Messages posted by: beerie89

Grandad was WIA on that op in Sarande so he could possibly be named in the war diary-who knows.

The blokes account of the battle can be found here http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/88/a5823588.shtml

I suppose aswell the whole unit may not have been deployed on that op just certain troops ie 'Q' troop, I might try & contact the bloke if hes still alive for anymore info, he may have known my grandad. He mentions several wounded on 9th & 10th of October but no names (arrghhhhh) and some being killed like mne. St Ange.

Cheers Nick

Is there any way of knowing what the 'troops' were in 40 cdo for the Albanian operation without looking at the war diary for that time. I really want to know what troop grandad was in & if he was a machine gunner, rifleman etc.

Bit confused to the names of the troops too, on your document theyre listed as 1 troop, 2 troop etc, ive read a diary of a marine on the bbc peoples war site he mentions he was in Q troop of 40 for that op, did they just call the troop whatever they liked ie q, s , a , x etc?

Cheers

Hi

Does anybody know the make up of a rm cdo unit ie 40 rm cdo in ww2 around the time they were embroiled in the Italian theatre.

Ie How many marines made up the unit altogether & how they were broken up ie how many marines made up a 'troop' & how many 'troop' there were in the whole unit ie 'A' troop 'X' troop

Thanks

Does anybody know the role the 2nd Echelon or MNBDO 2 played during late 1943 in Tripoli?

My grandads service records show he joined the 2nd echelon on 9/8/43 doesnt say anyhting about where he was posted to but the next entry shows disembarked UK 8/2/44. This obviously means he was posted with them overseas. I also have a photo of him & on the back is written on 'Tripoli 1943' so obviously he was posted there with 2nd Echelon.

Curious to know what they were doing & what roles they played.

Any ideas or info

Many thanks

Hi David

Been reading the thread on your dad, I was intrigued when I saw from his service rec's he became a RM Commando from 30/5/44, any idea where he did his training-was it Achnacarry?

Reason I ask is that my grandad Charles Beer also became a RM Commando from 29/5/44, he completed his training at Achnacarry, Scotland.

After becoming a commando he joined 40 RM commando and fought in the italian/med campaign till the end of the war. He also received the Italy star.

Wonder if they came across eachother whilst training or were posted to the same unit.

His service recs enclosed. His thread link is http://www.commandoveterans.org/cdoForum/posts/list/4056.page

Hi Nick

Thanks very much for doing that mate its a massive help I can now show the family and let them in on his actions during the war cos as I said he never talked about it much so im told.

Cheers mate

Phil

Cool. I m from doncaster live in barnsley now used to go every airsho ts a kid, first time ive been since they revived her. Did a vid yesterday heres the linw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r05EvatEWJI

Haha its the armed guards on the gates u would need to look out for.

Youre a RAF man nick had a ride to Finningley yesterday filmed XH558 take off, u seen her yet?

Ha ha mablethorpe hey not too far from skeg vegas didnt u try butlins see if they let u back in he he

Cheers mate

Nick

Did u manage to translate them service docs yet mate?

Cheers

Found another out.

On the back hes wrote on it

Love Charlie

519 Squad

Not sure of date possibly MNBDO II or when part of 2nd Echelon??

Others

Originals now better resolution

Couple more

Ive found a few more pics of grandad during ww2, see att