COULTHARD, Arnold Crone

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Rank:

Private

Unit / Base:

2 Commando

Prior Police Service:

Sunderland Police Force

Regiment/Corps:

Durham Light Infantry

Service:

Army

Service Number:

14241706

Born:

Saturday, March 24, 1917

Died :

Sunday, October 5, 2003

Place died or last resided:

Sunderland

Age:

Private Arnold Couthard served in 6 Troop. He was a Police Officer from Sunderland who volunteered for the Commandos in 1942 and joined the 2nd Police Intake at the Commando Depot (Commando Basic Training Centre) at Achnacarry. Arnold is amongst the Police Officers from Sunderland who had passed their Police First Aid Course named in a newspaper report in 1940. Discharged from military service 5 September 1945. An accomplished cricketer, Arnold was mentioned in a newspaper article about a cricket match in Gbraltar July 1943. Member of the Commando Association residing Sunderland.

Sources

Image in 2 Commando Gallery of a Nominal Roll for No.2 Commando 6 troop Dec'42.

The 1939 Register covering Sunderland.

Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 118 issued February 2004.

WW2 Medal Card Index.

Report in the Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette 04 January 1940.

Report (below) in the Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette 23 July 1943.

Nominal Roll of No.2 Commando provided by D.R. (CBF).

Notes

Another Commando is mentioned in the article surname Prescott. This may be Jim Prescott No.2 Cdo. [more...].