No 10 Commando
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The Fallen from 1 and 8 Troops
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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 |
'Details of some of No.10(IA) Cdo. 3 Troop'
Type: Files
Year of Publishing: 2000
Keywords: 10 inter allied commando,x troop,miscellaneous troop,jewish troop,pioneer corps
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.
10 Cdo Roll of Honour 'X' tp.
The Fallen from 'X' Troop
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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 |
10 Cdo Roll of Honour 2tp.
The Fallen from No.10 Inter Allied Commando 2 Troop
10 Cdo Roll of Honour 4tp.
The Fallen from No.10 Inter Allied Commando 4 Troop
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Albert Deton
Lieutenant Adolphe Meny
Corporal Francois Dive
Lance Corporal Marcel Mairesse
Died on active service
Corporal Pierre Boulet
10 Cdo Roll of Honour 5tp
The Fallen from 5 Troop
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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 |
10 Cdo Roll of Honour HQ tp.
"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
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
Circa 1942.
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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.
Follow this link to our 3 troop gallery images
Follow this link for the Nominal Roll for No 10 Commando
4 (Belgian) Troop Nominal Roll
Commando Veterans Archive Nominal Roll of Belgians in No.10(IA) Commando
This list is compiled primarily from names found in the original Commando Association newsletters, Commando Association Lost Legion Lists (members they had lost contact with over the years), and from our own Photo Gallery. It is not an official list as such and there are likely to be omissions.
4 troop (Belgian)
The Belgian troop of No 10 Inter Allied Commando.
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.
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
The following list contain the names, ranks and numbers of the officers and men of No4 Commando who participated. It also includes some from No 10 (IA) Commando Free French and 'X' troop, and others including some US Rangers, who were attached to the Commandos for the raid.
It does not contain those from No 3 Commando and 40RM Commando. Over 250 names can be found here: [Operation Jubilee]
A speech by Colin Anson No.10(IA) Cdo 3tp
A transcript of a speech by Colin Anson on the 4th September 2007 at the Imperial War Museum about his experience as a member of No 10 (IA) Commando 3 troop. The speech was given by Colin when he attended a reunion of refugees from Nazism who served in the British Forces in WW2. This took place at the Imperial War Museum on 4th September 2007. In 2010 Colin Anson granted his permission for us to display his speech on our website.
(nb. click on his name above for more information.)
ABRAHAMOWICZ, Richard George
Served as :
ARLEN, Richard George
Known as:
also seen as ABRAMOVICZ
Private
6436363
No 10 Commando
Royal Sussex Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Richard Abrahamowicz was of the Jewish faith and served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Richard Arlen. Reported missing 7 June 1944 later presumed killed in action on or shortly after that date. He was last seen assaulting an enemy machine gun position during operations with 45RM Commando at Franceville Plage, Normandy.
ALLARD, Camille
Known as:
seen elsewhere as ALLART
Lance Corporal
914FN43
No 10 Commando
No 4 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Camille Allard, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations in the Netherlands.
ANDREWS, Harry
Birthname:
ARENSTEIN, Hans
Lance Corporal
No 10 Commando
Served under an alias. View our full record below.
ARLEN, Richard George
Birthname:
ABRAHAMOWICZ, Richard
Private
No 10 Commando
Served under an alias. View our full record below.
AUERHAHN, Werner
Served as :
WELLS, Peter Vernon Allan
Known as:
surname also seen spelt as AVERHAHN
Lance Corporal
5550132
No 10 Commando
Hampshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Werner Auerhahn served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Peter Vernon Allan WELLS. He was killed by a mine during operations in Italy and was the first casualty of the troop.
Award to No.10 (IA) Cdo.6 Troop (Polish)
Award of the Virtuti Militari Medal 5th Class to No.6 Troop (Polish) No.10 (IA) Commando
BALOCHE, Francois
Sergeant
4900FN40
No 10 Commando
French Fusiliers Marins
Military Medal (MM)
Sergeant François Baloche, 1st Battalion Fusiliers Marins attached to No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando, was awarded the Military Medal in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the combined attack at Dieppe.
Sources
French National Archives file 3AG1 / 336.
BARTH, George Alexander
Served as :
STREETS, George Bryan
Sergeant/Officer Cadet
6436371
No 10 Commando
Pioneer Regiment/Royal Sussex Regiment
Died on war service
Died in the UK
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.
From Police Registration Certificate No. 741027 dated 11 October 1939.
Nationality: German
BEATTIE, Bruce Albert
Captain (later Lieutenant Colonel)
214143
Brigade Signals
Royal Corps of Signals
Lieutenant Bruce Beattie took part in the Normandy landings with 1 Brigade Signal Troop.
17 June 1944 assumed command of the Signal Troop after Captain Alexander was wounded.
18 June 1944 promoted Captain, Signal Troop.
Also served with No.7 Commando, No.4 Commando and No.10(IA) Commando.
