No 8 Commando Nominal A-K
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Commando Veterans Archive Nominal Roll for No 8 Commando.
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WO = War Office file at the National Archives.
PG = CVA Photo Gallery.
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SURNAME
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FORENAME
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RANK
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NUMBER
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AWARD
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ADDITIONAL
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Albon
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Frederick, George
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Sgt
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later CSM (CA95)
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Allen
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Reginald, Arthur
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Sgt
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6847052
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KRRC & SBS; PoW 30513;CasLists; (CA114);
CA Forum message
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Richard
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Lt
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77673
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MC, MiD
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Middx Regt; & SBS; later Major (CA102)
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John, Edward
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SQMS
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2655648
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MM and bar, CdeG
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Coldstream Gds; SAS
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Alston
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Lt
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Atkinson
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Paul
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Gdsm
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died 31/12/1961 (CA34)
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Austin
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M.B.
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Gdsm
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(LL1) |
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Baker
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James, Henry, Malcolm
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Pte/LCpl
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2615455
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Gren Gds/ME Cdo/L Det/ SRS/1SAS executed
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Kenneth
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Cpl
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5618955
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Devonshire; kia
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Baker
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W
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Sgt
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& Layforce. Post War Ports Police (CA42)
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George
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CSM (Capt)
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2617252
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MM and bar (with SBS)
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Grenadier Gds; SBS
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Robert
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Sgt
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2617533
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MM, BEM
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Grenadier Gds; SAS
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Blakeney
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James, Venney
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Gdsm
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2660354
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Coldstream Gds/L Det/kia 1SAS
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Stanley
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Gdsm
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2696934
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Scots Gds/L Det/kia
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Bond
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Ernest, Radcliffe
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Sgt
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3710883
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OBE, QPM
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Scots Gds; 'L' det SAS PoW Op Squatter; post war D.A.C. Met Police
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John, Hamilton
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Cpl
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2824715
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DCM (with SBS)
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Seaforth Hldrs; SBS
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Bowers
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John
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LCpl
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George, C.
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Sgt
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2880295
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MM
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London Scots; SBS
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John
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Pte
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7619486
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RAOC
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Bridger
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Arthur
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2698057
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Scots Gds
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John
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Bdr
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930882
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DCM
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R.Artillery / 1SBS
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Brook
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Harold, 'Ginger'
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LCpl
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2615070
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Gren Gds/MECdo/ SRS/killed (1SAS)
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William, Gordon, 'Jimmy'
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LCpl
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2695138
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MM
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Scots Gds
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Leslie, Jock
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Cpl
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5437777
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DCLI; &Me Cdo; kia SAS
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Buchanan
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Harry, Alexander, Desmond, 'Kelpie'
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Lt (later Maj)
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124535
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MC
(LG37536, p1950))
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Gren Gds; and SBS; (CA112)
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Gerrard, John, Gunton
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LCpl
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2655344
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Coldstream Gds;
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L.J.
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LBdr
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5499823
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RA; PoW
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Robin, Francis
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T/Capt
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DSO
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General List.
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Campbell
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William
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Carrington
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J
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Gdsm
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2696602
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POW with Scots Gds 13/6/42 (Cdo source ?)
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Leonard, Richard
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Sgt
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328983
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RAC; died on active service
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Casey
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Frederick
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Pte
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6399236
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3Cdo; 8Cdo; SRS;SAS. (service record seen)
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Cass
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George, Edward
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LSgt
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2616121
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Gren Gds/SBS/L Det/1SAS/kia SBS
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Francis, William
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Pte
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5499203
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Somerset Li; kia Burma (Mission 204)
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Chesworth
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Thomas, Robert
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Gdsm
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2659967
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20/6/42 PoW Coldstream Gds; (Cdo Source ?)
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Churchill
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Randolph
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Lt
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Collins
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Ian, Glen
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Lt
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139780
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later Lt Col Guards OBE, CdeG*
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Coldstream Gds
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Colquohuon
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Leonard
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LSgt
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2695291
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Scots Gds
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Cook
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Stanley, John
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Cpl
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Cooper
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J.C.
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Major
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Cooper
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John, Murdoch
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LSgt
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2698113
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DCM
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Scots Gds; award with SAS (LG 35799)
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Edwin, Robert
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Bdr
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830703
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R Artillery
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Roger, James, Allen, 'Jumbo'
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Lt
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2239
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West Yorks
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Creese
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Bdr
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R Artillery
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Curtis
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P
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Sgt
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(LL4)
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Curtis
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Walter, Stopford, Constable
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Major
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MC, MiD
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Somerset LI
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Daly
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Dermot, R.
