Commando Obituaries

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All we use or know
This our fathers bought for us
Long and long ago .....Rudyard Kipling
 
To advise the Commando Veterans Archive of a death and have their name included in these Obituaries, or on the Roll of Honour if died in service, please complete the Contact Form using the relevant category [Go to form].
 
Recent Obituaries
CSgt. John Edward Summers (3 Cdo Bde RM) 26 April 2026.
Rfn. Frederick Charles WHISKER (No.1 Cdo) 7 April 2026 aged 103.
Gordon 'Don' PROTHERO (Signals Sqn and 40 Cdo RM) 4 February 2026.
Cfn. Sean FARRELLY (REME) 18 August 2025 aged 72.
Lieut. General Sir Robert Jeremy ROSS, KCB, OBE, RM,  29 July 2025 aged 85.
Tpr. Stuart Roy CADMAN (No.3 Cdo) 3 June 2025 aged 102.
Mne. Philip Andrew BUTTERWORTH (3 Cdo Bde RM) 17 May 2005 aged 57.
Mrs. Desiree RODERICK, M.B.E. (Former Hon.Sec. C.B.F.) 14 May 2024 aged 103.
 
Please check our alphabetical lists below if you do not find the person you are looking for. Use our Contact Form [Go to form]. The video below has photos of Army Commandos and RM Commandos from their formation to more present times all in our gallery including one with some of the first US Rangers who underwent Commando training at the Commando Depot, Achnacarry in WW2.
 

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