17 June 1944 assumed command of the Signal Troop after Captain Alexander was wounded.
18 June 1944 promoted Captain, Signal Troop.
Also served with No.7 Commando, No.4 Commando and No.10(IA) Commando.
BEAUPREZ, Pierre
Corporal (later Lieutenant)
No 10 Commando
Belgian Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
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.
Sources
BELLAMY, Robert
Corporal
Mle 10033 FN40
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Robert Belllamy, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 194, was killed during Operation Hardtack 7 on the German occupied island of Sark. He had been grievously injured by an anti-personnel mine, not possible to evacuate, presumed killed and buried by the Germans. [see notes].
BENDIEN, Gerard Hendrik Joan
Private
No 10 Commando
Dutch Forces
Died on active service
Pte. Bendien served in 2 (Dutch) troop of the Commando.
BERKLEY, A.
Corporal
No 10 Commando
Dutch Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Berkley, who had served with 2 (Dutch) troop of the Commando, died during operations with the Prinses Irene Brigade.
Extract from the Prinses Irene Brigade website
BJORNDALEN, Olav
Corporal
384
No 10 Commando
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Olav Bjorndalen, 5 troop (Norwegian), died during operations in Holland. On the night of the 13/14th January, his Norwegian troop of 10 Inter Allied Commando, together with 47RM Commando, took part in an unsuccessful attack on the German held small island of Kapelsche Veer which lies between the River Maas and the River Oudermaas.
BOULET, Pierre
Corporal
2105
No 10 Commando
Belgian Forces
Died on war service
Died in the UK
Corporal Pierre Boulet, 4 (Belgian) troop, was killed in a traffic accident whilst training in the UK.
(Sources: CVA and http://www.brigade-piron.be/paras-cdo/zz-commandos_noms.htm)
BOULLE, Francois
Private
No 10 Commando
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
BRODISON, Samuel James
Company Sergeant Major (later RSM)
6977705
No 10 Commando
No 12 Commando
Small Scale Raiding Force
Royal Irish Fusiliers
Military Medal (MM)
Company Sergeant Major Samuel Brodison was awarded the Military Medal in recognition of gallant and distinguished service carrying out beach obstacle reconnaissance in France during May 1944 [1][2].
Recommendation
CABANELLA, Roger Henri
Corporal
//339 FN43
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Roger Cabanella, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no.199, missing presumed killed after a raid on the coast of Holland near a beach at Wassenaar.
Others from the team which disappeared in its entirety during the night of 27th-28th February 1944 on the coast of Holland, without leaving any trace
CESAR, Maurice
Corporal
5808 FNFL 41
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
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
Trooper
No 10 Commando
Killed in action or died of wounds
Trooper Ola Christopherson, 5 troop (Norwegian), died during operations at Westkapelle. He is remembered with others from 5 troop on a Memorial to Norwegian Commandos located on the open space at the rise of the boulevard of Schagen at Domburg.
COATES, John Gordon
Captain (later Temporary Major)
201507
No 10 Commando
30 Commando Assault Unit
Intelligence Corps
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
1942 Intelligence Officer No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando.
1943 Operations Officer 30 Commando AU Italy and Corsica
1944 Special Operations Executive.
Captain John Coates, attached SOE, was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the Field.
Recommendation
Captain John Coates, attached SOE, was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the Field.
Recommendation
CROIZER, Robert
Lance Sergeant
390FN43
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Sergeant Robert Croizer, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 96, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
Mort pour la France.
DE JONG, Albertus
Private
8046
No 10 Commando
Died on war service
Private Albertus De Jong, 2 Troop (Dutch) No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando, died when his jeep crashed into a ditch at Apeldoorn, a town in the centre of Holland.
- September/October 1944 recruited in the South of Holland when that was liberated to form what became known as The First Reinforcement consisting of 72 men.
DE JONGHE, Arthur Jules Charles Baudoin
Captain (later Major)
229494
1 Special Service (Commando) Brigade
No 10 Commando
General List
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Bronze Star Medal (USA)
Temporary Captain Vicomte Arthur de Jonghe, a French speaking Belgian national, took part in Operation Chariot, the raid at St Nazaire on 28 March 1942. He was a Liaison Officer embarked on board motor launch ML446 and was evacuated back to the UK after the operation [1].
- Captain De Jonghe is listed in the Personnel Files of the S.O.E [2].
DE WAARD, Willie
Sergeant
132
No 10 Commando
-
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
9324
No 10 Commando
Belgian Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
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
Corporal
Mle 540 FN43
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Fernand Devillers, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no.197, missing presumed killed after a raid on the coast of Holland near a beach at Wassenaar.
Others from the team which disappeared in its entirety during the night of 27th-28th February 1944 on the coast of Holland, without leaving any trace
DIGNAC, Andre
Known as:
Tarzan
Private
Mle 6286 FN41
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Andre Dignac, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 26, died during Operation Hardtack 7 on the German occupied island of Sark. He had been grievously injured by an anti-personnel mine, not possible to evacuate, presumed killed and buried by the Germans [see notes].
