No 2 Independent Company

Commando Veterans Archive Header

There may be content on individuals that is not listed here. If you do not find a name use the different Search options within the Site. Contact the Archive to have a name included.

Displaying 1 - 45 of 45

'Veterans return to Norway'

Extract from Commando Association newsletter 95 (1992).
RETURN TO NORWAY
Harry Pitman (No.1 Commando and No. 2 Independent Company) and John Wall (No. 5 Commando and No. 4 Independent Company) returned to Norway in May as the guests of the Norwegian No.14 Infantry Regiment to attend a ceremony in the Saltdal area, and a historical seminar. At the ceremony 30 Norwegian veterans received war medals for the service they gave throughout the war. This was followed by a lecture on the events in Saltdal in 1940.
 

ALLEN, Clarence Eric

Private
4033903
No 2 Independent Company
Welch Regiment, 4th Bn.
Clarence Allen, an Iron Moulder from Shropshire, enlisted 4 February 1938. Volunteered for the Independent Companies when they were raised in April 1940. Posted No.2 Independent Company. Embarked with Expeditionary Force to Norway 10 May 1940.

ALLEN, Richard Henry

Fusilier
4193131
No 2 Independent Company
Royal Welch Fusiliers, 7th Bn.
Killed in action or died of wounds

Fusilier Richard Allen was reported missing 28 May 1940 later confirmed as killed in action during operations in Norway (Scissors Force). Son of Thomas and Margaret Ellen Allen of Welshpool, Montgomeryshire.

BAKER, Edwin Sidney

Private
4032418
No 2 Independent Company
King's Shropshire Light Infantry, 4th Bn.
Private Edwin Baker was reported wounded and missing 26 May 1940 during operations at Pothus, Norway (Scissors Force), later presumed killed in action. He has no known grave. 
Son of Charles and Lily Rosina Baker, of Luton, Bedfordshire.
 

BALDWIN, Charles William

Sergeant
4183553
No 2 Independent Company
Monmouthshire Regiment, 2nd Bn.
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Charles Baldwin was killed in action during operations at Pothus, Norway (Scissors Force). Son of George and Elizabeth Baldwin; husband of Inez Jane Baldwin, of Penram, Glamorgan.
Service

BLACK, George Leonard

Fusilier
4193813
No 2 Independent Company
Royal Welch Fusiliers, 6th Bn.
Killed in action or died of wounds

Fusilier George Black died during operations in Norway (Scissors Force). Son of G. D. and Margaret Black, of Caernarvon.

Sources
CWGC.
 

BROWN, Henry

Henry Brown 1 Commando
Henry Brown Commando Association Secretary
Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant
No 1 Commando
No 2 Independent Company
Royal Army Service Corps
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Henry Brown was a Quartermaster RSM in No.1 Commando serving from their formation in 1940 to disbandment at the end of the war. Service included operations in North Africa and later in the Far East. Also served at Bodo, Norway May/June 1940 with No.2 Independent Company HQ.

CRIPPIN, Ronald

RQMS Ron Crippin 2 Commando
Warrant Officer 2
S/136147
No 2 Commando
No 2 Independent Company
Royal Army Service Corps
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Mentioned in Despatches
Ron Crippin, then a Corporal in the HQ troop, took part in Operation Chariot, the raid at St Nazaire.

DAVIES, Thomas Henry

Second Lieutenant
89660
No 2 Independent Company
Royal Welch Fusiliers, 7th Bn.
Killed in action or died of wounds
Second Lieutenant Thomas Davies died during operations in Norway (Scissors Force).
Son of John and Olwyn May Davies, of Swansea.
 
Sources
CWGC.

DOWNES, J.E.

Private
4035317
No 2 Independent Company
King's Shropshire Light Infantry, 4th Bn.
Wounded May 1940 at Mjones, Norway (Scissors Force).
 
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/13.
No.2 Independent Company War Diary Casualty Lists.
 

EVANS, Charles

Private
3958507
No 2 Independent Company
Welch Regiment, 4th Bn.
Charles Evans, a Steel Erector from Llanelly, South Wales, enlisted in 1931. Volunteered for the Independent Companies when they were raised in April 1940. Posted No.2 Independent Company. Embarked with Expeditionary Force to Norway 10 May 1940.

EVANS, J.

Lance Corporal
3960992
No 2 Independent Company
Welch Regiment
22 May 1940 wounded during operations at Bodo, Norway (Scissors Force). 
 
Sources
No.2 Independent Commando War Diary - Nominal Roll of Casualties at Bodo.
 

FITTON, John

Second Lieutenant
89992
No 2 Independent Company
Royal Welch Fusiliers, 6th Bn.

