4 Independent Company Nominal Roll
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This nominal roll has been compiled from detail within this archive added to that provided many years ago by Dennis Reeves, Honorary Curator of the Liverpool Scottish Museum Archive, and compiler of the book Special Service of A Hazardous Nature: The Story of the Liverpool Scottish Involvement in Special Forces Operations in the WW2.
It is not complete. Many went on to serve in No.2 Commando.
It is not complete. Many went on to serve in No.2 Commando.
Contact us with details to have an a name included, or provide additional information.
Commanding Officer: Major John Rimmer Patterson until Sept.1940.
Second in Command: Captain William Oranmore Copland, assumed command Sept.1940
| Surname | Forenames | Rank | S/N | Additional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashcroft | Arthur, 'The Hawk' | Pte | 2929623 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn; 2 Cdo 5 troop PoW St Nazaire |
| Aspey | William | Pte | 2930678 | Liverpool Scots. 2nd Bn; 2 Cdo 5 troop |
| Auld | Luke, Patchcott | Pte | 2931015 | Liverpool Scots. 2nd Bn; Scissors Force; Force X; Cpl ME Cdo Depot; SBS; PoW Escapee |
| Backhouse | Charles, R. | Pte | 2931647 | Liverpool Scots. 2nd Bn; Force X; 1st SAS, PoW escapee |
| Baldwin | CQMS | 9th King's | ||
| Baybutt | Jack, F. | Pte | 2929879 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn. ; returned to unit |
| Black | Graeme, Delamere | 2/Lieut | 106240 | 2/4th S.Lancs; 2 Platoon Cdr; ScissorForce; 2 Cdo executed Op Musketoon - DSO, MC |
| Blissett | D.A. | 2/Lieut | 5th King's | |
| Blissett | H.H. | Capt | 90331 | Intel; 2 Cdo; 1 SS Bde Maj. - MiD |
| Blythe | William, 'Bil' | Pte | 2930644 | Liverpool Scots. 2nd Bn; 2 Cdo 5 troop PoW St Nazaire |
| Broome | Richard, Frank, 'Dickie' | 2/Lieut | 85468 | 1/4th S. Lancs; Sec Cdr 2 Platoon; Scissors Force; Force X; OC 2 Cdo 5 Tp; kia Salerno |
| Brown | Louis, Walter, 'Ben' | LCpl | 2929147 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn; 2 Cdo 5 Troop PoW St Nazaire |
| Bruce | Kenneth, 'Ken' | Sgt | Liverpool Scots. 2nd Bn; later TSM 5 Troop 2 Cdo until 1942 | |
| Burke | Edward, 'Tiny' | Pte | 2929845 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn; 2 Cdo 5 troop |
| Campbell | J | Pte | 2929397 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn; Scissors Force; returned to unit. |
| Carnston | J.B. | Lieut | 5th King's; No.1 Platoon Cdr. | |
| Cheetham | Jack, F. | Pte | 2930999 | Liverpool Scots. 2nd Bn; 2 Cdo 5 Troop PoW St Nazaire |
| Clarke | John, 'Nobby' | Pte | Liverpool Scots; ScissorsForce; Force X | |
| Clarke | R.S. | Pte | 2929615 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn; Scissors Force; returned to unit |
| Coates | Edward | Cpl | Liverpool Scots 2nd Bn; Force X; 2 Cdo 5 Troop | |
| Copland | William,Oranmore, 'Bill' | Captain | 50169 | 2 I/C 4 Ind Coy then OC from Sept41; ScissorsForce; 2 I/C No.2 Cdo; PoW St Nazaire - DSO |
| Cox | Hugh | Pte | 2931801 | Liverpool Scots. 2nd Bn; 2 Cdo 5 Troop St Nazaire |
| Davidson | Andrew | Lieut | Liverpool Scots; 3 Platoon Cdr; Scissors Force; 2 Cdo 5 Tp injured 1941 mcy acc reurned to Liverpool Scots | |
| Day | Stanley, Ambrose | Lieut | 70873 | 55th Div Signals; Adjutant 4 Ind Coy; No.2 Cdo PoW St Nazaire awarded MC |
| Dorman | S.L. | 2/Lieut | 55th Div. RE | |
| Dougal | D | Pte | 2928382 | Posted from ITC Camerons; HQ Sigs; returned to unit |
| Drennan | A. Leslie | Pte | 2929199 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn |
| Douglas | Edward, 'Ted' | Pte | 2927913 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn; 2 Cdo 5 troop St Nazaire |
| Evans | K.R.H. | 2/Lieut | 2/4th S.Lancs; 2 Sec Cdr 2 Platoon | |
| Forshaw | Leslie, 'Les' | Pte | 2930952 | Liverpool Scots. 2nd Bn; Scissors Force; Force X |
| Frost | G.L. | 2/Lieut | 1/4th S.Lancs; Sec cdr 2 Platoon | |
| Fryer | Bennet, William, 'Ben' | Pte | 2931435 | Liverpool Scots 2nd Bn; 2 Cdo 5 Troop |