Mort pour la France.
DIVE, Francois
Corporal
0691
No 10 Commando
Belgian Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Francois Dive, 4 (Belgian) troop, was killed during operations at Domburg, Walcheren.
DUFFY, Robert
Private
14306996
No 10 Commando
East Lancashire Regiment
Died on war service
Died in the UK
Private RobertDuffy, HQ troop, died in a parachute training accident. He attended a parachute training course at Ringway commencing on the 2nd Aug.1943. In attendance with him on the course were Capt.J.G. Coates and Pte Harrison, both of the HQ troop.
Sources
DUMENOIR, Raymond
Sergeant
736FNHO
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Raymond Dumenoir, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 7, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
Mort pour la France.
FEATHERSTONE, Charles Roland
Known as:
Ron
Bombardier
No 10 Commando
Royal Artillery
Hull City Police Force
Bombardier Charles Featherstone served in the HQ of No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando. Charles volunteered for the Commandos from the Police. In 1939 he was a Police Constable residing in Kingston upon Hull with his parents. His father Arthur was a retired Police Inspector.
FLESCH, Raymond
Lance Corporal
66FN43
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Raymond Flesch, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 153, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
Mort pour la France.
FOURER, Lucien
Corporal
10407FN42
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Lucien Fourer, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 99, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
Mort pour la France.
France - Operation Hardtack 11
Friday, December 24, 1943
Location
Gravelines
France
51° 0' 47.88" N, 2° 5' 56.724" E
A reconnaisance raid of the beaches and dunes along the coast of Gravelines, France, between Calais and Dunkirk.
The raiding party embarked on MTB 25 at Dover on the night of the 24th and consisted of five members of 1 Troop (French) of No.10 Inter Allied Commando, Rene Navrault, Caron, Albert Meunier, Pourcelot, and Marcel Madec, led by Warrant Officer Pierre Wallerand. They disembarked on the morning of the 25th.
Also on board the MTB were Special Service Brigade Signals Officer Arthur Leahy and a French Doctor, Captain Villiere.
FRANK, Gunther Max
Served as :
FRANKLYN, George Mack
Corporal
6387027
13118512
No 10 Commando
Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Pioneer Corps
Killed in action or died of wounds
Gunther Max Frank, a German national, was killed in action during operations at Normandy on D Day. He served under an alias of George Mack Franklyn in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando. Son of Ernest J. and Carla Franklyn, of Huddersfield.
Sources
CWGC.
FRANKLYN, George Mack
Birthname:
FRANK, Gunther Max
Corporal
No 10 Commando
Served under an alias. View our full record below.
FULLER, Eugene
Birthname:
KAGERER-STEIN, Eugen
Sergeant
No 10 Commando
Served under an alias. View our full record below.
GERSEL, Rene August
Known as:
surname seen elsewhere as GESREL
Private
900FN42
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Rene Gersel (or Gesrel), badge no.175, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, was killed during operations at Normandy.
Mort pour la France.
GICQUEL, Georges
Lance Corporal
4822 FN40
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Executed
Lance Corporal Georges Gicquel, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no.163, was reported missing presumed killed after a patrol at Breville (Calvados). On the 24th May 1945 a report recorded the present view on his death as follows " Taken prisoner, tortured by the Germans, and left hanging from a tree."
Mort pour la France.
GILES, Peter
Birthname:
HESS, Otto
Sergeant
No 10 Commando
Served under an alias. View our full record below.
GLASER, Kurt Joachim
Served as :
GRIFFITH, Keith James
T/Captain
6387018 & 322333
No 10 Commando
Queen's Own Royal West Kent
Killed in action or died of wounds
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.
GOLDSCHLAGER, Kurt Theodor
Served as :
CLARKE, Kenneth Edward
Known as:
Teddy
Corporal
13801160
13118804
No 10 Commando
1 Special Service (Commando) Brigade
Pioneer Corps
Mentioned in Despatches
Kurt Theodor Goldschlager being of the Jewish Faith served under the alias of Kenneth Edward Clarke. Born in Vienna, Austria he was one of four brothers, Kurt, Erich, Paul, and Robert. Their father Julius was an architect, who died of natural causes in 1940, and their mother was Irene, nee Von Mangold, who was transported from Izbica, Poland, to Auschwitz and murdered there.
GOURONG, Maurice Jean Louis
Lance Corporal
9159FN43
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Maurice Gourong, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 188, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Flushing.
Mort pour la France.
GRAHAM, Kenneth Wakefield
Birthname:
GUMPERTZ, Kurt Wilhelm
Private
No 10 Commando
Served under an alias. View our full record below.
GRIFFITH, Keith James
Birthname:
GLASER, Kurt Joachim
Lieutenant
No 10 Commando
Served under an alias. View our full record below.
GUMPERTZ, Kurt Wilhelm
Served as :
GRAHAM, Kenneth William
Private
5550144
No 10 Commando
Hampshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Kurt Gumpertz, a German national, died of wounds during operations in Normandy, France, whilst attached to No 4 Commando. He served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Kenneth Graham. Son of Karl Wilhelm and Else, husband of Elisabeth of Highbury, London.
