No 10 Commando
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Displaying 1 - 174 of 174'Details of some of No.10(IA) Cdo. 3 Troop'
3 troop, also referred to as the Miscellaneous troop, X troop, and, post war, as the Jewish troop, consisted solely of German speaking refugees most being of Jewish Faith. They included different nationalities, primarily German and Austrians, but also Hungarians and Czech's.
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1/8 Troops French Roll of Honour
Capt. C. TREPEL
Capt. R. LION Lieut. L.J.M.A. HUBERT WO1. P.A.L. WALLERAND Sgt. R. DUMENOIR Sgt. J. HAGNERE LSgt. R. CROIZER Cpl. R. BELLAMY Cpl. R.H. CABANELLA Cpl. F. DEVILLERS Cpl. L. FOURER Cpl. R. GUY Cpl. J. LEMOIGNE Cpl. J. LETANG Cpl. J. MONTEAN
Cpl. J. RIVIERE Cpl. Y. RUPPE |
Cpl. P.A.G. VINAT LCpl. C. ALLARD |
10 Cdo Roll of Honour HQ tp.
10 Commando
10 Commando History
10 Commando HQ troop
On the 26th June 1942 the War Office gave approval for the formation of a Headquarters Troop for the new Inter Allied Commando.
10 Commando Nominal Roll
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.
10 Commando origins 1940
Source: The late Ron Youngman, former Secretary of the original Commando Association that stood down in 2005. He wrote the paragraph above in Volume One of his privately published book 'They Performed Whatsoever Their King Demanded'. Sadly Ron died before completing further volumes.
10 Commando Polish Troop platoons
2 troop (Dutch)
2 Troop History
10th May 1940
3 troop ('X' troop)
3 troop, also referred to as the Miscellaneous troop, X troop, and, post war, as the Jewish troop, consisted solely of German speaking refugees most being of Jewish Faith. They included different nationalities, primarily German and Austrians, but also Hungarians and Czech's.
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3 Troop. (‘X’ Tp.) Roll of Honour
Lieut. K.J. GLASER
WO1 RSM. E.W. NATHAN Officer Cadet G.A. BARTH Sgt. E. KAGERER-STEIN Sgt. O. HESS Sgt . E. VOGEL Cpl. G.M. FRANK Cpl. S. WEICH LCpl. H. ARENSTEIN LCpl. W. AUERHAHN
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LCpl. K.W. GUMPERTZ
LCpl. E.R. LENEL
LCpl. K. MEYER Pte. R.G. ABRAHAMOWICZ Pte. W.M. LEWINSKY Pte. E. NATHAN |
4 (Belgian) Troop Nominal Roll
4 troop (Belgian)
The Belgian troop of No 10 Inter Allied Commando.
4 Troop Belgian Roll of Honour
The Fallen from No.10 Inter Allied Commando 4 Troop
5 troop (Norwegian)
5 Troop History
The decision to contribute a Norwegian force was made following an inquiry from War Office to the Norwegian High Command in the spring of 1942.
5 Troop Norwegian Roll of Honour
Lieut. A.K. SOLBU
2/Lieut. G. SMITH Cpl. O. BJORNDALEN Cpl. I.M. HAGA Tpr. O. CHRISTOPHERSON |
Tpr. P.E. HOPEN
Tpr. L. HOVSTAD Tpr. L.L. LARSEN Tpr. B. MYRVAAG Tpr. S. ROSLAND |
6 troop (Polish)
The Polish troop of No 10 Inter Allied Commando.
7 Troop (Yugoslavian
Image details in Gallery [view].
To be updated
A document relating to French commandos who died
Translation of first page of letter dated 24th May 1945 (subsequent pages missing).
Original provided to the CVA as an image [VIEW].
A partial nominal roll for Dieppe
A speech by Colin Anson No.10(IA) Cdo 3tp
(nb. click on his name above for more information.)
ABRAHAMOWICZ, Richard George
ALLARD, Camille
ANDREWS, Harry
ARLEN, Richard George
AUERHAHN, Werner
Award to No.10 (IA) Cdo.6 Troop (Polish)
BALOCHE, Francois
BARNES, Robert Gerald
BARTH, George Alexander
Sergeant George Alexander Barth, a German national, served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, under an alias of George Bryan Streets. He was selected for officer training and died in a traffic accident whilst on course 164 O.C.T.U.
