SIMMONDS, Robert William Barrow
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Rank:
Colonel
Unit / Base:
43RM Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
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Born:
Friday, October 13, 1905
Died :
Monday, September 8, 1980
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Simmonds, Officer Commanding 2nd Battalion Royal Marines since 1942, was appointed Commanding Officer 43RM Commando on its formation in August 1943. He remained as such until September 1944.
1 January 1954, Colonel RM, appointed C.B.E. (Military Division).
1 January 1954, Colonel RM, appointed C.B.E. (Military Division).
Sources
Navy Lists.
Nothing Much to Lose, author Michael McConville.
London Gazette 40053, p6.
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