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Lt Col
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Scots Gds
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D'arcy
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Michael
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Gdsm
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Irish Gds
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Davies
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Roy, David
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Pte
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2734997
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Welsh Gds/L Det/ kia 1SAS
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Diamond
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Max
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Dickason
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Samuel, E.
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CSM
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Anthony
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TSM
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2695218
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Scots Gds
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Duffy
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William, Patrick
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Sgt
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2568672
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MM
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Coldstream Gds;MECdo; SAS PoW 11/8/42; WO417/52; escaped x2
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Duncalfe
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Roy
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Gdsm
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2695425
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MM
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Scots Gds; LG35799; PoW 22/11/43 CasList WO417/82; rank A/Cpl
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Philip
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Lt
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30978
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MC
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RHG; MC with 3 Cdo
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Eccles
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Douglas
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Sgt
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2735399
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Welsh Gds/SRS/ 1SAS executed
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Keith, Valentine
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Tpr
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7912260
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RAC; & SBS; kia
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Edwards
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Thomas
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Gdsm
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Harry
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Pte
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5670462
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SLI; attd 'A' Bn Layforce PoW Crete
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Fassam
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Joseph, William
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LBdr
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874242
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RA/ME Cdo/1SAS/ kia SRS
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Feebery
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Cyril
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TSM
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2615284
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DCM
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Grenadier Gds;SBS, SAS
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Fitzlarence
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E
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Capt
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Flattery
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Robert, H.
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Dvr
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& 52 ME
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Ford
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I.L..
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Tpr
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Friend
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John, Francis
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Sgt
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Galbraith
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E, Ted
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Lt
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Gall
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Victor, G.
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Cpl
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& 3 Cdo; CA96
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Gardner
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C.E.
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Lt Col
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& 12 Cdo; died 1950 (CA13)
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Gilroy
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Major
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RAMC
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Goldsmith
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Ernest,Edward, William,Frederick 'Joe'
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LSgt
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6397316
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MM (LG36349,p519)(WO373/4/298)
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R Sussex/ME Cdo / 1SAS / S.R.S
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Goode
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Frederick, Charles
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Cpl
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5108868
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Duke Of Cornwall LI
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Govan
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James, Chisholm, Wilson
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Cpl
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3057065
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MM (LG35020,p7174)
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RASC/MECdo/SRS/ 1SAS executed
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Griffiths-Jones
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Mervyn
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Capt
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Gunn
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David
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Seaforths
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Richard,Algernon, Frederick
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Maj
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45143
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RHG
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Edward, Thomas ,Hornsby
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Cpl
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5615963
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Somerset Li
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Thomas, Herbert
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LSgt
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2613699
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Grenadier Gds
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William, Herbert
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Pte
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5625251
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Dev. Regt/3,8,&ME Cdo/1SAS/kia SRS
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Higgins
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Walter, T.F.
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Spr
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R Engineers; CA93
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Thomas, Fenton
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Gdsm
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2654660
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Silver Star
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Coldstream Gds. Registers & (CA82)
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Hill
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Daniel, Mcfarlane
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Pte
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2694342
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Scots Gds
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Hobart
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Edward, J. 'Eddie'
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Bdr
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R Artillery
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Hogan
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M.J.
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Gdsm
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Holmes
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Ronald, William
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Sgt
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5622405
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BEM
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Devonshire
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Honour
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George, Butler
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Lt Cdr
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DSC, VRD
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& COPP (CA115)
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Houlgate
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A.J.
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Pte
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Houston
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John, William
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Sgt
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2694790
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Scots Gds
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Jackson
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Ernest
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2696403
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Scots Gds
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Jellicoe
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George, Patrick, John, Rushworth
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Lt
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124546
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DSO MC MiD
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Coldstream Gds
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Jenkins
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W.G.
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Sgt
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(CA20, CA38)
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Jones
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C.C.
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Sgt
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Jones
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Hefin
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Gdsm
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Jones
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John, Thomas, William
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Spr
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RE (CA69)
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Kauntze
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J
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Lt
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Kealy
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Michael, R.B.
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Major
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Kershaw
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David
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Sgt
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4121633
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Grenadier Gds
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Kinnivane
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John
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Cpl
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6094156
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QRR/ME Cdo/SRS/1SAS executed
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