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The History of No 2. Comando

Remembrance

In honoured-memory of the fallen, No. 2 Commando

Who remain in Algeria, Norway, Germany, France, Sicily, Italy, Albania & Yugoslavia

  • Maj. T.D. LAWRIE
  • Capt. G.B. BANTING
  • Capt. J.S. BARE
  • Capt. D.L. BIRNEY
  • Capt. G.D. BLACK
  • Capt. R.F. BROOME
  • Capt. E.S. HODGSON
  • Capt. J.B. HOUGHTON
  • Capt. S.L. JENKINS
  • Capt. F.S. MASON
  • Capt. G.A. PARSONS
  • Capt. J.R. STEWART
  • Capt. THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON
  • Capt. E. R. WAKEFIELD
  • Capt. P. WHITEHOUSE
  • Lieut. A.T. BRUNSWICK
  • Lieut. J.A. COYLE
  • Lieut. J.D. JEFFREYS
  • Lieut. M. JENKINS
  • Lieut. C.W. LEA
  • Lieut. T.G. PEYTON
  • Lieut. J.D. ROSLING
  • Lieut. J.E. VANDERWERVE
  • Lieut. P. WALTON
  • R.S.M. A. MOSS
  • T.S.M. L.E. GARLAND
  • T.S.M. M. SMITH
  • Sgt. J.S. DICKINSON
  • Sgt. A.D. DUFFY
  • Sgt. L.F. ELDRIDGE
  • Sgt. S. HEMPSTEAD
  • Sgt. J.E. MOORES
  • Sgt. N.A. SMALLBONE
  • Sgt. G. TAYLOR
  • L/Sgt. C.W. BLATTNER
  • L/Sgt. R. BUCKBY
  • L/Sgt. N.M. CAMPBELL
  • L/Sgt. W.H. CHUDLEY
  • L/Sgt. R.S. DAVIES
  • L/Sgt. W. GIBSON
  • L/Sgt. P. HARKNESS
  • L/Sgt. M. HARRISON
  • L/Sgt. J. JACKSON
  • L/Sgt. L. RUBIN
  • L/Sgt. L.W. WOODS
  • Cpl. J.E. CAMERON
  • Cpl. C.E. COX
  • Cpl. R.J. DAVIES
  • Cpl. N.L. FISHER
  • Cpl. H. GEE
  • Cpl. C.E. HARRONS
  • Cpl. W.A. SPAUL
  • Cpl. R.M. TOMSETT
  • Cpl. W. WATT
  • Bmbr. P. McDOUGALL
  • L/Cpl. H.B. ALLAN
  • L/Cpl. J. BRIGHTY
  • L/Cpl. H.R. BRISCOE
  • L/Cpl. E.J. BRYAN
  • L/Cpl. G. CARRICK
  • L/Cpl. J. COUGHLAN
  • L/Cpl. J. DONALDSON
