
WALL, John
WHEELAN, George Leslie
Private Les Wheelan, 5 Troop, was one of the commando contingent on board HMS Campbeltown during the raid at St Nazaire in March 1942. He was reported missing after the raid, later found to have been wounded and taken prisoner. He was transported to Stalag 344 (V111b) Lamsdorf, Poland.
WILCOCK, Richard
Lance Corporal Richard Wilcock, 5 Troop, was one of the commando contingent who embarked on HMS Campbeltown for Operation Chariot, the raid at St Nazaire 28 March 1942. Wounded and taken prisoner he was later transported to Stalag 344 Lamsdorf, Poland.
WILKES, Frederick
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