Sources
CWGC.
CWGC.
GUY, Rene
Corporal
Mle 10320 FN40
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Rene Guy, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no.196, missing presumed killed after a raid on the coast of Holland near a beach at Wassenaar.
Others from the team which disappeared in its entirety during the night of 27th-28th February 1944 on the coast of Holland, without leaving any trace
HAGA, Ivar Marius
Corporal
No 10 Commando
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Ivar Marius Haga, 5 troop (Norwegian), died during a commando raid to destroy the Pyrite mine near Sagvag and Leirvik at Stord, Norway.
Source:
The book 10 Commando written by Ian Dear.
HAGELAARS, Adrianus Josephus
Private
No 10 Commando
Dutch Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Pte. Hagelaars, who served in 2 (Dutch) troop of the Commando, died at Eindhoven. At the time of his death Pte.
HAGNERE, Jean
Sergeant
Mle 10425 FN43
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Jean Hagnere, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no.195, missing presumed killed after a raid on the coast of Holland near a beach at Wassenaar.
Others from the team which disappeared in its entirety during the night of 27th-28th February 1944 on the coast of Holland, without leaving any trace
HAMILTON, Robert Geoffrey
Birthname:
WEICH, Salo
Corporal
No 10 Commando
Served under an alias. View our full record below.
HARRIS, Ian Walter
Birthname:
Hans Hajos
Corporal
6387036
No 10 Commando
Queens Own Royal West Kent / Pioneer Corps
Military Medal (MM)
Corporal Ian Harris, born Hans Hajos, attached to No 10 (Inter Allied) Commando 3 troop ('X' troop), was awarded the Military Medal in recognition of gallant and distinguished service on 6 April 1945 during the crossing of the River Weser [1][2][4].
Recommendation
Crossing of River Weser-6th April 1945.
HAUGE, Rolf
Captain
A-376
No 10 Commando
Norweigian Forces
Military Cross (MC)
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.
Recommendation
"On 3 Nov. 44, No. 10 (I.A.) Commando was given the task of clearing the dune and wooded area immediately to the East of the town of Domburg on Walcheren Island.
HEPWORTH, Walter Douglas
Birthname:
HERSCHTHAL, Walter
Private
5550145
13801397
No 10 Commando
Hampshire Regiment
Pioneer Corps
Walter Herschthal was of the Jewish faith and served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Walter Douglas Hepworth.
1946 Certificate of Naturalization granted. London Gazette " Hepworth, Walter Douglas (formerly Walter Herschthal); Germany; Manager and Secretary; 68, Norfolk Road, Littiehampton, Sussex".
HESS, Otto
Served as :
GILES, Peter
Sergeant
6387034
No 10 Commando
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Otto Hess served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Peter Giles. Reported missing on or shortly after 1 October 1944 later presumed killed in action. Posthumously granted the King's Commendation for Brave Conduct.
Additional Sources
CWGC.
HILTON-JONES, Bryan
Captain
134763
No 10 Commando
Royal Artillery
Military Cross (MC)
Captain Bryan Hilton-Jones, No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando, was the commander of 3 troop, also known as 'X' Troop.
HOLMAN, Leslie John
Lance Corporal
No 10 Commando
Brigade Signals
Served No.10 (IA) Commando and 1 Special Service (Commando) Brigade Signals Troop.
Post war member of the Commando Association from Truro, Cornwall.
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 112 (2001).
HOPEN, Peter Emil
Trooper
2713
No 10 Commando
Killed in action or died of wounds
Trooper Peter Emil Hopen, 5 troop (Norwegian), died during operations in Holland. On the night of the 13/14th January, his Norwegian troop of 10 Inter Allied Commando, together with 47RM Commando, took part in an unsuccessful attack on the German held small island of Kapelsche Veer which lies between the River Maas and the River Oudermaas.
HOVSTAD, Lars
Trooper
No 10 Commando
Killed in action or died of wounds
Trooper Lars Hovstad, 5 troop (Norwegian), was killed during operations at Domburg. He is remembered with others from 5 troop on a Memorial to Norwegian Commandos located on the open space at the rise of the boulevard of Schagen at Domburg.
HOWARTH, Eric William
Birthname:
NATHAN, Wolfgang Erich
RSM
No 10 Commando
Served under an alias. View our full record below.
HOWELLS, Ellis
Lance Corporal
3910267
No 12 Commando
Small Scale Raiding Force
SBS
South Wales Borderers
Special Air Service Regiment
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Ellis Howells was killed in action having left the Commandos and joined the 1st Special Boat Service, S.A.S. Regiment, Army Air Corps. He died during an attack on a railway bridge at Limpljani in the former Yugoslavia. Previously served No.12 Commando, the Small Scale Raiding Force, No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando, and Fynnforce.