BEATTIE, Bruce Albert
17 June 1944 assumed command of the Signal Troop after Captain Alexander was wounded.
18 June 1944 promoted Captain, Signal Troop.
BEAUPREZ, Pierre
Lieutenant Pierre Beauprez was the first serviceman of the Belgian Forces to die in Korea. He was killed when a mine exploded as he was conducting a Patrol on the North bank of the River Han during the Korean War. In WW2 he had served in 4 Belgian troop of No 10 (Inter Allied) Commando.
BELLAMY, Robert
BENDIEN, Gerard Hendrik Joan
BERKLEY, A.
BJORNDALEN, Olav
BOULET, Pierre
BOULLE, Francois
Francois Boulle escaped to France and then onto England after Belgium was invaded. He volunteered for the Commandos and served in No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando 4 (Belgian) Troop. Post war member of the Commando Association
BRAILSFORD, James Richard
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 83 (1986).
BRODISON, Samuel James
BUENINCK, Henri
Dutch Troop of No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando. Post war member of the Commando Association from Bussum, Holland.
Sources
Additions to Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 92 (1991).
CABANELLA, Roger Henri
CESAR, Maurice
Corporal Maurice Cesar, No.10 Inter Allied Commando (French) attached No.3 Commando, was captured 19 August 1942 during Operation Jubilee at Dieppe, France. He later escaped from captivity. Post war member of the Commando Association residing Cambridgeshire.
CHRISTOPHERSON, Ola
CLARKE, Kenneth Edward
COATES, John Gordon
CONNOLLY, Thomas Festus
COPPIN, Daniel
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 66 (1978).
CROIZER, Robert
DE JONG, Albertus
DE JONGHE, Arthur Jules Charles Baudoin
DE WAARD, Willie
Sergeant Willie De-Waard, No.10 (IA) Commando 2 Troop 'Dutch' was wounded and taken prisoner of war on 24 September 1944 during operations at Oosterbeek, Holland. He was one of the twelve Dutch commandos who were attached to the 1st Airborne for Operation Market Garden at Arnhem.
DETON, Albert
Lieutenant Albert Deton, 4 (Belgian) troop, was killed during operations in Italy. There is a Plaque in his honour at San Pietro Avellana Piazza, Umberto, Italy. See full size photo in Gallery.
DEVILLERS, Fernand
DIGNAC, Andre
DIVE, Francois
DOUGLAS, Keith
DUFFY, Robert
DUMENOIR, Raymond
FEATHERSTONE, Charles Roland
FLESCH, Raymond
FOURER, Lucien
FRANK, Gunther Max
FRANKLYN, George Mack
Served under an alias. View our full record below.
FRANKS, Godfrey Reginald
FULLER, Eugene
Served under an alias. View our full record below.
GERSEL, Rene August
GICQUEL, Georges
GILES, Peter
Served under an alias. View our full record below.
GLASER, Kurt Joachim
Kurt Joachim Glaser served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, under the name of Keith James Griffith. He was shot and killed by a sniper during operations with 1 Special Service Bde. to cross a railway bridge over the River Aller near the town of Essel.
GOURONG, Maurice Jean Louis
GRAHAM, Kenneth Wakefield
GRIFFITH, Keith James
Served under an alias. View our full record below.
GUMPERTZ, Kurt Wilhelm
GUY, Rene
HAGA, Ivar Marius
HAGELAARS, Adrianus Josephus
Pte. Hagelaars, who served in 2 (Dutch) troop of the Commando, died at Eindhoven. At the time of his death Pte.
HAGNERE, Jean
HAMILTON, Robert Geoffrey
Served under an alias. View our full record below.
HARRIS, Ian Walter
HAUGE, Rolf
Captain Rolf Hauge, 5 Troop (Norwegian) of No.10 Inter Allied Commando, was awarded the Military Cross in recognition of his gallantry on 3rd November 1944 at Walcheren.
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HEPWORTH, Walter Douglas
HESS, Otto
HILTON-JONES, Bryan
HOLMAN, Leslie John
HOPEN, Peter Emil
HOVSTAD, Lars
HOWARTH, Eric William
HOWELLS, Ellis
HUBERT, Louis J.M. Augustin
Second Lieutenant Louis Hubert, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 136, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
HULOT, Leopold Hyacinthe
JONES, George Edward
KAGERER-STEIN, Eugen
KIEFFER, Phillippe
KINET, Henry Robert Lawrence
KUBALOK, Antoni
LABAS, Pierre Marcel
LADDY, Max
LANE, George
LAOT, Guy Jean Andre
LARSEN, Leif Ludvik
LAWRENCE, Ernest Richard
Served under an alias. View our full record below.