  • L/Cpl. D.N. FORMOY
  • L/Cpl. H.F. FOWLER
  • L/Cpl. A.E. GARRATT
  • L/Cpl. W. HAY
  • L/Cpl. W.B. HEATHER
  • L/Cpl. E.A. HIGGINBOTTOM
  • L.Cpl. G.H. HUDSON
  • L/Cpl. H.F. HUGHES
  • L/Cpl. H.F. HUNTER
  • L/Cpl. H. MATHER
  • L/Cpl. C.A. PARKER
  • L/Cpl. K.A. PATERSON
  • L/Cpl. A.W. SHEMMONDS
  • L/Cpl. J. SMITH
  • L/Cpl. J.A. STEWART
  • L/Bmbr. G.J. DEAKER
  • L/Bmbr. D. KING
  • Pte. M.D. AIRD
  • Pte. J. BARRY
  • Pte. D.S. BENNETT
  • Pte. A. BLOWER
  • Pte. L.G. BOWMAN
  • Pte. S.J. CONNOR
  • Pte. H.P. CUNNINGHAM
  • Pte. E.G. CURTIS
  • Pte. A.F. DAY
  • Pte. T. DIAMOND
  • Pte. C.H. DRURY
  • Pte. R.O. CRAIG
  • Pte. F.H. GRAY
  • Pte. J.E. GWYNNE
  • Pte. J. JACKSON
  • Pte. F. KELLY
  • Pte. M. KILEEN
  • Pte. F.J. LYONS
  • Pte. J. MAYLOTT
  • Pte. R. MAKEHAM
  • Pte. T. McCORMACK
  • Pte. A.W. NEAL
  • Pte. F.E. PHELAN
  • Pte. A.W. PORTER
  • Pte. F. RADCLIFFE
  • Pte. A.E. SHERWIN
  • Pte. F.H. TRIGG
  • Pte. J.Y. VEITCH
  • Pte. K.C. WILSON
  • Pte. D.R. WRIGHT
  • Gnr. C. BURNS
  • Gnr. A.J. CLARKE
  • Gnr. E. COX
  • Gnr. E.J. HUGHES
  • Gnr. E.P. KELLY
  • Gnr. N.J. MITCHELL
  • Gnr. H. STONE
  • Rfn. C.H. ABRAM
  • Rfn. N.J. BENNER
  • Rfn. R.E. BURNS
  • Rfn. A.R. CRIPPS
  • Rfn. N.P. GOULD
  • Rfn. G. HULME
  • Rfn. W.J. NEVILLE
  • Rfn. T.Y. ROACH
  • Rfn. W.J. TARRANT
  • Rfn. A. WESTWOOD
  • Fus. G. CHEETHAM
  • Fus. W.F. DAVIES
  • Fus. L.G. GOSS
  • Fus. A.J. LUCY
  • Fus. H.A. PANNING
  • Fus. R.S. WOODMAN
  • Gdmn. W.E. GROSE
  • Gdmn. F. HAYES
  • Gdmn. J.F. LEWIS
  • Gdmn. R.J. PASH
  • Gdmn. S. ROBINSON
  • Gdmn. G.W. WALTON
  • Tpr. N. BUNN
  • Dvr. R.P. SCHOLEM

