44RM Commando
Formed as No. 44 Royal Marine Commando, Royal Marines, on the 1st August 1943 from the disbanded 3rd Battalion, Royal Marines. Their specialist training from the 1st August to the the 6th September 1943 began at Ashurst. This was to prepare them for the arduous training to come at Achnacarry. Their first CO was Lt Col. F.C. Horton RM.
The Marines then attended the Commando Depot at Achnacarry from the 7th Sept - 2nd October 1943. A total of 33 Officers and 532 Marines began the training. At the completion of the Course, there were 28 Officers and 411 Marines, the remainder having been injured or considered unsuitable.*
Their theatre of operations was in the Far East, Burma and Trincomalee, as part of 3 Special Service (later renamed Commando) Brigade.
Post war in 1946 they were redesignated 44 Commando RM , then further redesignated 40 Commando RM on the 16th March 1947.
*Source: 44RM Commando Achnacarry to the Arakan written by Tony MackenzieView our Gallery images of 44RM Commando Click/touch 44RM Commando below for additional content, or follow the links below it to specific content entries.
44RM Cdo. Roll of Honour
"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them."
44RM Commando Nominal Roll
For historical & research purposes, we have tried to compile the names of all who served in No. 44 Royal Marine Commando obtained from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Lists of Casualties, the No. 44 Royal Marine Commando War Diary Jan to Dec 1945 (NA ref ADM/202/96), papers from the National Archives and further research by members of the CVA and various other resources.
In preparing this list, we acknowledge that it is very likely there are omissions, Therefore, this is not a definitive list by any means, nor is it meant to be an official list, but it is the best we can do in an attempt to record all ranks by name who were part of No. 44 Royal Marine Commando. Research continues.
The No. 44 Royal Marine Commando Nominal Roll is listed below in surname order.
44RM Commando Nominal A-C
Commando Veterans Archive Nominal Roll for 44RM Commando.
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A lot of hard work has gone into producing this nominal roll in memory of all who served. There is no other comprehensive nominal roll of all Commandos in existence. Reproduction is only permitted if accompanied by the copyright marker and a clear acknowledgement to the Commando Veterans Archive.
(click on highlighted surnames for more information)
Surname |
Forename |
Rank |
S/N |
Troop |
Additional |
| Abbs | Keith Allen | Lt | S | ||
| Acton | Richard Granleese | Capt | S | ||
| Adams | Edward David | Mne | CH/X112230 | ||
| Akenhead | T | Sgt | X | ||
| Alder | Cpl | HQ | |||
| Aldridge | Dennis Leolin Samuel StMaur | Capt (Maj) | MBE,MC&bar | ||
| Allen | AJ 'Punch' | Sgt | |||
| Amor | William | Sgt | |||
| Angell | Reg | SIGS | |||
| Angell | W. 'Bill' | SIGS | |||
| Appleyard | Cpl | ||||
| Archer | AH | Lt | IO | ||
| Armstrong | Mne | ||||
| Ashworth | John Mark | Mne | PLY/X110603 | ||
| Baker | Robert | SIGS | |||