Second Lieutenant John Fitton was reported prisoner of war during operations at Pothus, Norway (Scissors Force). He was captured on 26 May 1940. Previously wrongly reported missing believed killed.

GODSELL, Ernest

Corporal
4193262
No 2 Independent Company
Royal Welch Fusiliers, 7th Bn.
Killed in action or died of wounds

Corporal Ernest Godsell died during operations in Norway (Scissors Force). Son of Tom and Annie Godsell, of Welshpool, Montgomeryshire.

Sources
CWGC.
 

HALL, Thomas

Thomas Hall 1 Commando
Private
4076248
No 2 Independent Company
No 1 Commando
Monmouthshire Regiment
South Wales Borderers
Private Thomas Hall was wounded 22 May 1940 during operations in Norway. Thomas had volunteered for No.2 independent Company and embarked with them for Norway as part of Scissors Force.

HAMILTON, James

Sapper
2983344
No 1 Commando
Royal Engineers
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sapper James Hamilton was reported wounded and missing 17 March 1943 during operations in North Africa, later presumed died of wounds. He has no known grave. Son of Alexander and Catherine Hamilton, of Thornliebank, Glasgow.
Service

JONES, Hubert

Hubert Jones 1 Commando
Corporal
2073288
No 1 Commando
No 2 Independent Company
Royal Engineers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Hubert Jones, No.1 Commando, was killed in action during operations at Kangaw, Burma. Son of Benjamin Hubert and Gladys Jones, of Bishopston, Glamorgan.
  • 1 May 1939 enlisted Royal Engineers.

JONES, R.W.

Sergeant
4013530
No 2 Independent Company
Royal Welch Fusiliers, 4th Bn.
Wrongly reported killed in action on Casualty Lists for Pothus, Norway (Scissors Force). Report later deleted. 
 
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/13 and 14.

LAVENDER, Ivor William

Company Quartermaster Sergeant
2202727
No 2 Independent Company
Royal Welch Fusiliers 4th Bn
Killed in action or died of wounds

Company Quartermaster Sergeant Ivor Lavender died during operations in Norway (Scissors Force). Son of William and Lillian Lavender; husband of Dorothy Florence Lavender, of Acrefair, Denbighshire.

LOVELL, Joseph

Fusilier
4193840
No 2 Independent Company
Royal Welch Fusiliers, 6th Bn.
Volunteered and posted No.2 Independent Company after formation April 1940. Embarked 10 May 1940 Expeditionary Force to Norway. Reported missing in action 26 May 1940 until re-united with unit.
 
Sources

MAYO, J.W.T.

Sapper
6461894
No 2 Independent Company
Royal Engineers
Sapper Mayo was wounded 22 May 1940 during operations in Norway with the North Western Expeditionary Force (Scissors Force). Evacuated to Bodo Hospital.
 
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/13.

MCGILL, David

Lance Corporal
2757039
No 2 Independent Company
Royal Engineers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal David McGill was wounded 22 May 1940 during operations at Bodo, Norway (Scissors Force). Received gunshot wounds to his left leg and abdomen. Dangerously ill, evacuated to the hospital ship HMHS Aba. Died of his wounds and buried at sea.

MCILWRAITH, John

Fusiler
1463827
No 1 Commando
No 2 Independent Company
Royal Artillery
Royal Welch Fusiliers
Royal Fusiliers
Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Active service in Norway, North Africa and Italy.
Service timeline
15.07.1939 attested Royal Artillery, trade on enlistment Motor Body Builder.
05.10.1939 posted 6th Bn., Royal Welch Fusiliers.

MICHAEL, Arthur Philip

Lance Corporal
4191932
No 2 Independent Company
Royal Welch Fusiliers, 6th Bn.

Lance Corporal Arthur Michael was reported prisoner of war during operations at Pothus, Norway (Scissors Force). He was captured on 26 May 1940. He had previously been wrongly reported killed in action.

MORRIS, William

Fusilier
1507880
No 2 Independent Company
Royal Welch Fusiliers

1938 Royal Artillery; 15 July 1939 transferred to the Royal Welch Fusiliers; 22.05.1940, No.2 Independent Company,  wounded during operations at Bodo, Norway (Scissors Force). 
 
Sources
No.2 Independent Commando War Diary - Nominal Roll of Casualties at Bodo.

NIXON, Malvern

Private
3056939
No 11 Commando
SAS
Royal Scots
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Malvern Nixon died when his jeep patrol was attacked whilst en route to harass the enemy in Southern Tunisia.

