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Location
Glomfjord, Norway
'Malta detachment - Force X'
'Messina to Palermo railway raid'
Location
Log Book HMS Triumph 30 Aug.1941
'No.4 Independent Company and 5 troop No.2 Commando'
A list of names of those from No.4 Independent Company who went on to serve in 5 Troop No.2 Commando and stayed on afterwards or moved elsewhere. Compiled by Lance Sergeant Joseph Rogers MM, No.2 Commando 5 Troop. Contains links on the header to pages within the Commando Veterans Archive.
'Scaletta - Operation Blackcock (1)'
Operation Blackcock was a British amphibious landing to take Scaletta on the north-east coast of Sicily. Planned by Lieutenant General Sir Miles Dempsey’s XIII Corps, of General Sir Bernard Montgomery’s 8th Army, the operation was designed as one of a pair of Allied operations to cut off the last elements of the German forces trying to fall back to their evacuation point at Messina in north-eastern Sicily.
'Vaagso - Operation Archery'
Location
Vaagso Norway
A raid on Vaagso and Maaloy to destroy fish oil factories and sink enemy shipping.No 3 Commando were supported by 1 and a half troops of No 2 Commando, and detachments from No.4 Commando and No.6 Commando, and some from the Royal Norwegian Army.
- Some of the Commandos who participated [view......]
- Gallery images for Operation Archery [view......].
2 Commando
The History
The first No.2 Commando was formed on the 22nd June 1940 for a parachuting role at Cambrai Barracks, Perham Down, near Tidworth, Hants. The Unit at the time consisted of four troops - 'A', 'B', 'C' and 'D'. Eventually 11 troops were raised. A nominal roll of 'C' and 'D' troops can be found in our documents album within the No 2 Commando gallery.
2 Commando Brigade, Dalmatian Islands Operations
Location

Commando operations on or from the Dalmatian islands.
Read more here in our No 2 Commando History section.
2 Commando Commanders
This history of No. 2 Commando was compiled at the request of The Commando Veterans Association, who wanted a record of the unit’s activities and first-hand recollections of its members as seen through the eyes of a No. 2 Commando veteran. There was a certain urgency about the request because this veteran, turned author, is old and just about one step away from the knacker’s yard. There is much to tell about the No. 2 Family and its Father, Charlie Newman.
Bob Bishop
Read more about each Commanding Officer below.
2 Commando Detachment 13 Sep'41 for 7 months
2 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.
2 Commando Salerno/Scaletta Casualties
A document created by an officer of No 2 Commando with specifics relating to No 2 Commando casualties at Salerno, and locations of where they lay, or were first buried.
It also includes details of three from the action at Scaletta, Sicily the previous month.
We have a full Commando Roll of Honour for Salerno. [view].
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2 Commando St Nazaire veterans