And of all ranks who served in the Commando and have since passed on in the passage of time, who are also remembered by their proud families and comrades.

They also served

In 1946 the Army Council decided that the Army Commandos were to be disbanded and no provision was allowed or made for any depository or office which would have at least contained a complete Roster of Names of the men who served in the various units. For historical purposes we have amalgamated all names of the No. 2 Commando volunteers which were obtained from the memory of the author, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Lists of Casualties, the No. 2 Commando War Diary and papers from the National Archives.

In preparing this List, we acknowledge that there are quite possibly omissions, but it is the best we can do in an attempt to record all ranks by name who were part of No. 2 Commando.

Everyone deserves to be remembered!

  • ABRAMS, C.
  • AINSLIE, W.
  • AIRD, D.
  • ALDRED, J.
  • ALLAN, H.
  • AMESBURY, A.
  • AMOS, R.
  • ANCHOR, J.
  • ANDERTON, H.
  • ANDREWS
  • ARNISON, S.
  • ARNOLD, J.
  • ASHCROFT, A.
  • BAILEY, W.
  • BAKER, R.
  • BALDOCK, R.
  • BANKS, H.
  • BANTING, J.
  • BANTING, G.
  • BARE, J.
  • BARLING, M.
  • BARLOW, J.
  • BARNARD, N.
  • BARNES, M.
  • BARNETT, L.
  • BARRON, R.
  • BARRY, J.
  • BARTON, B.
  • BATES, L.
  • BAVISTER, R.
  • BAYLISS, L.
  • BEARDSALL, W.
  • BELL, W.
  • BELLRINGER, R.
  • BENNER, N.
  • BENNETT, D.
  • BENSON
  • BERRY, R.
  • BIRNEY, D.
  • BISHOP, I.
  • BISHOP, R.
  • BLACK, G.
  • BLATTNER, C.
  • BLEACH, W.
  • BLOWER, A.
  • BLISSETT, H.
  • BLYTHE, W.
  • BOONE, R.
  • BOWERS, G.
  • BOWMAN, L.
  • BOYER, D.
  • BRADLEY, R.
  • BRADLEY, E.
  • BRIGHTY, J.
  • BRISCOE, H.
  • BROOKES
  • BROOME, R.
  • BROWN, R.
  • BROWN, W.
  • BRUCE, J.
  • BRUNSWICK, A.
  • BRYAN, E.
  • BUCKBY, J.
  • BUCKMASTER, E.
  • BUCKMASTER, S.
  • BURCHALL, T.
  • BURLEY, C.
  • BURN, M.
  • BURNS, C.
  • BURNS, R.
  • BURRIDGE
  • BUSHE, P.
  • CAMPBELL, N.
  • CAMERON, J.
  • CANT, W.
  • CARRICK, G.
  • CARROL, K.
  • CARROL, P.
  • CARROLL, J.
  • CARTER, H.
  • CHADWICK, E.
  • CHALLINGTON, W.
  • CHANT, L.
  • CHEETHAM, G.
  • CHUDLEY, W.
  • CHURCH, J.
  • CHURCHILL, J.
  • CLARKE, H.
  • CLIBORN, W.
  • COCKINE
  • CONNER, S.
  • COOK, K.
  • COOPER, D.
  • COPLAND, W.
  • CORBELLI, D.
  • COUGHLAN, J.
  • COURTNEY, T.
  • COUTS, K.
  • COX, E.
  • COX, H.
  • COY, R.
  • COYLE, J.
  • CRAGGS
  • CRAIG, R.
  • CRAYNE, S.
  • CRIPPIN, R.
  • CRIPPS, A.
  • CROWE, E.
  • CUDBY, J.
  • CUNNINGHAM, H.
  • CUNNINGHAM, W.
  • CURRIE, J.
  • CURTIS, E.
  • DAVID, G.
  • DAVID, W.
  • DAVIDSON, W.