| Barney | B.I.C. | Sgt | A | ||
| Barrett | AE | Lt | A | ||
| Bartlett | C | Sgt | HQ | ||
| Bates | FE | Lt | |||
| Baxter | PBS | Capt | A | ||
| Bayliss | WR | Lt | |||
| Beach | George Edgar | Mne | PLY/X3568 | ||
| Beckingham | Harry | S | |||
| Bedford | John Robert | Cpl | EX/3270 | ||
| Bee | Ernest F. | Pte | & No 5 Cdo | ||
| Bell | Thomas Charles 'dinger' | TSM | B | ||
| Bernard | Mne | HQ | |||
| Betteridge | Mne | ||||
| Bettinson | Ken | X | |||
| Bigland | ER | Mne | |||
| Bishop | Mne | HQ | |||
| Black | George | Mne | HQ | ||
| Blacklaws | John Berry | Lt | |||
| Blackmore | Mne | HQ | |||
| Bleasdell | GPA | Lt | |||
| Bolam | Edward Charles | Mne | PO/X120358 | ||
| Bowen | Albert Victor | Cpl | EX/982 | ||
| Bowers | Mne | HQ/MT | |||
| Browning | Ken W.J. | Lt | A | ||
| Brownridge | Mne | ||||
| Brydon | William W.H. | Lt | |||
| Buckton | CSgt | HQ | |||
| Burgess | E. 'Ted' | Sgt | X | ||
| Burton | HR | Maj | |||
| Butterfield | W | X | |||
| Buttery | Mne | HQ | |||
| Callaghan | J | Cpl | SIGS | ||
| Cameron | William | Mne | |||
| Campbell | Mne | HQ | |||
| Cannon | Ron | SIGS | |||
| Carryer | CN | Lt | X | ||
| Carton | Mne | MT | |||
| Chenery | Albert 'Bert' | Mne | D | ||
| Child | Gordon J. | Cpl | |||
| Clark | Jack 'Nobby' | Cpl | |||
| Cliverd | Derek E. | Lt | |||
| Cole | TG | Cpl | & 47 RM Cdo | ||
| Connor | Tom | D | |||
| Conway | Don | SIGS | |||
| Cook | Alexander | Mne | |||
| Coole | TC | Capt | QM | ||
| Cooper | Joseph 'Joe' | Mne | S | ||
| Corbon | CSgt | HQ | |||
| Cousins | FT | Lt | |||
| Crane | Sgt | ||||
| Crawford - Porter | T | MO | RAMC | ||
| Crisp | Ted | Cpl | X |
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Commando Veterans Archive Nominal Roll for 44RM Commando.
© Commando Veterans Archive 2016. All Rights Reserved.
A lot of hard work has gone into producing this nominal roll in memory of all who served. There is no other comprehensive nominal roll of all Commandos in existence. Reproduction is only permitted if accompanied by the copyright marker and a clear acknowledgement to the Commando Veterans Archive.
(click on highlighted surnames for more information)
Surname |
Forename |
Rank |
S/N |
Troop |
Additional |
| Danby | D | Pte | 7395541 | RAMC | |
| Darby | J | LCpl | 14325329 | RAMC | |
| Darvell | Eric | HQ | |||
| Davies | Desmond V. | Mne | |||
| Deacock | W.M.M. | Capt | |||
| Deacon | George | B | |||
| Deakin | Bill | Mne | |||
| Deenham | MT | Lt | |||
| Dentith | Mne | ||||
| Dexter | P | Lt | |||
| Dickie | Catherwood | Cpl | |||
| Dooley | Arthur | Mne | EX/4045 | ||
| Drysdale | Douglas Burns | Lt Col | OC Jun-Dec 1945 | ||
| Duncan | Mne | ||||
| Durnford | AR 'Tony' | Sgt | A | ||
| Dutton | Mel | Mne | C | ||
| Dytor | Sidney W. | Mne | C | ||
| Edwards | V | Mne | PO/X 121963 | ||
| Elliot | AE | Lt | |||
| Ellis | Jack | Pte | RAMC | ||
| Ellis | AJS 'Jim' | Mne | |||
| Evans | Mne | INTEL | |||
| Everett | Bertram 'Bert' | Sgt | |||
| Farquharson-Roberts | Capt | ||||
| Farr | R. 'Tommy' | S | |||
| Farrell | William Henry | Mne | CH/X112233 | ||
| Fincham | Norman | Mne | |||