2 Commando War Diary 18/19th September 1943
No 2 Commando War Diary 18th September 1943, and part of the entry for the 19th.
[Transcribed from the 2 Cdo.War Diary]
2 Commando, Glomfjord, Norway
Operation Musketoon
"It was on a day in late July, 1942 that the author noted the absence from the ranks of his troop of Capt. Graeme Black, Pte. Eric Curtis and Rfmn. Cyril Abram. At the same time, men of other troops recorded that Capt. Joe Houghton, Sgt. Richard O’Brien, L/Sgt. Bill Chudley, Pte. Reg Makeham, Cpl. John Fairclough, T.S.M. Miller Smith and Pte. Fred Trigg had also vanished. No member of No. 2 Commando had any inkling as to the significance of these disappearances, but as usual, no questions were asked.
2 Commando, Lake Comacchio
Operation Roast.
"Remote from what was to be known as the ‘Battle of Lake Comacchio’, this author did not have a clue as to what was happening to his friends in No. 2 Commando. He had been inside Germany for some time and way out of touch.
It seems that No. 2 Commando had been joined by No. 9 Commando and Nos. 40 and 43 R.M. Commando to implement the task of grabbing a spit of land which extended from Lake Comacchio to the Adriatic Sea, with further exploitation northwards envisaged in the minds of the ‘planners’.
2 Commando, Operations from Vis
"No. 2 Commando started to arrive at Komiza on the Yugoslavian island of Vis on January 16th, 1944. They were to operate on Yugoslav soil for the next six months. The Commando was still much-depleted as a result of the battering it had taken at Salerno, and almost half the unit remaining in Italy consisted of the replacement men and those ‘old hands’ who formed the training cadres.
2 Commando, Salerno
Operation Avalanche
2 Commando, Salerno Aftermath
"As the No. 2 Commando War Diary states, the remnants of the unit, following the Salerno campaign, were redeployed to Catania, Sicily. For once they were not lodged in their usual dusty field. By some accident they had been given a roof over their heads in the shape of a former Italian barracks.
2 Commando, Sarande, Albania
Operation Mercerised
2 Commando, Sicily
Operation Husky.
2 Commando, Spilje, Albania
Operation Healing 11
2 Commando, St. Nazaire
Operation Chariot
"If any reader of this attempt to record the history of No. 2 Commando has gotten this far, he or she will have noted that the pride of place, on Page 1, has been given to the remembrance of the men of the Commando who died in the course of No. 2 Commando operations, including the men who did not return from St. Nazaire.
2 Commando, Vaagso
"The frustrations of 1941 dragged on almost to the end. It had not been a good year from the offensive-action viewpoint of the men of No. 2 Commando. They had done nothing to speak of and were upset at being unemployed. However, the Vaagso raiding force announced the end to this inertia, commencing warfare on December 27th, 1941, landing on Maaloy Island and overrunning the place in less than ten minutes.
4 Independent Company Nominal Roll
It is not complete. Many went on to serve in No.2 Commando.
Contact us with details to have an a name included, or provide additional information.
A breakdown of the Grohote raiding force
A document about 2 Commando Overseas
2 COMMANDO OVERSEAS April 13th 1943 - May 8th 1945
An account from a booklet written by an unknown member of No 2 Commando detailing the period April 13th 1943 to 8th May 1945 Gourock – Ravenna. From the collection of Lance Sergeant Joe Rogers MM.A False start
A Return in 1973 to Yugoslavia
ABRAM, Cyril Henry

AGNEW, J.F.
- 11 September 1943 wounded during operations at Salerno, Italy.
AINSLIE, Walter

Gunner Walter Ainslie was attested into the Royal Artillery in 1939. He served in 5 troop from mid 1942 and was wounded on 12 September 1943 during operations at Salerno, Italy. He remained with No.2 until the war ended.
AIRD, Michael Derrick

Michael was a grocer in 1939 before enlisting and resided 36 Gilroy Road, Fairfield, Liverpool. Son of George and May Aird.
Sources
CWGC.
ALDERSEA, S.
Post war member of the original Commando Association with whom they lost contact. Last known address: Stoke on Trent. [Source: CA Lost Legion 1].
ALDRED, Jack
ALLAN, Hugh Bryan
Son of J. C. and Christine J. F. Allan, of Ayr.
AMESBURY, Alfred Edmund
Alfred Amesbury, formerly No.2 Commando 3 Troop, was awarded the Military Medal in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Italy serving with the Reconnaisance Regiment having left the Commando.
AMOS, Richard Henry