HUBERT, Louis J.M. Augustin
Second Lieutenant
56123
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Second Lieutenant Louis Hubert, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 136, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
Mort pour la France.
HULOT, Leopold Hyacinthe
Lieutenant
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Leopold Hulot, a citizen of France, had served as 2 i/c of 10 Commando 8 troop, and the French troop of No 4 Commando in WW2. Post war in 1948 he died of wounds during French operations in Indo China.
Mort pour la France
Sources
CommandoKieffer website
CommandoKieffer website
JONES, George Edward
Gunner
14241633
No 3 Commando
Royal Artillery
Yorkshire
Gunner George Jones was wounded 14 July 1943 during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). Also served in No.10 Inter Allied Commando.
George Edward Jones volunteered for the Commandos as part of the Police Intakes. In 1939 he was a Police Constable residing in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire.
KAGERER-STEIN, Eugen
Served as :
FULLER, Eugene
Known as:
Didi
Sergeant
5550126
13801130
No 10 Commando
Hampshire Regiment
Pioneer Corps
Killed in action or died of wounds
Eugen Kagerer-Stein, an Austrian national, was killed in action at Normandy, France, whilst attached to 47RM Commando. He served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, under an alias of Eugene Fuller. Son of Alfred and Anna Kagerer-Stein; husband of Cicely Kagerer-Stein, of Balcombe, Sussex.
Sources
CWGC.
KIEFFER, Phillippe
Known as:
The Pacha
Capitaine de Corvette
13FN40
No 10 Commando
French Fusiliers Marins
Military Cross (MC)
Captain (Commandant) Phillippe Kieffer, Officer Commanding the French Detachment, was awarded the Military Cross for gallant and distinguished service during operations in Normandy.
Recommendation
KINET, Henry Robert Lawrence
Sergeant
No 10 Commando
No 4 Commando
No.10 (IA) Commando French troop attached No.4 Commando.
Post war 1946, working oil industry Lagos, Nigeria.
1966 working Tokyo, Japan.
Listed in obituaries of March 1972 newsletter, died Lima, Peru*.
[Source: Commando Association newsletters 3, 43, and 54*].
KUBALOK, Antoni
Sergeant
30045048
No 10 Commando
Polish Forces
Sergeant Antoni Kubalok, a former butcher from Poland, served in 6 Troop (Polish), No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando. Post war he resided in England and was a member of the original Commando Association.
Service
September 1939 took part in the Polish Army's campaign.
7 June 1940 to 30 June 1940 Polish Land Forces in France.
LABAS, Pierre Marcel
Known as:
seen elsewhere as LEBAS
Lance Corporal
458FN43
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Pierre Labas, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 170, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
Mort pour la France.
LADDY, Max
Birthname:
LEWINSKY, Werner Max
Private
No 10 Commando
Served under an alias. View our full record below.
LANE, George
Birthname:
LANYI, Gyorgy
Lieutenant
285687
No 10 Commando
Pioneer Corps / The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Military Cross (MC)
George Lane, born Lanyi, a Hungarian national of the Jewish Faith had been a freelance journalist before the war and came to England in 1935 aged 20. When war was declared he immediately attempted to join the Grenadier Guards. After initially being served with a deportation order as a "friendly alien" this order was rescinded and he was permitted to join the Pioneer Corps.
LAOT, Guy Jean Andre
Lance Corporal
10899FN40
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Guy Laot, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 90, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
Mort pour la France.
LARSEN, Leif Ludvik
Trooper
No 10 Commando
Killed in action or died of wounds
Trooper Leif Ludvik Larsen, 5 troop (Norwegian), died during operations at Westkapelle. He is remembered with others from 5 troop on a Memorial to Norwegian Commandos located on the open space at the rise of the boulevard of Schagen at Domburg.
LAWRENCE, Ernest Richard
Birthname:
LENEL, Ernst Richard
Lance Corporal
No 10 Commando
Served under an alias. View our full record below.
LEMOIGNE, Jean
Corporal
470FN42
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Jean LeMoigne, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 181, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
Mort pour la France.
LENEL, Ernst Richard
Served as :
LAWRENCE, Ernest Richard
Lance Corporal
6387016
No 10 Commando
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Ernst Lenel, who was of the Jewish faith, served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Ernest Lawrence. He was reported missing whilst attached to No 3 Commando after a solo intelligence gathering patrol at Amfreville.
Sources:
LETANG, Jean
Corporal
10870FN40
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Jean Letang, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 105, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
Mort pour la France.
LEWINSKY, Werner Max
Served as :
LADDY, Max
Private
6387023
No 10 Commando
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Werner Max Lewinsky died in a landing craft with Ernst Weinberger during operations at Normandy on D Day. He served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Max Laddy, and was one of their medical orderlies.
Sources
CWGC.
LINZEL, Jan
Captain
No 10 Commando
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Captain Jan Linzel was was awarded the M.B.E. (Military Division) in 1946. He had been a member of 2 (Dutch) Troop of No.10 Inter Allied Commando from its formation in 1942 and took command in 1943 until the Troop was disbanded in August 1945.