  • DAVIES, R.
  • DAVIES, W.
  • DAWSON, W.
  • DAY, S.
  • DE NORBRIGA, D.
  • DEAKER, G.
  • DENISON, M.
  • DEVANEY, J.
  • DIAMOND .
  • DICKENSON, J.
  • DITMAR, G.
  • DONALDSON, J.
  • DOUGLAS, E.
  • DOWNES, R.
  • DRANSFIELD, G.
  • DREVER, W.
  • DRURY, C.
  • DUFFY, A.
  • ECKMAN, W.
  • EDWARDS, B.
  • EDWARDS, L.
  • ELDER, J.
  • ELDRIDGE, L.
  • ELLIOT, A.
  • ELLWOOD, W.
  • ETCHES, W.
  • EVANS, F.
  • EWENS, G.
  • FAHY, J.
  • FAIRCLOUGH, J.
  • FAIREY, J.
  • FERGUSON, J.
  • FERRIS, S.
  • FICHETT, R.
  • FIELD, W.
  • FINCH, V.
  • FINNIGAN, W.
  • FISHER, N.
  • FORMOY, D.
  • FOX, L.
  • FOWLER, H.
  • FRANCIS, C.
  • FREEMAN, B.
  • FURSE, R.
  • FYNN, F.
  • GALLAHER
  • GARDNER, J.
  • GARFIELD, M.
  • GARLAND, L.
  • GARRAT, H.
  • GEE, H.
  • GELDER, J.
  • GIBSON, W.
  • GILL, R.
  • GOFF, C.
  • GOOCH, F.
  • GOSS, G.
  • GOULD, H.
  • GRAVES, E.
  • GRAY, A.
  • GRIEF, E.
  • GROSE, W.
  • GROVES, E.
  • GWYNNE, J.
  • HACKETT, S.
  • HAINES, G.
  • HALE, S.
  • HALLOWS, P.
  • HANNON, T.
  • HARDING, V.
  • HARKNESS, P.
  • HARRINGTON, J.
  • HARRISON, M.
  • HARRONS, C.
  • HARVEY, J.
  • HAY, W.
  • HAYES, F.
  • HAYLE, A.
  • HEATHER, W.
  • HEERY, J.
  • HEESOM, H.
  • HEMMING, T.
  • HEMPSTEAD, S.
  • HENDERSON, J.
  • HENDERSON, P.
  • HENDREY, B.
  • HEWITT, E.
  • HIELDS, A.
  • HIGGINBOTTOM, E
  • HODGSON, E.
  • HOLLAND, S.
  • HOLMES, F.
  • HOLT, F.
  • HOMER, L.
  • HONEY, P.
  • HOOPER, G.
  • HOOPER, R.
  • HOPE, J.
  • HOPWOOD, H.
  • HOUGHTON, J.
  • HOWARD, J.
  • HOWARTH, A.
  • HUDSON, G.
  • HUGHES, W.
  • HULME, J.
  • HUMBLE, W.
  • HUNTER, J.
  • HURST, E.
  • HUTTON, G.
  • ICKES, W.
  • INGRAM, A.
  • IRVINE, B.
  • JACKSON, J.
  • JACKSON, A.
  • JAKEMAN, K.
  • JAMES, C.
  • JARVIS, J.
  • JAY, F.
  • JEFFREYS, J.
  • JENKINS, M.
  • JENKINS, W.
  • JERMYN, P.
  • JEYES, F.
  • JONES, C.
  • JONES, D.
  • JONES, W.
  • JUSTICE, L.
  • KEEP, R.
  • KELLY, E.
  • KEY, J.
  • KILLEEN, M.
  • KILPATRICK, A.
  • KING, D.
  • KIRKHOPE, W.
  • KIRTON, E.
  • KNOWLES, J.
  • LAMKIN S.
  • LAWRIE, T.
  • LAWSON, W.
  • LEA, C.
  • LEE, E.
  • LEE, G.
  • LEES, B.
  • LEWIS, J.
  • LLOYD, H.
  • LOWSON, R.
  • LUCY, A.
  • LUMM, H.
  • LYON, B.
  • LYONS, F.
  • MACLERE, A.
  • MADLEY, S.
  • MAKEHAM, R.
  • MANDEVILLE
  • MANN, G.
  • MASON, F.
  • MASON, K.
  • MATHER, E.
  • MATHER, F.
  • MATHER, H.C.
  • MATTISON, W.
  • MAYLOTT, J.
  • McALLISTER, K.
  • McCALLUM
  • McCLEAN, A.
  • McCORMACK, J.
  • McCORMACK, T.
  • McDONALD, J.
  • McMENAMIN
  • MILES, S.
  • MILLER, J.
  • MILLER, O.
  • MILLER, V.
  • MILNE, R.
  • MILNER, E.
  • MITCHELL, N.
  • MOLLISON, I.
  • MOORES, J.