ANCHOR, John Robert
ANDERTON, Harold
Guardsman Harold Anderton, 1 Troop, was wounded 28 March 1942 during Operation Chariot at St Nazaire, and evacuated back to the UK. He had embarked for the raid on motor launch ML 446. Post war member of the Commando Association.
ANDREWS, Albert Mailly
ARMITAGE, Harold, E.
Private Harold Armitage, 3 Troop, was reported missing 13 September 1943 during operations at Salerno, Italy, before being found to be a prisoner of war. He was last seen fit and well 10 September patrolling the Eastern slopes of Liberatore Hill in the company of Pte. Brinkley and Cpl. Hawkins.
ARNOLD, Frank, H.W.
Corporal Frank Arnold, 5 Troop, was wounded on 13 September 1943 during operations at Salerno, Italy. He served in 'B' Section, No.4 Sub-Section of the Troop since at least July 1942. Member of the No.2 Commando Boxing Team. Former occupation Shop Assistant. Post war resided Cambridge.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/68.
ASHCROFT, Arthur


- 25 April 1940 posted to 'X' Company 1st Liverpool Scottish.
ASQUITH, William

AUKETT, Norman John

AUSTIN, James Herbert

BACKHOUSE, Charles, R.

BAMPTON, Stephen Dorcas
- 16 August 1943 (Private) (No.2 Commando) wounded during operations at Sicily.
BANKS, Frederick Charles

BANTING, Gareth Bernard (Reverend)

Captain (Reverend) Gareth Banting, Padre of No 2 Commando, died during operations at Sarande.
BARBER, Harold, James
BARE, Jack Stormont
BARLING, Gilbert Michael

BARLOW, Arthur Leslie
BARLOW, Jack

BARNARD, Frederick Charles Kenneth
BARNES, William Walter
BARRON, Robert James


- May 1935 T.A. 1st Bn. London Scottish.
- Sept. 1939 embodied 1st Bn. London Scottish.
BARRY, John
BARTON, Bernard James


Bernard James Barton was commissioned Second Lieutenant in The Buffs on the 22nd June 1940 (1).
On the 30th January 1941 he was transferred to the Recce Corps. (2)
BAVISTER, Robert John

BAYLISS, Leonard Frank

BEARDSELL, John Clifford

BECKETT, Paul Henry

BELL, William White
Casualty Lists 1939-45 / National Archives file WO417/43.
BELLRINGER, Roy

BENNER, Norman Joseph
BENNETT, Derick S.

BENNETT, Frederick

Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/67.
CVA Gallery 5 Troop images.
BENNETT, John Henry
Post war member of the Commando Association last known residing Frome, Somerset.
Sources
Commando Association Lost Legions List 2.
BIRNEY, David Leslie

BISHOP, D.B.
Gunner D.B. Bishop was wounded on 29 July 1944 during operations at Spilje Albania.
BISHOP, Ivor, W.

BLACK, Graeme Delamere

BLACKWELL, Alun Trevor

BLATTNER,Charles William

Son of Julian and Mary Blattner.
BLAZE, John Willie
Post war member of the Commando Association residing Sask, Canada.
BLISSETT, Harry Harold

BLOWER, Alfred

BLYTHE, William
Post war member of the Commando Association from Birkenhead.
BONDY, Theodor

Driver Theodor Bondy was awarded the BEM (Military Divison) in 1943 in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East.
Sources London Gazettes Supp 36209, page 4543 CVA Gallery No 2 Commando imagesBOON, Peter


BOWMAN, Lionel George


Brac - Operation Flounced
Location
- Lieutenant Colonel J.M.T.F. Churchill, D.S.O., M.C. embarked from Vis as the Commanding Officer of a Force consisting of 43RM Commando, some commandos from 2 Special Service Brigade HQ, the Raiding Support Regiment, a company of the 2nd Highland Light Infantry, and 111 Field Regiment R.A. This was a diversionary attack on the German Garrison of Brac to draw off German Forces who were launching an offensive against the Yugo-Slav National Army of Liberation in Bosnia.
BRADLEY, Eric
BRADLEY, Richard