| Fisher | N.A.B. | LCpl | 7263031 | RAMC | |
| Flack | James | Sgt | |||
| Fleming | Robert Frew | Cpl | CH/X101416 | ||
| Folly | Mne | MT | |||
| Foot | Frank | LCpl | PLY/X3476 | ||
| Fouche | SL | Lt | S Africa UDF | ||
| Francis | Thomas R. | Mne | |||
| Friend | R | CSgt | S/HQ | ||
| Fuoss | DN | Lt | |||
| Furlong | David F. | Capt (later Maj) | & 42 Cdo | ||
| Gallon | Sgt | HQ | |||
| Gamblin | Mne | HQ | |||
| Garnham | Raymond | Sgt | |||
| Gee | B | Pte | 14560144 | RAMC | |
| Gibson | Eric Hookway | Sgt | PLY/X3404 | ||
| Gigg | George Thomas | LCpl | CH/X108719 | ||
| Giles | Fred | Mne | |||
| Gilkes | John Alan | Maj | |||
| Goulden | Jock' | Mne | |||
| Graffham | Leslie F. | Mne | |||
| Graham/ Tarr - Graham | William J.T. | Cpl | |||
| Grant | Ronald Douglas | Sgt | PLY/X2122 | ||
| Gray | JR 'Jack' | Mne | |||
| Gray | JG 'Jack' | Lt | |||
| Grayson | Harold | Cpl | X | ||
| Gregon | Mne | ||||
| Gresham | John | Cpl | X | ||
| Gretton | Mne | HQ | |||
| Grubb | Gordon | INTEL | |||
| Gurd | Norman N. | Mne | |||
| Hagan | Thomas V. | Cpl | & No4 Cdo | ||
| Hamlin | O.St John | Capt | Adjt Aug'43 | ||
| Harknett | James A. | Mne | B | ||
| Harrington | B | Sgt | |||
| Harris | A. 'Darky' | A | |||
| Hart | Norman S. | Mne | |||
| Haw | Charles Walter R. | Mne | PLY/X107394 | ||
| Headdock | Stanley | Mne | |||
| Headington | Mne | ||||
| Headon | Taff' | Cpl | |||
| Heath | Alfred | LCpl | EX/ 3962 | ||
| Heaton | Harry | LCpl | 7265261 | RAMC | |
| Hellis | SC | Capt | |||
| Henderson | Alex | Cpl | B | ||
| Hensman | Denis | B | |||
| Henshall | S | Lt | X, HQ | ||
| Hermston | T.B. 'Karl' | Mne | |||
| Heslop | JR 'Jack' | Mne | |||
| HESP | George Taylor | Cpl | PLY/X101509 | ||
| Hewitt | Mne | HQ | |||
| Hicks | D.S. | Cpl | X | RAMC | |
| High | Cpl | HQ | |||
| Hilditch | Cpl | HQ | |||
| Hitchcock | Tom | S | |||
| Hodnett | WH | Sgt | EX/991 | ||
| Holyoake | JH | Lt | |||
| Hook | Ross Sidney | Chaplain Revd | RNVR | ||
| Horan | Mne | Medic | |||
| Horton | Frank Cyril | Lt Col | OC Aug'43-Dec'44 | ||
| Hough | HGS 'Graham' | Capt | S | ||
| House | Derek | Cpl | C | ||
| Howarth | JEC | Capt | |||
| Howell | Mne | ||||
| Howson | J | Medic | |||
| Hughes | TL | Lt | |||
| Humphrey | Cpl | ||||
| Ingram | Ray | Mne (later Maj) | |||
| Jack | RR | Lt | |||
| Jackson | George | Mne | C | ||
| Jacobs | Mne | ||||
| Jacos | WA 'Bill' | Mne | |||
| Jeyes | Mne | HQ | |||
| Johnson | Jack | Tsm | X | ||
| Jones | Douglas H. | Mne | |||
| Jones | Kenneth | Mne | |||
| Joseph | F | Pte | 7525161 | RAMC | |
| Kay | Cliff J. | Mne | |||
| Kaye | GA | Lt | |||
| Kellaway | F.C | Sgt | & 46 Cdo | ||
| Kelly | J.C | Mne | |||
| Kelly | Mick | Cpl | |||
| Kelly | William 'Bill' | Sgt | B | ||
| Kemsley | George William | TSM | EX/903 | A | MM |
| Kent | Mne | ||||
| Kidd | Mne | ||||
| Kimpton | HFC | Major (later Col) | |||
| Kirby | Peter | Cpl | EX/3358 | ||
| Kite | Lcpl | ||||
| Kydd | WE 'Bill' | Mne |
44RM Commando Nominal L-O
Commando Veterans Archive Nominal Roll for 44RM Commando.
© Commando Veterans Archive 2016. All Rights Reserved.
