No 5 Independent Company
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No.5 Independent Company formed from 56th London Division. Part of Scissors Force, a section of the British Expedition to Norway in May 1940.
AINSLEY, Ernest
Fusilier Ernest Ainsley, No. 5 Independent Company, died during operations in Norway as part of Scissors Force.
BARRON, Robert James


- May 1935 T.A. 1st Bn. London Scottish.
- Sept. 1939 embodied 1st Bn. London Scottish.
BAYLISS, Leonard Frank

DIXON, Herbert

Herbert Dixon enlisted with the Buffs on 15 March March 1940. He then volunteered for No.5 Independent Company. After joining No.2 Commando he was posted to 6 troop. Late 1943 when the Commando was restructured he was moved to 5 troop. There are group photos of him and others in the 5 troop album.
FLAVELL, Roy Russell
Gunner Roy Flavell, No. 5 Independent Company, died during operations in Norway as part of Scissors Force.
JENKINS, Morgan

Son of Morgan and Mary Jenkins; husband of Edna (nee Kennedy), of Tottenham, London.
PEYTON, Thomas Grenville Pitt

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