BRIGHTY, John

Sources
BRINKLEY, James
Private Brinkley, 3 Troop, was reported missing 13 September 1943 during operations at Salerno, Italy. He was last seen fit and well on 10 September 1943 patrolling the Eastern slopes of Liberatore Hill in the company of Pte. Armitage and Cpl. Hawkins. Later found to have been taken prisoner and transported to Germany.
BRISCOE, Harold R.
Lance Corporal Harold Briscoe, 1 troop, died during operatios at Lake Comacchio, Italy.
BROOKS, A.C.
BROOME, Richard Frank

BROWN, Louis Walter

Sources
BROWN, Robert Hall
BROWNING, James Stanley

BRUCE, James
BRUNSWICK, Arthur Trotter

BRYAN, Edward Joseph

BRYANT, J.H.
BUCKBY, Raymond

Lance Sergeant Raymond Buckby, 1 troop, died during operations at Lake Comacchio, Italy.
BUCKMASTER, Eric Henry

BUCKMASTER, Eric, Memories of No 2 Commando
BUCKMASTER, Stanley Owen

BUNN, Norman

BURKE, Edward

- 23 April 1941 after volunteering for the Independent Companies he was posted to No 4 Independent Company and later took part in the landings at Bodo Norway as part of Scissors Force.
BURN, Michael Clive

BURNS, Charles

BURNS, Ronald Edward David

BUSHE, Patrick
Sources
Casualty Lists 1939-45 / National Archives file WO417/42.
Prisoners of War 1715-1945 / National Archives file WO392/11.
CALLAGHAN, Dennis
Private Dennis Callaghan, 6 Troop, was wounded on 13 September 1943 during operations at Salerno, Italy. He was one of the Police Intakes to the Commandos from Halifax and in 1939 was single and a Police Constable at Warley Road Police Station, Halifax. In the late 70's he was living in Tenerife.
CAMERON, John Ewen

CAMPBELL, Norman Murray Priggen
Lance Sergeant Norman Campbell, 3 Troop, died of wounds during the 6 week period when No.2 Commando was placed "in the line" in Italy under 5 Corps.
The War Diary records that he was seriously injured, later dying of his wounds, during shelling that took place between 1110hrs and 1550hrs. The same entry records that LBdr. King was also killed during this shelling.
CANDLIN, James Daniel
Gunner James Daniel Candlin, 2 Troop, was wounded during operations at Salerno, Italy, on 14 September 1943 and again at Spilje Albania on 29 July 44. Post war he transferred to the Royal Engineers on 30 October 1951. He was a member of the Commando Association residing Hull.
CANT, Evelyn Arthur George


CAPP, William Thomas

CAPSTICK, N.
A serving Police Officer from Lancaster he had volunteered as one of the Police Intakes to the Commandos.
CARPENTER, John Richard Owen

CARRICK, George
CARROLL, John Joseph
Casualty Lists 1939045 / National Archives file WO417/43.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/1 and WO392/11.
CARTER, Hugh John
CARTWRIGHT, William
CASWELL, William, J.

Gunner William Caswell was wounded on 29 July 1944 at Spilje, Albania.
CAVENEY, John

Fusilier John Caveney, a former bricklayer from Paisley, served in 5 Troop of No.2 Commando [1][2][3].
CHADWICK, John R.
CHALLINTON, William A.

CHANT, Douglas

- July 1942 member of the No.2 Commando Boxing Team [2].
CHAPMAN, William Jopp

CHEETHAM, Gerald

A former pupil of Ashton Grammar School before joining the Metropolitan Police from which he later volunteered for the Commandos as part of the 1st Police Intake of 1942 [2][3].
CHEETHAM, John Frederick

CHESTERS, William
CHUDLEY, William Henry Albert

CWGC.
CHURCH, Francis John
Private Francis Church was wounded twice the first being on 29 July 1944 (Spilje Bay, Albania), and when a Lance Corporal on 17 April 1945 (Argenta and Lake Comacchio, Italy). Post war member of the Commando Association from Prestwich, Manchester
CHURCHILL, John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming (Lt Col)