A lot of hard work has gone into producing this nominal roll in memory of all who served. There is no other comprehensive nominal roll of all Commandos in existence. Reproduction is only permitted if accompanied by the copyright marker and a clear acknowledgement to the Commando Veterans Archive.
(click on highlighted surnames for more information)
Surname |
Forename |
Rank |
S/N |
Troop |
Additional |
| Laban | W 'Bill' | X | |||
| Lamb | Albert | Sgt | |||
| Langdon | Patrick H.T. | Mne | |||
| Landey | Mne | ||||
| Langley | E | Capt | |||
| Lavender | William Edwin | Sgt | PLY/X3571 | MiD | |
| Lee | John K. | Capt | |||
| Leggett | Mne | ||||
| Lewis | Frank Gordon | Mne | EX/ 3315 | ||
| Lewis | DH | Lt | |||
| Lewis | Emlyn | Mne | |||
| Lewis | Joe J. | Mne | X | ||
| Lewis | K | B | |||
| Liddington | Joseph | Mne (later Maj) | & 45Cdo | ||
| Litchfield | Sgt | ||||
| Little | Mne | ||||
| Liversey | PG | Cpl | |||
| Lloyd | Cpl | ||||
| Lowe | Mne | ||||
| Macafee | JLA | Major & 2i/C (later Col) | |||
| Macan | AV | Lt | C | ||
| Mackenzie | D | C/Sgt | |||
| Mackenzie | Lawrence Frederick 'Mac' | Mne | |||
| Mackinnon | James | Lt | |||
| Manger | Harold Charles Walter | Chaplain Revd | RNVR | ||
| Marshall | Arthur Allen | Cpl | PLY/X103365 | ||
| Marshall | EL | Lt | |||
| Martin | Arthur | Capt | MiD | ||
| Martin | K | Capt | D | ||
| Martin | John 'Jack' | Mne | A | ||
| Mason | George | A | |||
| Masters | PTA | Lt | |||
| Matters | Philip | Major (later Lt Col) | 40/45Cdo | ||
| Maxwell | RS | Mne | |||
| Mccleary | C. Allen | Capt | MO | RAMC | |
| Mccolm | IN | Lt | |||
| McDonald | Dennis | Mne | PLY/X110563 | ||
| Mclean | Robert 'Big Mac' | Cpl | A+C | ||
| Mcleish | Johnny | Cpl | |||
| Mcleod | Sgt | ||||
| Mead | Mne | ||||
| Meer | Bert H. | SIGS | |||
| Mellor | Mne | ||||
| Metters | Mne | ||||
| Moriarty | Tom P. | Mne | C | ||
| Morrison | James | Mne | PO/X105540 | ||
| Mosley | Mne | ||||
| Murphy | Mne | ||||
| Murray | Mne | ||||
| Musters | PTA | 2/Lt | D | ||
| Mustow | J | LCpl | PLY/X104636 | ||
| Mylett | E. 'Ted' | Sgt | D | ||
| Naylor | Mne | ||||
| Nelson | Desmond | Mne | PO/X102790 | ||
| Newton | Cyril | RQMS | |||
| Nicholls | Chris | Sgt | HQ | ||
| Nicks | D.L. | LCpl | 7371205 | RAMC | |
| Norman | Mne | A | |||
| Nutt | William G. 'Bill' | Mne | |||
| O'brien | AP | Lt | |||
| O'keefe | Mne | SIGS | |||
| Orchard | Thomas A.G. 'Chow' | Mne | |||
| O'Reilly | J | Mne | PLY/X108268 | ||
| Orpen | HH | Lt | |||
| Owen | AR | Mne | CH/X105692 | ||
| Owen | Gary | TSM | PO/X2363 | ||
| Owen | John Ivor Headon | Capt (later Maj Gen) | A |
44RM Commando Nominal P-Z
Commando Veterans Archive Nominal Roll for 44RM Commando.
© Commando Veterans Archive 2016. All Rights Reserved.
A lot of hard work has gone into producing this nominal roll in memory of all who served. There is no other comprehensive nominal roll of all Commandos in existence. Reproduction is only permitted if accompanied by the copyright marker and a clear acknowledgement to the Commando Veterans Archive.