Sources
LION, Robert
Captain
55533
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Robert Lion, Medical Officer, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 193, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
Mort pour la France.
LISTER, Dudley Stuart
Lieutenant Colonel
No 10 Commando
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Military Cross (MC)
Mentioned in Despatches
Lieutenant Colonel Dudley Lister MC, a veteran of World War One, was Commanding Officer of three different commando units in WW2. An international sportsman his forte was boxing. He had been Army heavyweight champion and had represented Great Britain in the Golden Gloves contest in Madison Squuare Gardens, New York, before the war [1].
LOFI, Alexandre
Captain (later Commandant)
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Military Cross (MC)
No.10 (IA) Commando 8 Troop (French).
March 1944 Officer Commanding 8 Troop after death of Captain Trepel [more....].
No.4 Commando French Troop.
Recommended for Military Cross: Awards Britain to Foreign.
Post war President of the French Branch of the Commando Association.
MAIRESSE, Marcel
Lance Corporal
3067
No 10 Commando
Belgian Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Marcel Mairesse, who served in 4 (Belgian) troop of the Commando, was killed during operations in Italy.
MCGUNNIGLE, William Mitchell Pollock
Known as:
Bill or Jock
Private
3313894
No 7 Commando
No 10 Commando
No 4 Commando
Highland Light Infantry
'B' Company, 6th Bn. HLI.
Volunteered for Commandos.
'G' Troop No.7 Commando.
'G' Troop No.7 Commando.
HQ Troop No.10(IA) Commando.
'D' Troop No.4 Commando, Normandy.
Wounded 25 July 1944 Breville.
Emigrated to Canada post war.
Wounded 25 July 1944 Breville.
Emigrated to Canada post war.
Remembered at the National Field of Honour, Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada.
Sources
MENY, Adolphe
Lieutenant
39567
No 10 Commando
Belgian Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
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
Sergeant
10410FN42
No 10 Commando
No 4 Commando
Free French Forces
Military Medal (MM)
Sergeant Georges Messanot, 2nd Battalion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no.71, was awarded the Military Medal whilst attached to No.4 Commando during operations at Flushing, Holland.
Recommendation
MEYER, Kurt
Served as :
MOODY, Peter
Lance Corporal
5550147
No 10 Commando
Hampshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Kurt Meyer, a German national, was killed in action at Normandy, France. He was of the Jewish Faith and a member of 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando, serving under an alias of Peter Moody. Son of Fritz Max Meyer and Margeretta Meyer, of Birmingham.
Sources
CWGC.
CWGC.
MONCEAU, Yvan
Known as:
seen elsewhere as MONCEAUX
Lance Corporal
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Yvan Monceau, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 173, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Flushing.
Mort pour la France.
MONTEAN, Jean
Corporal
657FN43
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Jean Montean, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 112, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Flushing.
Mort pour la France.
MOODY, Peter
Birthname:
MEYER, Kurt
Lance Corporal
No 10 Commando
Served under an alias. View our full record below.
MOUTAILLIER, Louis Serge
Private
Mle 5822 FN41
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Louis Moutaillier, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, was missing presumed killed during operations at Dieppe.
He is named here in a Letter from the Base of 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, FNGB, to the Central Service of the Etat Civil in Paris.
MYRVAAG, Bernt
Known as:
Seen elsewhere as MYRVAG
Trooper
2199
No 10 Commando
Killed in action or died of wounds
Trooper Bernt Myrvaag, 5 troop (Norwegian), died during operations in Holland. On the night of the 13/14th January, his Norwegian troop of 10 Inter Allied Commando, together with 47RM Commando, took part in an unsuccessful attack on the German held small island of Kapelsche Veer which lies between the River Maas and the River Oudermaas.
NATHAN, Ernst
Served as :
NORTON, Ernest
Known as:
forename also seen as Eli
Private
6387022
No 10 Commando
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Ernst 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 Ernest Norton. He died during operations at Normandy.
Sources:
10 Commando, author Ian Dear
Jewish Virtual Library.
NATHAN, Wolfgang Erich
Served as :
HOWARTH, Eric William
Known as:
forenames also seen as Eli Erich Wolfgang and Eric William
Troop Sergeant Major (Acting Warrant Officer 1)
6305467
No 10 Commando
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Killed in action or died of wounds
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
Known as:
seen elsewhere as NEVAN
Private
10025FN43
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Jean Neven, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 189, attached to No 4 Commando. died during operations at Flushing.
Mort pour la France.
Image Source
Musée National d'Histoire Militaire.
NORTON, Ernest
Birthname:
NATHAN, Ernst
Private
No 10 Commando
Served under an alias. View our full record below.
OPPELT, Gustav
Served as :
BATE, George
Private
13801860
5550123
No 10 Commando
Pioneer Corps, 93 Company
Royal Hampshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Gustav Oppelt, 3 Troop aka 'X' Troop, was a refugee from Czechoslavakia (Sudeten German) serving under the alias of George Bate. He died during operations at Dieppe, France.