| Geddes | Robert, C.E.B. | Pte | 2929914 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn; Scissors Force; returned to unit |
| Gerrie | R | Pte | 2930581 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn; returned to unit; transferred to CMP |
| Gwynne | John, Edward, Herbert | Pte | 2929834 | Liverpool Scots; No.2 Cdo 5 troop; kia St Nazaire - MiD |
| Harding | H. John | LCpl | 2931062 | Liverpool Scots 1st Bn |
| Hayes | A.F. 'Nat' | Pte | 2929843 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn |
| Hoare | Albert | LCpl | 2929174 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn; returned to unit; later joined No.5 Cdo |
| Holt | Frederick | Pte | 2929875 | Liverpool Scots. 2nd Bn; 2 Cdo 5 Troop PoW St Nazaire |
| Homer | Levi, 'Leo' | Pte | 2930668 | Liverpool Scots. 2nd Bn; 2 Cdo 5 troop |
| Honey | Peter | Pte | 2930015 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn; MM with No.2 Cdo 5 troop PoW St Nazaire |
| Hooper | Richard, Henry | 2/Lieut | 70956 | 5th King's; Cdr Support Sec Platoon; ScissorForce, 2 Cdo, Op Archery, St Nazaire - MC |
| Horrobin | Leslie, G.J. | Pte | 2929849 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn; Scissors Force; returned to unit |
| Houghton | J.B. | Lieut | 130206 | see record for Johnson-Houghton |
| Hughes | William, A. 'Bladder' | Pte | 2929408 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn; 2 Cdo 5 Troop PoW St Nazaire |
| Hurst | Edward | Pte | 2931768 | Q.O.C.H; 2 Cdo 5 Troop St Nazaire |
| Jackson | Terence, 'Terry' | Cpl | 2929594 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn; left to OCTU |
| Jameson | James, A. | Pte | 2929294 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn; returned to unit |
| Johnson | J | Pte | 2931063 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn; Scissor Force; returned to unit; transferred to CMP |
| Johnson-Houghton | Joseph, Blundell | Lieut | 130206 | South Lancs; ScissorsForce, St Nazaire, Captain awarded MC, executed Op Musketoon |
| Jones | Colin | Pte | 2931662 | Liverpool Scots. 2nd Bn; 2 Cdo 5 Troop PoW St Nazaire |
| Jones | Harry | Pte | Liverpool Scots. 2nd Bn; to A.A.C; PoW at Arnhem | |
| Kelly | D.J. | Pte | 292262 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn; returned to unit |
| Knowles | John, A. 'Johnny' | Pte | 2931031 | Liverpool Scots. 2nd Bn; 2 Cdo 4 troop PoW St Nazaire |
| Layton | Thomas, A. | Cpl | Liverpool Scots; Scissors Force; returned to unt | |
| Lima | Cyril, V. | Pte | 2929262 | Liverpool Scots; Scissors Force; 2 Cdo 5 Troop |
| Lowson | Robert, Charles, 'Bob' | Pte | 2929977 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn; Force X; MM with SAS |
| Mackenzie | G | Pte | 2929775 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn; Scissors Force; returned to unit |
| Marples | N.I. | Pte | 2 Platoon 4 Ind.Coy | |
| Martin | Robert, George, 'Twim' | Pte | 2930946 | Liverpool Scots. 2nd Bn; died May 1940 Scissors Force |
| Mason | John | Cpl | ||
| Matthews | H.K. | 2/Lieut | 5th King's; Sec Cdr 1 Platoon | |
| McAllister | Kenneth, 'Ken Mac' | Pte | 2929412 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn; later TSM of 5 Troop 2 Cdo |
| McCormack | Thomas, 'Tom' | Pte | 2930404 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn; 2 Cdo 5 Troop kia St Nazaire |
| McGarrity | John, 'Sleuth' | LCpl | 2929120 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn; Scissors Force; Force X; 2 Cdo |
| McIver | A.I. | Captain | RAMC attached 2nd Bn Liverpool Scots; Medical Officer Scissors Force | |
| McMorron | Jack, E. | Pte | 2929386 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn |
| Milnes | Graham | Pte | 2929965 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn; Scissors Force; returned to unit |
| Mitchell | Eric | Pte | 2931218 | Liverpool Scots. 2nd Bn; Force X |
| Moffat | 'Cocky' | Pte | Attached from QOCH | |
| Moodie | J. 'Jock' | Cpl | 3053415 | Posted from ITC Camerons |
| Morgan | Richard, Fuller | 2/Lieut | 105100 | S.Lancs; Support Section; 2 Cdo PoW St Nazaire - MiD |