(click on highlighted surnames for more information)
Surname |
Forename |
Rank |
S/N |
Troop |
Additional |
| PAGE | Harold | Sgt | HQ | ||
| PALMER | Neville | X | |||
| PALMER | Charles Francis | Mne | PLY/X103102 | ||
| PARISH | KP | Capt | X/Adjt Jun44 | ||
| PAYNE | Leonard William | LCpl | CH/X100442 | ||
| PEGGS | Harold C. | Mne | |||
| PEMBERTON | Thomas William | Cpl | PO/X116149 | Medic | MiD |
| PENGELLY | Arthur | A | |||
| PHILLIPS | Hedley J. | Capt | X | OBE | |
| PHILLIPS | John | Cpl | SIGS | ||
| PINKNEY | James | Mne | PLY/X108764 | ||
| POLKINGHORNE | Eric | Mne | PLY/X103548 | S | |
| POOLE | Alfred jack | Mne | 47RM Cdo | ||
| POTTERING | Alan D. | Mne | |||
| POWELL | Keith | Mne | |||
| POWRIE | AK | Lt | |||
| PRICE | CL | Maj | |||
| RALPH | Cyril | Cpl | S | ||
| RANGER | DH | Lt | MBE/S.Africa UDF | ||
| RAWSON | GJ | Mne | X | ||
| RAYNOR | Mne | ||||
| READY | Patrick | A | |||
| REDMOND | Edward 'Ted' | Mne | S | ||
| REEVES | Bernard | Cpl | |||
| REEVES | Ken | X | |||
| RENDELL | R.S. | Sgt | X | ||
| RICHARDS | George | SIGS | |||
| RICHARDSON | Leon | LCpl | CH/X105684 | ||
| RICHARDSON | JWF | Capt | |||
| RICHMOND | Gordon 'Ricky' | Mne | & 30 Cdo | ||
| RIDER | Philip Henry | Lt | B & X | ||
| RIDINGS | John C. | C/Sgt | |||
| RILEY | Francis | Mne | |||
| ROBINSON | LCpl | ||||
| ROBINSON | Cpl | HQ | |||
| SANKEY | Fred | C | |||
| SAUNDERS | HGS | Maj | |||
| SCHOFIELD | H | Cpl | |||
| SCOTT | D | Mne | PLY/X109330 | ||
| SCOTT | Arthur W. | Sgt | |||
| SEABY | Mne | HQ | |||
| SEALEY | GPE | Capt | A | ||
| SEDDON | J | LCpl | 7265267 | RAMC | |
| SEDGEWICK | John 'Jack' | Mne | |||
| SHARMAN | Frederick A. | CSgt | |||
| SHEATHER | Allan Cecil | Mne | PO/X113117 | ||
| SHEFFORD | P | Lt | |||
| SHEFFORD | T | Lt | |||
| SHIELDS | Ralph | Cpl | |||
| SHORE | D | Mne | CH/X194002 | ||
| SHORT | Cpl | ||||
| SIBLEY | Fred J. | Mne | |||
| SIMMS | Tommy | Cpl | |||
| SMITH | A 'Tony' | SIGS | |||
| SMITH | D.W. | Sgt | |||
| SMITH | Frank | HQ | |||
| SMITH | J.W. 'Jim' | CSM | C | BEM (& 42RM Cdo) | |
| SMITH | J.A. | Lt | |||
| SMITH | P.L. | Mne | HQ | ||
| SMITH | Ron | Sgt | B | ||
| SPENCER | John | RSM | BEM | ||
| SPURRIER | LCpl | ||||
| SQUIRES | MNE | HQ | |||
| STANDING | WJ | Lt | D | ||
| STARR | Alec Frank | Cpl | B | ||
| STEELE | R | Capt | S | ||
| STEWART | GD | Lt | |||
| STOCKLEY | Gordon Herbert | Lt Col | OC Dec'44-Jun'45 | MID | |
| STOCKWELL | JN | Mne | PO/X3716 | SIGS | |
| STOKELL | Charles | Sgt | CH/X2754 | ||
| STOKES | JA | TSM | |||
| STONE | Charles 'rocky' | Cpl | |||