Extract from the No.10(IA) Commando War Diary
19th August 1942
PETERS, Felix Francois
Private
10022FN43
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Felix Peters, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 179, was killed whilst attached to No 4 Commando during operations at Normandy.
Mort pour la France
RENAULT, Emile Marie Leon
Lance Corporal
203FN42
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Emile Renault, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 55, was killed whilst attached to No 4 Commando during operations at Normandy.
Mort pour la France.
RICE, Charles
Birthname:
KUTSCHAKA, Karl
Private
6436345
No 10 Commando
Pioneer Corps
Royal Sussex Regiment
Private Charles Rice, 'X' Troop, was a refugee from Czechoslavakia (Sudeten German) born Karl KUTSCHAKA. He was reported missing 19 August 1942 during operations at Dieppe, later found to be a prisoner of war.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/57 and WO417/94.
RIVIERE, Jacquelin
Corporal
Mle 10834 FN40
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Jacquelin Riviere, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no.198, missing presumed killed after a raid on the coast of Holland near a beach at Wassenaar.
ROLLIN, Paul Jean Gabriel
Lance Corporal
492FN43
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Paul Rollin, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 120, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
Mort pour la France.
ROMAN, Pierre
Known as:
Peter
Lieutenant
39508
No 10 Commando
Knight Commander Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)
Military Cross (MC)
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.
Lieutenant General Pierre Roman, KCVO., MC. became Chief of Staff, Belgian Army, in 1972.
RONGE, Guy
Private
1752
No 10 Commando
Belgian
Served in No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando, 4 Troop (Belgian).
ROOZEBOOM, August M. Bakhuis
Private
No 10 Commando
Dutch Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
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
Sergeant
No 10 Commando
Full record can be found on the link below.
ROSLAND, Sverre
Trooper
No 10 Commando
Killed in action or died of wounds
Trooper Sverre Rosland, 5 troop (Norwegian), died during operations at Westkapelle. He is remembered with others from 5 troop on a Memorial to Norwegian Commandos located on the open space at the rise of the boulevard of Schagen at Domburg.
ROUSSEAU, Jean
Private
5857FN41
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Jean Rousseau, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 186, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
Mort pour la France.
ROZEN, B.J.
Lance Corporal
20211 A/P
No 10 Commando
Polish Forces
Military Medal (MM)
Lance Corporal B.J. Rozen, No.10 Commando 6 Troop (Poland), was awarded the Military Medal in recognition of his leadership and gallantry in Italy.
Citation
RUPPE, Yvan
Corporal
1129FN43
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Yvan Ruppe, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 150, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Flushing.
Mort pour la France.
SAUNDERS, George Victor
Birthname:
SALOSCHIN, Georg Victor Frederick Otto Wilhelm Felix
Private (later Sergeant)
6436354
No 10 Commando
Royal Sussex Regiment
Pioneer Corps
George Saunders (born Georg Saloschin) was reported missing in France on 9 June 1944, later reported a prisoner of war in German hands [1][5].
- Served in No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando 3 Troop ( aka 'X' Troop) [1][3][4].
- Birthname Georg Victor Frederick Otto Wilhelm Felix SALOSCHIN [6][2].
SEYMOUR, Herbert
Birthname:
SACHS, Herbert
Private
No 10 Commando
Served under an alias. View our full record below.
SHELLEY, Alfred
Birthname:
SAMSON, Alfred
Lieutenant
6305372
No 10 Commando
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Alfred Samson, a German national of the Jewish faith, served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Alfred Shelley.
He was attached initially as a Corporal to 45RM Commando in North West Europe but early in 1945 received a battlefield commission when posted to Italy.
SMITH, Gabriel
Second Lieutenant
A-832
No 10 Commando
Royal Norwegian Navy
Killed in action or died of wounds
Second Lieutenant Gabriel Smith, 5 troop (Norwegian), died during operations in Holland. On the night of the 13/14th January, his Norwegian troop of 10 Inter Allied Commando, together with 47RM Commando, took part in an unsuccessful attack on the German held small island of Kapelsche Veer which lies between the River Maas and the River Oudermaas.
SMITH, Joseph
Birthname:
KUGLER, Josef
Private
6305456
No 10 Commando
Pioneer Corps
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Private Joseph Smith, 'X' Troop, was a refugee from Czechoslavakia (Sudeten German) born Josef KUGLER. SOE trained. Reported missing 19 August 1942 during operations at Dieppe, later found to be a prisoner of war.
SMITH, Robert
Marine
No 10 Commando
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association residing in The Netherlands.
[Source: Commando Association newsletter 59].