After a brief spell as 2i/c No 5 Commando, the then Major John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill (later affectionately known by some as Mad Jack) moved to 2i/c No 3 Commando. Wounded during Operation Archery at Vaagso 27 December 1941.
CLARK, James
Sources
CLARKE, Alfred John Douglas
Gunner Alfred Clarke died during operations at Sarande, Albania.
No 2 Commando War Diary entry: " 9th Oct'44. Sarande - 3 troop moving round left flank come upon enemy positions suddenly. Heavy spandau and rifle grenade fire. Capt. Parsons MC is hit. Lt Coyle takes over but is hit in the leg. Moves forward again but is killed by grenade."
CLARKSON, George Francis

CLEMENTS, Albert Edward

Private Albert Clements served in 1 Troop and was injured in 1943 during training at Gibraltar after which he was evacuated to the UK for treatment. Albert was part of the Police Intakes who had volunteered for the Commandos in 1942 having served 3 years in the Sussex Police at Southwick and Worthing Police Stations. Post war member of the Commando Association from Sussex.
CLIBBORN, William Cuthbert

Prisoners of War 1715-1945 / National Archives file WO392/1.
COBELLI, Dominic

St Nazaire Society website.
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 105 issued September 1997.
COBLEY, Victor Charles

COCKIN, Robert

CODD, Lawrence Joseph
COLEMAN, Lloyd William

CONNOR, Stanley, J.
CONWAY, John Alphonsus
COOK, Kenneth

From 1994 onwards he was the Secretary of the Bristol Branch of the Commando Association.
COOKSON, Charles


COOPER, Dudley Edward

COOPER, George

COPLAND, William Oranmore

COUGHLAN, John

John embarked for the raid on motor launch ML 267 which was hit by enemy fire and sank with the loss of eight of the 11 Commandos, and all bar five of the RN crew.
Sources
CWGC.
COULSON, John Richard
COULTHARD, Arnold, C.
COX, Edward

CWGC.
Page 4 of Salerno/Sicily Casualties document (see linked content below).
COX, Cecil Ernest Robert
COX, Hugh Wilfred

Private Hugh Cox, 5 Troop, was one of the commando contingent on board HMS Campbeltown during Operation Chariot, the raid at St Nazaire in March 1942
COY, Reginald


COYLE, James Albert
Lieutenant James Coyle died during operations at Sarande, Albania.
No 2 Commando War Diary entry: " 9th Oct'44. Sarande - 3 troop moving round left flank come upon enemy positions suddenly. Heavy spandau and rifle grenade fire. Capt. Parsons MC is hit. Lt Coyle takes over but is hit in the leg. Moves forward again but is killed by grenade."
CRABTREE, Ben
CRADDOCK, Raymond Charles

[Image credit] Vicki Craddock, daughter.
CRAIG, John

CRAIG, Robert

CRAIG, Robinson Ostle
CRIPPIN, Ronald

CRIPPS, Arthur Raymond

Rifleman Arthur Cripps, 1 troop, died during operations at Lake Comacchio, Italy.
CROWE, Edward Louis

CUDBY, John

Fusilier John Cudby, 6 Troop, was reported missing 28 March 1942 after Operation Chariot at St Nazaire, later found to be a prisoner of war. He had embarked on ML177 for the raid. Post war member of the Commando Association from Workington.
CUNNINGHAM, Henry Peter

CUNNINGHAM, James
CURTIS, Eric Gordon

CWGC.
DAVID, Douglas, W.
- 9 February 1939 joined the Metropolitan Police, warrant number 125614. Later resided at Blackheath Police Section House, Greenwich, SE10.
DAVID, Gordon Percy
DAVIDSON, Douglas Oscar
DAVIES, Arthur Henry William