  • MORGAN, F.
  • MORGAN, R.
  • MORLAND, P.
  • MORRIS, J.
  • MORT, A.
  • MOSS, A.
  • MOULSDALE, B.
  • MULCAHY, T.
  • MURDOCH, S.
  • MURPHY, J.
  • MYRAM, A.
  • NEAL, A.
  • NEVILLE, W.
  • NEWALL, J.
  • NEWMAN, A.
  • NICHOLL, J.
  • NORMAN, W.
  • O’BRIEN, R.
  • O’DONNELL, L.
  • OLIVER, C.
  • OSBORNE, H.
  • OUGHTRED, N.
  • PADDY
  • PALLETT, A.
  • PANNING, H.
  • PARKER, C.
  • PARKES, F.
  • PARSONS, G.
  • PARSONS, P.
  • PASH, R.
  • PATON, D.
  • PATTERSON, K.
  • PEACHEY, F.
  • PEACOCK, A.
  • PENFOLD, F.
  • PERKINS, L.
  • PETERS
  • PETON, T.
  • PEYTON, T.
  • PHELAN, F.
  • PHELAN, J.
  • PHELAN, M.
  • PIRTH
  • PORTER, A.
  • POWELL, L.
  • PRATT, V.
  • PRESCOTT, J.
  • PRESTON, J.
  • PRIEST, C.
  • PRITCHARD, W.
  • PROCTOR, J.
  • RADCLIFFE, F.
  • RANDALL, D.
  • RENNIE, J.
  • ROACH, T.
  • ROBERTS, H.
  • ROBERTS, T.
  • ROBINSON, S.
  • ROCHFORD, D.
  • RODD, S.
  • RODERICK, J.
  • ROGERS, J.
  • ROSLING, J.
  • ROUSSELL, A.
  • ROWE, H.
  • ROY, D.
  • RUBIN, L.
  • RUDGE, W.
  • RUDLAND, J.
  • RUFFEL, W.
  • SALISBURY, D.
  • SCHOFIELD, G.
  • SCHOLEM, R.
  • SCULLY, L.
  • SEARLE, F.
  • SEARSON, T.
  • SEATON, A.
  • SHANKLAND, G.
  • SHEARD, E.
  • SHEEHAN, C.
  • SHEMMONDS, A.
  • SHERMAN, T.
  • SHERWIN, A.
  • SIMISTER, A.
  • SIMPSON, H.
  • SIMPSON, L.
  • SIMS, R.
  • SINNOTT, E.
  • SLATER, J.
  • SMALLBONE, N.
  • SMITH, A.
  • SMITH, C.
  • SMITH, J.
  • SMITH, M.
  • SMITH, T.
  • SOWERBUTTS, N.
  • SPALDING, W.
  • SPAUL, W.
  • SPEARMAN, R.
  • STAFFORD, F.
  • STANLEY, T.
  • STEELE, D.
  • STEVENSON, S.
  • STEWART, J.
  • STILWELL, M.
  • STONE, H.
  • STOTT, C.
  • STRAKER, R.
  • STRETTON, G.
  • STUTCHBERRY, J
  • SUMNER, F.
  • SUTHERS, J.
  • SWAYNE, R.
  • TARKINTON
  • TARRANT, W.
  • TAYLOR, G.
  • TAYLOR, H.
  • TELFORD, J.
  • THOMASS
  • THOMPSON, R.
  • THRIFT, F.
  • TOMBS, T.
  • TOMLINSON, R.
  • TOMSETT, R.
  • TRIGG, F.
  • TUCK
  • TUCKER, E.
  • TURPIN
  • TYNAN, S.
  • UPSON, J.
  • UPTON, N.
  • VANDERWERVE, J.
  • VEITCH, W.
  • VERRI, A.
  • VINGOE, S.
  • WAKE
  • WAKEFIELD, E.
  • WALKER, S.
  • WALLACE, D.
  • WALTON, P.
  • WALTON, G.
  • WARDLE, M.
  • WATSON, R.
  • WATSON, W.
  • WATT, W.
  • WATTS, S.
  • WEBB, J.
  • WEBB, M.
  • WEBSTER, D.
  • WELLINGTON, H.
  • WELLS, B.
  • WESTLAKE, P.
  • WESTWOOD, A.
  • WHEELER, G.
  • WHEELON, L.
  • WHITE, J.
  • WHITEHOUSE, P.
  • WHITFIELD, G.
  • WICKSON, L.
  • WILCOX, R.
  • WILKES, F.
  • WILLET, B.
  • WILSON, K.
  • WOODIWISS, A.
  • WOODMAN, R.
  • WOODS, T.
  • WOOLEY, W.
  • WRIGHT, D.
  • YOLES, P.
  • YOUNG, A.
  • YOUNG, M.
  • YOUNGER, A.
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