SMOLENAARS, Hans
Private
8084
No 10 Commando
Dutch
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
Lieutenant
No 10 Commando
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Alf Kristian Solbu, 5 troop (Norwegian), died of grenade wounds received on the 4th November during operations at Walcheren *. He is remembered with others from 5 troop on a Memorial to Norwegian Commandos located on the o
SPENCER, Thomas
Birthname:
STEIN, Karl Artur
Private
6305470
No 10 Commando
No 3 Commando
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Private Thomas Spencer served under an alias. He was a German national born Karl Artur Stein and served in 3 Troop (aka 'X' Troop) of the inter allied commando. He was wounded on 11 April 1945 during operations with No.3 Commando at the River Aller crossing. Post war member of the Commando Association with whom they lost contact.
STREETS, George Bryan
Birthname:
BARTH, George Alexander
Officer Cadet
No 10 Commando
Served under an alias. View our full record below.
TAS, Ferdinand
Private
No 10 Commando
Belgian Forces
Ferdinand Tas served in No. 10 Inter Allied Commando, 4 (Belgian) troop.
(Source: Commando Association newsletter 35.)
THEILINGER, Johann
Served as :
Taylor, John Robert
Known as:
Jan
Private
13118712 and 6305478
No 10 Commando
Pioneer Corps / The Buffs
Johann Theilinger was a Sudetan Czech from Mikulov. He was baptised a Catholic and later in life could speak numerous languages. He fought in the International Brigades in Spain, the Czech army in exile, later joining No.10 Commando 3 troop aka 'X' troop.
THOMPSON, Walter Gerald
Birthname:
ZADIK, Walter Gabriel
Lance Corporal
5550142
No 10 Commando
Hampshire Regiment
Lance Corporal Walter Thompson, born Walter Gabriel Zadik, was reported missing 20 June 1944 in Normandy France, whilst attached to No.4 Commando, later found to be a prisoner of war. From Germany and of the Jewish faith he served under the alias in 3 Troop (also known as 'X' Troop) of No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando.
Naturalisation Certificate
TREPEL, Charles
Captain
Mle 54454
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Charles Trepel, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 8, missing presumed killed after a raid on the coast of Holland near a beach at Wassenaar.
TURNER, Andrew Charles
Birthname:
POLLASCHEK, Otto
Private
13801460
6436369
No 10 Commando
Royal Sussex Regiment
Otto Pollaschek, born in Vienna and of Jewish Faith, served in 3 Troop No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando under the alias of Andrew Charles Turner. He was attached to No.3 Commando during the advance through North West Europe.
1 December 1939 exempted from internment.
Nationality: German.
Police Registration Certificate number 764138.
Van ROSENDAEL, Hubert Jan Jacques
Known as:
Jack
Sergeant
No 10 Commando
Dutch Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
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. (Source: Dutch Commando Museum.)
VILLIERS, Robert Ernest
Birthname:
Egon Vogel
Sergeant
No 10 Commando
Served under an alias. View our full record below.
VINAT, Pierre Alphonse Georges
Corporal
94FN42
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Pierre Vinat, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no.34, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
Mort pour la France.
VOURCH, Francis Joseph Marie
Captain (later Commandant)
5608FN40
No 10 Commando
No 4 Commando
Free French Forces
Military Cross (MC)
Lieutenant Francis Vourch, 8 Troop (French), was awarded the Military Cross in recognition of gallant and distinguished service during operations at Cherbourg, France.
Recommendation
VOURCH, Guy
Captain
52822
No 10 Commando
No 4 Commando
Free French Forces
Military Cross (MC)
Captain Guy Vourch, No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando (French) attached No.4 Commando, was awarded the Military Cross in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in North West Europe.
Recommendation
WALLERAND, Pierre Adonis Louis
Warrant Officer
Mle 267 FN43.
No 10 Commando
Free French Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Warrant Officer Pierre Wallerand, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 47, missing presumed killed after a raid at Gravelines, France. Believed to have drowned whilst attempting to swim out to a waiting MTB after completing mission.
Mort pour la France.
WEBSTER, Ernest George
Birthname:
WEINBERGER, Ernst Georg
Private
No 10 Commando
Served under an alias. View our full record below.
WEICH, Salo
Served as :
HAMILTON, Robert Geoffrey
Corporal
6436350 & 13118714
No 10 Commando
Pioneer Corps & Royal Sussex Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
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.
WEINBERGER, Ernst Georg
Served as :
WEBSTER, Ernest George
Private
6305466
No 10 Commando
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Ernst Weinberger, an Austrian national of the Jewish faith, served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Ernest Webster. He was killed in action in a landing craft with Max Lewinsky during operations in Normandy on D Day. Husband of Gerda Webster, of Twickenham, Middlesex.
WELLS, Peter Vernon Allan
Birthname:
AUERHAHN, Werner
Lance Corporal
No 10 Commando
Served under an alias. View our full record below.
‘Norway - Operation Cartoon’
Saturday, January 23, 1943
Location
Norway
59° 47' 20.7456" N, 5° 23' 6.756" E
An operation to destroy the pyrite mine on the island of Stord near Leirvik. The party landed at two locations half at Sagvaag, and the remainder on the other side of the bay. They were responsible for the complete destruction of the Transformer at the Pyrite mine.
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