DAVIES, Leonard
Private Len Davies served in 5 Troop and later the H.Q. Section. He was a serving Police Officer in Barrowford who volunteered for the Commandos as part of the Police Intakes in 1942.
DAVIES, R.J.
Gunner R.J. Davies was wounded on 29 July 1944 during operations at Spilje Albania.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/80.
DAVIES, Raymond Spencer

Lance Sergeant Raymond Davies, 5 troop, died during operations at Lake Comacchio, Italy.
DAVIES, Ronald John
- 11 September 1943 (Lance Corporal) (No.2 Commando) wounded during operations at Salerno, Italy [4].
[1] CWGC.
[2] No.2 Commando War Diary 27 March 1944.
DAVIES, Wyndam Francis

DAVIS, Stanley Berkeley Edward

Sources
DAWSON, Herbert Horace
DAWSON, John William

- 29 July 1944 (Lance Sergeant) (No.2 Commando) wounded during Operation Healing 2 at Spilje Albania.
- Post war member of the Commando Association from Ayr.
DAY, Arthur Frank
DAY, Stanley Ambrose

DE NOBRIGA, Derrick John
DEAKER, George James

DEARY, Patrick Gabriel
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/68.
Notebook of LSgt Joe Rogers MM (5 troop).
DEIGHAN, Bernard John

DENISON, Mallinson Charles

DENNY, George
DETTMER, Charles Henry

Gunner Charles Dettmer, HQ Troop Intelligence Section, was severely injured losing an arm in the same mortar explosion that killed Lieutenant Arthur Brunswick of No.2 Commando at Dragone Hill, Salerno. Post War Fleet Street journalist.
DIAMOND, Thomas

DICKINSON, Joe
- 1943 killed in action in Italy serving with 1st Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment [2][3].
DINHAM, Walter George


Served in the HQ Administration Section from the early days of No. 2 Commando through to its disbandment.
DIXON, Herbert

Herbert Dixon enlisted with the Buffs on 15 March 1940. He then volunteered for No.5 Independent Company. After joining No.2 Commando he was posted to 6 troop. Late 1943 when the Commando was restructured he was moved to 5 troop. There are group photos of him and others in the 5 troop album.
DIXON, Herbert, Memories of No 2 Commando
DONALDSON, John

DOUGLAS, Edward

DOWNES, Reginald William


DRANSFIELD, George David
DRIVER, Frank
Gunner Frank Driver was reported missing 13 September 1943 during operations in Italy (Salerno), later found to be a prisoner of war. Post war member of the Commando Association from Hull.
DRURY, Charles Henry

DUFFY, Anthony Patrick

ECKMAN, William John
Private William Eckman, from Everton Liverpool, served in 4 Troop and was one of the commando contingent who embarked on Motor Launch ML 306 for Operation Chariot, the raid at St Nazaire on 28 March 1942. Reported as missing he was later found to be a prisoner of war.
EDGLEY, Robert Ernest


EKINS, Arthur, W.
Lance Corporal Arthur Ekins was reported missing 6 June 1944, later confirmed as a prisoner of war. At this time a small number of commandos from No.2 Commando were engaged in a failed attempt to locate and liberate their Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel 'Jack' Churchill, who had been captured during Operation Flounced on the island of Brac a few days earlier.
ELDRIDGE, Leonard Frederick

ELLIOTT, Alfred John
Private Alfred Elliott, 3 Troop, received a Mention in Despatches in recognition of gallant and distinguished service during the Commando raid at St Nazaire on 28/29 March 1942. Embarking on board HMS Campbeltown he was taken prisoner after the raid and later imprisoned at Stalag 344 Lamsdorf* and Stalag 3A Luckenwalde**.
Recommendation
ELLIOTT, James

Post war member of the Commando Association.
ELLWOOD, William Cyril
EMMERSON, John Kenneth


EVANS, Frank
EVANS, Ralph
EVERETT, Thomas, H.