| Moss | Alan | Sgt/RSM | 2930992 | Liverpool Scots. 2nd Bn; 1st RSM of No.2 Cdo; kia St Nazaire |
| Murdoch | Sydney | Pte | 2929161 | Liverpool Scots 1st Bn; 2 Cdo 5 Troop; PoW St Nazaire |
| Nethercott | T | Pte | 2929569 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn; returned to unit |
| Norris-Jones | W | 2/Lieut | RE; Support Section | |
| Page | William, 'Mate', 'Bill' | Pte | 2931157 | Liverpool Scots 2nd Bn; Force X; PoW CasList WO417/92 |
| Patterson | John, Rimmer | A/Major | 29978 | Liverpool Scots; OC 4 Ind Coy; Scissors Force; Sept.1940 posted back to Liverpool Scots later Lt. Col 1st Bn |
| Peachey | Frederick | Pte | 3654154 | S/Lancs; 2 Cdo; St Nazaire; MM and bar |
| Perkins | Leonard, 'Perky Len' | Pte | 2930945 | Liverpool Scots. 2nd Bn; 2 Cdo awarded MM and MiD |
| Porter | K | A/Sgt | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn; to HQ ; 1944 2nd Lt RAC | |
| Proctor | John, David | 2/Lieut | 117903 | 1st Bn Liverpool Scots; Scissors Force; St Nazaire seroiusly wounded; CBTC |
| Prout | C. Leslie, 'Jed' or 'Arab' | Pte | 2929485 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn; Scissors Force; Force X |
| Purvis | J | LCpl | 3185932 | Posted from ITC Camerons; returned to unit |
| Quayle, DCM | R.H. | LCpl | 3763380 | King's Regt; returned to unit |
| Raisbeck | Robert | Pte | Liverpool Scots; Scissors Force; Force X | |
| Randall | Donald, Charles, 'Don' | LCpl | 2929382 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn; HQ Sigs; PoW St Nazaire; awarded DCM |
| Rennie | James, Jim' | Cpl | 2930599 | Liverpool Scots. 2nd Bn |
| Richardson | S | Pte | 2929794 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn; Scissors Force; returned to unit |
| Roberts | Harold, 'Aggs' | Pte | 2931676 | Liverpool Scots. 2nd Bn; PoW St Nazaire |
| Rogers | Joseph, Gerard, Anthony, 'Joe' | Pte | 2933493 | Liverpool Scots; 2 Cdo 5 Troop St Nazaire; awarded MM Splije, Albania, 1944 |
| Rolph | Norman | Pte | Liverpool Scots. 2nd Bn; Scissors Force; Force X | |
| Roy | Donald, William | 2/Lieut | Liverpool Scots 2nd Bn; Sec Cdr 3 Platoon; Scissors Force; OC 2 Cdo 5 Tp at St Nazaire POW awarded DSO | |
| Sherman | Thomas, 'Tom' | Sgt | 3772771 | King's Regt; Scissors Force; TSM 4Troop 2 Cdo; Vaagso, St Nazaire; to OCTU; Later Hon Col RM Reserve OBE |
| Sinclair | 'Lofty' | Pte | Liverpool Scots. 2nd Bn | |
| Smith | Jack | Pte | Liverpool Scots 2nd Bn; Force X; batman to Lt Taylor | |
| Smith | James, 'Jim' | Pte | 3654054 | S/Lancs; 2 Cdo kia Salerno |
| Smith | John | Pte | Liverpool Scots | |
| Sowerbutts | E.G. | Pte | 2930775 | Liverpool Scots 2nd Bn |
| Stalker | William, James | Pte | 2931430 | Liverpool Scots. 2nd Bn; Scissors Force; Force X |
| Stewart | John, Alexander | Pte | 2931169 | Liverpool Scots. 2nd Bn; kia Salerno with No.2 Cdo |
| Stubs | Arnold | Pte | S/Lancs | |
| Sumner | Frank | Pte | 2930811 | Liverpool Scots. 2nd Bn |
| Taylor | Lawrence, 'Larry' | 2/Lieut | 2nd Bn Liverpool Scots; 3 Platoon Sec. Cdr; ScissorForce; Force X; Capt No.2 Cdo 5 troop | |
| Taylor | Stanley, 'Stan' | Pte/Cpl | 2929159 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn; Scissors Force; Force X |
| Vanderwerve | John, Edward | 2/Lieut | 9th King's; No.1 Platoon Sec. Cdr; 2 Cdo kia St Nazaire | |
| Whelan | George, Leslie, 'Les' | Pte | 2930965 | Liverpool Scots. 2nd Bn; No.2 Cdo PoW St Nazaire |
| White | W.H. | 2/Lt | 9th King's; No.1 Platoon Sec Cdr | |
| Whittle | Frank | WO2 CSM | 5th Kings | |
| Wilcock | Richard, 'Dick' | Pte | 2931468 | Liverpool Scots. 2nd Bn; No.2 Cdo PoW St Nazaire |
| Wilkes | Frederick, 'Fred' | Pte | 2931680 | Liverpool Scots. 2nd Bn; No.2 Cdo PoW St Nazaire |
| Wilkinson | Cyril | Pte | 2929839 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn; Scissors Force; 2 Cdo 5 Troop |
| Wilson | Gerry, 'Tug' | Pte | 2929369 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn |
| Wynne | Hugo | Pte | 2929646 | Liverpool Scots. 1st Bn; Scissors Force; 2 Cdo 5 Troop |
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