PITMAN, Henry James

Henry James Pitman 1 Commando
Corporal
3964627
No 1 Commando
No 2 Independent Company
Welch Regiment
Harry died ater attending a No.1 Commando ceremony and unveiling of a plaque in Irvine, Scotland. Member of the Commando Association from Cardiff, South Wales.
 
Sources

PREECE, Francis Henry

Private
3964629
No 2 Independent Company
Welch Regiment, 4th Bn.
Francis Henry Preece, a Railway Porter from Cardiff, enlisted 16 October 1939. Volunteered for the Independent Companies when they were raised in April 1940. Posted No.2 Independent Company 2 May 1940. Embarked with Expeditionary Force to Norway 10 May 1940.

RICKETTS, T.H.

Fusilier
4191722
No 2 Independent Company
Royal Welch Fusiliers
Volunteered and posted No.2 Independent Company after formation April 1940. Embarked 10 May 1940 Expeditionary Force to Norway. Reported missing in action 26 May 1940 until re-united with unit.
 
Sources
No.2 Independent Company War Diary Casualty Lists.

ROBERTS, Edward James

Fusilier
4178299
No 2 Independent Company
Royal Welch Fusiliers 4th Bn
Killed in action or died of wounds

Fusilier Edward Roberts was killed in action during operations at Pothus, Norway (Scissors Force). Son of Robert and Mary Roberts, of Penycae, Denbighshire; husband of Sadie Roberts.

ROBERTS, Richard Gordon

Lance Corporal (later Second Lieutenant)
839459
361142
No 2 Independent Company
Royal Engineers
1934 - 1936 served Royal Artillery.
9 May 1939 re-enlisted Royal Engineers.
26 April 1940 attached No.2 Independent Company.
22 May 1940 wounded during operations at Bodo, Norway (Scissors Force) after which returned to the Royal Engineers.

THOMAS, A.J.

Sapper
3959708
No 2 Independent Company
Royal Engineers
07.03.1938 enlisted Royal Engineers.
22.05.1940 attached No.2 Independent Company wounded during operations at Bodo, Norway (Scissors Force). Served with units of the Corps of Royal Engineers until 7 April 1945 when transferred to Corps of Military Police.
 

THOMAS, Lewis

Sapper
2068257
No 2 Independent Company
Royal Engineers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sapper Lewis Thomas was killed in action during operations at Bodo, Norway (Scissors Force). Son of David and Annie Thomas, of Maesteg, Glamorgan.
 
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/13.

TRAYLOR, George Lewis

Fusilier
4192911
No 2 Independent Company
Royal Welch Fusiliers 6th Bn
Killed in action or died of wounds
Fusilier George Traylor died during operations in Norway (Scissors Force). Son of Lewis Jenkins and Lily Traylor, of Galon Uchaf, Merthyr, Glamorgan.
 
Sources
CWGC.
RWF Enlistment Register Books.

TREVOR, Thomas Hoult (Lt Col)

Lieutenant Colonel
53563
No 1 Commando
No 2 Independent Company
Welch Regiment
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Thomas Trevor was 2i/c of No 2 Independent Company when they sailed as part of Scissors Force (Operation Avonmouth) to take part in the Combined Operations raid on Norway. After this, with the disbandment of the Independent Companies, he joined the newly raised No 1 Commando.

VEREKER, W.

Lance Corporal
4193819
Royal Welch Fusiliers 7th Bn
Initially reported missing belived killed 26 May 1940, Pothus, Norway. June/July 1940 reported alive and interned Sweden. August/ Sept. 1940 reported no longer interned. 
 
Sources

WALKER, Wallace Henry

Fusilier
4192400
No 2 Independent Company
Royal Welch Fusiliers, 6th Bn.
Killed in action or died of wounds
Fusilier Wallace Henry Walker was reported missing 26 May 1940 during operations at Pothus, Norway (Scissors Force), later confirmed killed in action sometime between the dates shown. Son of Dennis and Maude Walker, of Great Crosby, Lancashire.
 
Sources
CWGC.

WINTLE, John Henry

Lance Corporal
3964212
No 2 Independent Company
Welch Regiment, 4th Bn
Killed in action or died of wounds

Lance Corporal John Wintle was killed in action during operations at Pothus, Norway (Scissors Force). He has no known grave. Prior to enlisting John was a Butcher's Shop Assistant living at 67 Plantagenet Street, Cardiff. Son of Mrs. Daisy I. Wintle.

Ask Questions / Add Information / Add Photos

Use the Archive Forum for research enquiries [register now]. 
Read some frequently asked questions here [FAQ's].
Contact the Archive to add information or photos via the [contact form].
 
All content is researched and administered by the Commando Veterans Archive.