- 16 August 1943 (Private) wounded during Operation Husky at Sicily [2].
- Later promoted Sergeant [3].
EWENS, George

- Emigrated to Tasmania [2][3].
FAHY, James or John
FAIRCLOUGH, John


FERGUSON, John Ronald Alexander
FIELD, William Frederick
- Served in 1 Troop of No.2 Commando and embarked on ML 457 for the raid [4].
- 23 August 1945 attached Survey T.C. (Royal Engineers) [5].
FINCH, Victor William Charles

Corporal Victor 'Nicky' Finch, 3 Troop, embarked on HMS Campbeltown for the St. Nazaire raid (Operation Chariot). He was reported missing on 28 March 1942 later found to be a prisoner of war.
FISHER, Norman Lucas

Sources
CWGC.
FITCHETT, John

- 30 July 1944 (Corporal) (5th Bn., East Lancashire Regiment) wounded North West Europe.
FITTON, Douglas
Private Douglas Fitton, from Leeds, served in 'A' Section, No.1 Sub-Section of 5 Troop. He was married and his civil occupation had been a Labourer. Post war member of the Commando Association from Leeds.
Sources
CVA Gallery 5 Troop images.
Notebook of LSgt Joe Rogers MM (5 troop).
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 68 issued March 1979.
FORMOY, Donald Neville

FOWLER, Henry Francis
FRANKS, Godfrey Reginald


FREEMAN, B.G.

FROUD, George

Private George Froud was serving in 2 Troop in December 1942. Post war member of the Commando Association from Abingdon.
FURSSE, Reginald Henry

- Evacuated back to the UK, he remained with No. 2 Commando [2][3].
FYFE, Charles Alexander


FYNN, Francis West (Lt Col)


GALLAGHER, John
GARDNER, John, A.
GARLAND, Lindsay Ernest Albert

He was with Captain the Duke of Wellington [more...] during the attack on 'The Pimple' in the village of Piegolelle, Salerno. Both were killed.
GARRATT, Arthur Ernest
GEE, Harold
GELDER, John Willie
GIBSON, William

GILL, Richard
GOLDIE, Thomas

Final rank attained Lance Sergeant.
GOLDTHORPE, Alfred, G.R.

- Volunteered for the Commandos.
GOODE, Frank Cecil

GOSS, Leonard George William

GOULD, Norman Patrick
GRAY, Andrew

GRAY, Frank Herbert
GREEN, William, F.
GREER, Samuel
Rifleman Samuel Greer was wounded on 17 April 1945 during operations in Italy (Lake Comacchio). Post war member of the Commando Association from Belfast.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/91.
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 78 issued March 1984.
GRIEF, George Valentine

GROSE, William Ernest
CWGC.
GROVES, Eric Richard Clifford

Lance Corporal Eric Groves was awarded the MM for his gallantry at Argenta, Italy, on the 17th April 1945.
GWYNNE, John Edward Herbert

HACKETT, John, J.

HAINES, George Ernest

HALLGARTH, Thomas, R.
HANNON, Thomas Gerrard


HANSTOCK, George Alfred
HARBERT, Harold

HARDING, Victor Philip

HARE, Owen Stewart
HARKNESS, Peter
HARRINGTON, Jack Lonsdale
Lance Corporal Jack Harrington was awarded the Military Medal in recognition of distinguished services during Operation Chariot, the raid at St. Nazaire on 28 March 1942. He was one of the Commando HQ contingent who embarked on board MGB 314. Reported missing after the raid he was later found to have been taken prisoner and transported to Stalag 344 at Lamsdorf, Poland.
HARRISON, Maurice

Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/41 and WO417/95.
HARRONS, Charles Edward

Corporal Charles Harrons, 1 troop, died after No 2 Commando had just taken part in the raid on Spilje, Albania.
An entry in the No 2 Cdo War Diary dated 24th August 1944 states " Burial Service for Cpl Harrons (1 Tp) who died in hospital at Bari was held in the afternoon."
HAUSMANN, Fritz Sigmund

