NEWLAND, W.
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Rank:
Major
Unit / Base:
41RM Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Jan. 1945 - (Major) RM Commando Training Unit
April 1945 - (Major) RM Holding Commando.
April 1945 - (Major) RM Holding Commando.
July 1945 - (Major) RM Holding Commando.
14 Nov. 1945 - (Major) assumed command of Operation Butcher, an operation by 41RM Commando to assist in providing food for the German people of the Ruhr by killing deer in the neighbouring forests.
26 Nov. 1945 - 41RM Commando returned to the UK.
26 Nov. 1945 - 41RM Commando returned to the UK.
20 Jan. 1946 - 41RM Commando disbanded.
Sources
Navy Lists 1945 Quarterly January.
Navy Lists 1945 Quarterly April.
Navy Lists 1945 Quarterly July.
The book 'They did what was asked of them', p.182, author Raymond Mitchell,.
Testimonial letter he wrote, signing as OC 41RM Cdo., for TSM Dalziel, 41RM Commando.
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