| STRANGE | Dennis | Sgt | & CMWTC | ||
| STRETTON | WE 'Bill' | Cpl | |||
| STUBBINS | Leslie | C | |||
| STURGES | Edward Murray | Capt | B | MiD | |
| SWIFT | W. 'Bill' | Mne | |||
| SYMS | Edward A.R. 'Ted' | Capt | A | ||
| TARRING | DES | Mne | |||
| TAYLOR | Desmond 'geordie' | Mne | D | ||
| TAYLOR | J.H. | Mne | HQ | ||
| TEBBLE | Ray | Sgt | X | ||
| TERNENT | John White | Mne | PO/X101801 | ||
| TERRELL | George A. 'Tiny' | Mne | |||
| THOMAS | AE 'Bert' | Mne | |||
| THOMPSON | David | Mne | |||
| THORN | W. 'Bill' | Cpl | A | ||
| THORNTON | P.L. | Pte | 14281756 | RAMC | |
| THORPE | Bernard | SIGS | |||
| TICEHURST | GB | Lt | |||
| TODD | John | Sgt | |||
| TOOTH | Anthony | S | |||
| TORR - GRAHAM | Mne | ||||
| TOSDEVINE | J.D 'Jack | Mne | |||
| TOWHILL | PE | Lt | |||
| TRAYNOR | Mne | ||||
| TREMLETT | DC | Lt | |||
| TUNMORE | Derek | B | |||
| TUNNELL | Edward | Mne | A | ||
| TUNSTALL | F | Lt | |||
| TURNER | Raymond | Cpl | |||
| WAINWRIGHT | Jack | ||||
| WAITE | Allan | Cpl | PO/X120312 | X | |
| WALDHEIM | Jack D. | Mne | |||
| WALTERS | Stanley Kenneth | Mne | EX/4092 | ||
| WARD | Russell | Mne | |||
| WARD | W.A. 'Arthur' | Sgt | |||
| WARLTAIR | AW | Lt | |||
| WATKINS | William John | Mne | PLY/X107423 | ||
| WATKINS | CA | Capt | Adjt. Jun'45 | ||
| WATSON | Mne | ||||
| WEBB | Ernest Charles | Mne | PO/X120312 | ||
| WEBBER | A. 'Jan' | Sgt | B | ||
| WELLS | Ron | Sgt | A | ||
| WHELLER | Charlie | Cpl | SIGS | ||
| WHITE | Augustus Ronald | LT | C & D | MiD | |
| WHITE | John F. | Lt | A | ||
| WHITE | Ronald | Mne | & 45 RM Cdo | ||
| WICKS | Harry T. | Mne | X | DSM | |
| WILCOCKS | R. 'Bob' | TSM | B | ||
| WILD | Harold | Mne | S | ||
| WILLETT | W.R. | Mne | & 40RM Cdo | ||
| WILLEY | Claud | Cpl | SIGS | ||
| WILLIAMS | Albert Edward | Cpl | PLY/X109364 | ** | |
| WILLIAMS | George | X | |||
| WILLIAMS | H.D. | Sgt | 7358118 | RAMC | |
| WILLS | Victor | Mne | B | ||
| WILSON | Ronald | C | |||
| WINTER | NJ | Capt | C | ||
| WINTGENS | SG | 2/Lt | B | ||
| WONACOTT | R | C | |||
| WOOD | E.C. 'Stringer' | CPL | |||
| WOOD | Maurice Arthur Ponsonby | Capt/Padre | DSC (later Bishop) | ||
| WOOD | W | Cpl | A | ||
| WOODS | NP | Lt Col | OC Dec'45 - | ||
| WORSFOLD | RL | Lt | |||
| YOUNG | FW | Mne |
44RM Cdo Operations in Burma
44RM Commando were part of 3 Commando Brigade during the Burma Campaign. Many of the documents we have for this period are related to more than one single commando unit and are listed jointly below in the document 3 Commando Brigade Operations in Burma.