CROWE, Edward Louis

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Known as:

Ted

Rank:

Private (later Company Sergeant Major)

Unit / Base:

2 Commando

Prior Police Service:

Peterborough Police

Regiment/Corps:

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Corps of Military Police

Service:

Army

Service Number:

14241837

Born:

Saturday, May 21, 1921

Birthplace:

Sheringham, Norfolk

Died :

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Place died or last resided:

Peterborough

Age:

Edward Louis Crowe was a Police Constable who volunteered for the Commandos and was posted to the 2nd Police Intake that commenced on the 23rd July 1942 at the Commando Depot (Commando Basic Training Centre), Achnacarry.

1939 residing with his parents in Sheringham, Norfolk, profession Printers Apprentice [1].

1941 April, joined the Police at Huntingdon, Peterborough [2].

1943 January, serving in the Mortar Section/Heavy Weapons Troop of No.2 Commando [3][4].

1945 by October of this year he appears to be serving in 60 Section, Special Investigation Branch, Corps of Military Policy, in Rome Area Allied Command. Specifically he was working in the Marche region, and taking statements from Italians who had witnessed shootings of two prisoners of war in February 1944 [5].

1946 December, released Class 'A' . Final rank CSM [6].
1950 resided at the Police House, Farcet, Peterborough [6].

1998 member of the Commando Association residing Peterborough [7].

Sources

[1] The 1939 Register covering Sheringham.

[2] Article in the Peterborough Standard 04 April 1941 (see image below).

[3] Handwritten list of No.2 Commando OR's from Mrs Desiree Roderick MBE (CBF).

[4] Image with details on photo in gallery titled No. 2 Commando Mortar Section/ Heavy Weapons Tp. Jan. 1943.

[5] National Archives file WO311/1214 "Shooting of two British escaped prisoners of war at Penna San Giovanni, Italy, 8 February 1943" / source from James Davis.

[6] WW2 Medal Cards Index (shows final rank as CSM, Corps of Royal Military Police).

[7] Commando Association newsletter 106 (1998).

Registers of Deaths in Peterborough.