LEMOIGNE, Jean
LENEL, Ernst Richard
LETANG, Jean
LEWINSKY, Werner Max
LINZEL, Jan
LION, Robert
LISTER, Dudley Stuart
LOFI, Alexandre
MAIRESSE, Marcel
MASON, G.
MASTBAUM, Abraham David
Served in 3 Troop under an alias. View his biography below.
MCGUNNIGLE, William Mitchell Pollock
'G' Troop No.7 Commando.
Wounded 25 July 1944 Breville.
Emigrated to Canada post war.
MENY, Adolphe
Lieutenant Adolphe Meny, 4 (Belgian) troop, was killed during operations at Domburg, Walcheren. (Source: Account of Carlo Seghers in "20 Heroes of Us" by General Crahay.)
MESSANOT, Georges
MEYER, Kurt
MONCEAU, Yvan
MONTEAN, Jean
MOODY, Peter
Served under an alias. View our full record below.
MOUTAILLIER, Louis Serge
MYRVAAG, Bernt
NATHAN, Ernst
NATHAN, Wolfgang Erich
Warrant Officer (Class 1) Nathan, who was of the Jewish faith, served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Eric William Howarth. He was killed in action at Osnabruck Germany.
NEVEN, Jean
NORTON, Ernest
OPPELT, Gustav
PETERS, Felix Francois
RENAULT, Emile Marie Leon
Lance Corporal Emile Renault, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 55, was killed whilst attached to No 4 Commando during operations at Normandy.
RICE, Charles
RIVIERE, Jacquelin
ROBERTS, Arthur Graham Lines
ROBINSON, W.H.
ROLLIN, Paul Jean Gabriel
ROMAN, Pierre
Lieutenant Pierre Roman, 4 (Belgian) Troop of No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando , was awarded the Military Cross for gallant and distinguished service on 5 November 1944 during operations near Domburg on Walcheren Island, Holland.
RONGE, Guy
Served in No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando, 4 Troop (Belgian).
ROOZEBOOM, August M. Bakhuis
Pte. Roozeboom, who served in 2 (Dutch) troop of the Commando, was killed during operations at Arnhem whilst attached to the 1st Airborne Division.
ROSENDAEL, Hubert Jan Jacques van
ROSLAND, Sverre
ROUSSEAU, Jean
ROZEN, B.J.
RUPPE, Yvan
SAUNDERS, George Victor
- Served in No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando 3 Troop ( aka 'X' Troop) [1][3][4].
SEYMOUR, Herbert
Served under an alias. View our full record below.
SHELLEY, Alfred
SMITH, Cyril Ernest
Post war member of the Commando Association from Coventry.
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 88 (1989).
SMITH, Gabriel
SMITH, Ian Christopher Downs
SMITH, James Norman
SMITH, Joseph
SMITH, Robert
SMOLENAARS, Hans
Hans Smolenaars was a member of the 1st Reinforcement of No. 2 Dutch Troop. They were recruited when the South of Holland was liberated in the autumn of 1944.
SOLBU, Alf Kristian
SPENCER, Thomas
STREETS, George Bryan
Served under an alias. View our full record below.
TAS, Ferdinand
THEILINGER, Johann
THOMPSON, Walter Gerald
TREPEL, Charles
TURNER, Andrew Charles
Van ROSENDAEL, Hubert Jan Jacques
Sgt. Jack van Rosendael, who served in 2 (Dutch) troop of the Commando, was killed by the explosion of a German V1 rocket whilst an instructor to the Binnenlandse Strijdkrachten (Interior Forces) at Princenhage, a small town in the neighbourhood of Breda.
VILLIERS, Robert Ernest
Served under an alias. View our full record below.
VINAT, Pierre Alphonse Georges
VOURCH, Francis Joseph Marie
VOURCH, Guy
WALLERAND, Pierre Adonis Louis
WEBSTER, Ernest George
WEICH, Salo
Salo Weich, an Austrian of Jewish faith, served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the Inter Allied Commando under an alias of Robert Geoffrey Hamilton. He was killed during operations with 41RM Commando at Walcheren. Son of Jacob and Sabine Weich, of Vienna, Austria.
WEINBERGER, Ernst Georg
WELLS, Peter Vernon Allan
WILKOSZ, Jan
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