Fritz Sigmund Hausmann was born in Bingen Am Rhein, April 27th 1921. He was a German Jew who at age 13, fled Germany alone and went to school in Palestine.
HAWKINS, Frederick
Corporal Frederick Hawkins, 3 Troop, was reported missing during operations at Salerno, Italy, later found to be a prisoner of war. He was initially thought to have been killed. He was last seen patrolling the Eastern slopes of Liberatore Hill in the company of Pte. Brinkley and Pte. Armitage on 10 September 1943.
HAY, William
HAYES, Frank

Guardsman Frank Hayes, 4 troop, was killed in action during operations at Vaagso, Norway.
HEALEY, Frank H.

Frank Healey, 5 Troop, was wounded on 9 March 1945 during operations in Italy. He served in 'A' Section, No.2 Sub Section of the Troop and had been with the Commando since at least 1942. A former labourer he was married and resided near Stockport.
HEATHER, William Bernard
HEATON, Harold, L.
Corporal Harry Heaton was wounded on 9 September 1943 during operations at Salerno, Italy. He had served in 5 Troop since 1941 and was in 'A' Section, No.2 Sub-Section when wounded. Final rank attained Sergeant. He was married and a former manager for a Timber importer in Wallasey. Post war member of the Commando Association from Great Barr, Birmingham.
HEERY, John
- 16 August 1943 (Acting Lance Sergeant) (No.2 Commando) wounded in Sicily during Operation Husky [2].
HEMPSTEAD, Stanley
HENDERSON, John Patrick Leo

HENDRY, Bernard
- 9 September 1943 wounded during operations in Italy (Salerno) [2].
- 9 October 1944 wounded during operations in Italy [3].
HESKETH, W.

HEWETT, Herbert Edward


HIGGINBOTTOM, Edwin Alexander
Lance Corporal Edwin Higginbottom died during the 6 week period in February/March when No 2 Commando were placed "in the line" in Italy under 5 Corps.
HIGGINS, K.
- 16 August 1943 Sicily.
- 13 September 1943 Salerno, Italy.
- 11 March 1944 Italy.
HINES, Eric Arthur
HODGSON, Eric Stewart

HOGGETT, William
London Gazette 36983, page 1427.
HOLLAND, E.A.
HOLLAND, William Anthony

Private William Holland, 3 Troop, received a Mention in Despatches in recognition of gallant and distinguished service during the raid on St. Nazaire on the night of 27/28th March, 1942. Embarking on board HMS Campbeltown he was reported missing after the raid but later found to be a prisoner of war.
Recommendation
HOLMES, Frederick Lewis

Sapper Frederick Holmes was one of the commando contingent who embarked on motor launch ML443 for Operation Chariot, the raid at St Nazaire 28 March 1942. He was evacuated back to the UK after the raid. He remained with the No.2 Commando attaining the rank of Lance Sergeant.
HOLT, Frederick

Corporal Frederick Holt, 5 troop, was one of the commando contingent on board HMS Campbeltown during the raid at St Nazaire in March 1942 [1]. He was initially reported missing in action until it was discovered he had been taken prisoner [2][2a][2b]. He was transported to Stalag 383 at Hohenfels Germany [3].
HOMER, Levi

HONEY, Peter

HOOPER, Richard Henry

HOOPER, Walter Francis
Corporal Walter Hooper, 1 Troop, was reported missing 28 March 1942 after Operation Chariot at St. Nazaire, later found to be a prisoner of war. He was one of the commando contingent who had embarked on Motor Launch ML457.
HOPE, J.R.
HOPWOOD, Howell Gaston Lloyd


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HORSCRAFT, Francis Alexandra
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HOUGHTON, Joseph Blundell
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HOWARD, John Denis
HOWARTH, Arnold

HUDSON, George Herbert
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/41 (1942) and WO417/59 (1943).
St Nazaire Society website.
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