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3rd Police Intake - 15 October 1942 to 18 January 1943, total 84.
ANDERSON, Barrie Sherwill Norman
ANDREWS, Alfred Archley
ANSELL, Arthur James
ASHTON, Colin William
ASHWORTH, James Kenyon
AUSTIN, Selwyn Ronald

BAGOT, Henry Hunter
BAKER, Albert

BAKER, Herbert Valentine

BAKER, Kenneth, C.
BALE, John Henry
BALL, Percy William
BARDENS, John Henry
Gunner John Bardens was reported missing 2 March 1943 during operations in North Africa, later found to be a prisoner of war.
John was a serving Police Officer from Plymouth who volunteered for the Commandos as part of the police Intakes that commenced in 1942.
BARLOW, Jack

BARNES, Norman Alfred George
BARNES, William Walter
BARRASS, Nicholas William

BARTLETT, Brian, V.
BARTON, Leslie James
BEARNE, Robert Stanley
BEATTIE, James Simpson
BENNION, Thomas James
He was a serving Police Officer who had volunteered for the Commandos as part of the Police Intakes. In 1939 he was a Police Constable residing in Stoke on Trent.
BENTLEY, Charles
BENTLEY, Donald
BERRY, James Arthur

BETTY, Arthur John
BINNIE, John
BISHOP, Arthur
BISHOP, Frederick Walter
BISSELL, Stanley

BLAKEMAN, Albert John
BOOTH, William Martel
William Booth volunteered for the Commandos as part of the Police Intakes. In 1939 he was a Police Constable at South Street Police Station in Romford. He served in both Nos.1 and 5 Commandos leaving on being posted to O.C.T.U. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Essex Regiment, on 10 June 1944. Post war member of the Commando Association who record his rank as L/Cpl (later Capt).
BOYES, Robert Paul
BRIDLE, Desmond George
BROWN, Kenneth, S.
BRUNT, Morris Raymond
BRYANT, J.
BUCKLAND, R.A.
BUNT, Reginald Melford
CALLAGHAN, Dennis
Private Dennis Callaghan, 6 Troop, was wounded on 13 September 1943 during operations at Salerno, Italy. He was one of the Police Intakes to the Commandos from Halifax and in 1939 was single and a Police Constable at Warley Road Police Station, Halifax. In the late 70's he was living in Tenerife.
CAMPBELL, Thomas
- 10.05.1939 joined Hamilton Burgh Police, Probationary Constable *.
CANT, Evelyn Arthur George


CAPP, William Thomas

CAPSTICK, N.
A serving Police Officer from Lancaster he had volunteered as one of the Police Intakes to the Commandos.
CARRICK, George
CARTER, Donald, A.
1939 - Metropolitan Police Constable residing at the Police Section House, King David Lane, London E1. Volunteered for the Commandos as part of the 1st Police Intake of 1942.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/69.
CARTWRIGHT, William
CHAPMAN, William Jopp

CHEETHAM, Gerald

A former pupil of Ashton Grammar School before joining the Metropolitan Police from which he later volunteered for the Commandos as part of the 1st Police Intake of 1942 [2][3].
CHESTERS, William
CLARKE, Hilary Laurence
CLARKE, Patrick Joseph
CLARKSON, George

Image with details on photo in gallery titled No. 2 Commando Mortar Section/ Heavy Weapons Tp. Jan. 1943.
Handwritten list of No.2 Commando OR's from Mrs Desiree Roderick MBE (CBF).
CLEMENTS, Albert Edward

Private Albert Clements served in 1 Troop and was injured in 1943 during training at Gibraltar after which he was evacuated to the UK for treatment. Albert was part of the Police Intakes who had volunteered for the Commandos in 1942 having served 3 years in the Sussex Police at Southwick and Worthing Police Stations. Post war member of the Commando Association from Sussex.
COBLEY, Victor Charles

COKER, James Thomas
COLEMAN, Lloyd William

CONWAY, John Alphonsus
COOK, Kenneth

From 1994 onwards he was the Secretary of the Bristol Branch of the Commando Association.
COOKSON, Charles


COOPER, Dudley Edward

COOPER, George

COULSON, John Richard
COULTHARD, Arnold, C.
COX, Cecil Ernest Robert
CRABTREE, Ben
CRAIG, John

CRAIG, Robert

CRAIG, Robinson Ostle
CROWE, Edward Louis

CUNNINGHAM, Stephen
DAVID, Douglas, W.
Attached No.2 Commando, next of kin his wife, home address Brockley, London SE4.
DAVID, Gordon Percy
DAVIDSON, Douglas Oscar
DAVIES, Arthur Henry William

DAVIES, Leonard
Private Len Davies served in 5 Troop and later the H.Q. Section. He was a serving Police Officer in Barrowford who volunteered for the Commandos as part of the Police Intakes in 1942.
DAVIES, Wyndam Francis

DAVISON, John Cyril
DENHAM, Joah Selwyn

DENNIS, Thomas Gerald

DICKINSON, John, L.
DIGHTON, Derrick John
DOCKERILL, Graham Dennis
Sources
DOLBY, William Arthur Watkins
DRIVER, John
DRURY, Thomas
Private Thomas Drury served in the HQ Troop Motor Transport Section. He was a serving Police Officer who volunteered for the Commandos as part of the Police Intakes. In 1939 he was a Police Constable residing in Dewsbury.
DUNFORD, Edwin


DUNKLEY, Eric Cambrai
EADS, Peter

On 7 September 1942 Pc Eads, collar number 80, along with five other Police Officers from the Northamptonshire and Northampton Borough Forces, left the Police joining the Royal Marines at Chatham.
EARL, Dennis Victor
EAST, Gerald Thomas
ELMS, Frank


Extract from the No 4 Commando War Diary
ENNIS, James Francis

Previously participated in the Hardelot raid acquiring the nickname 'Carpet Slippers' [2].
EVANS, Arthur Walter
EVANS, Goronwy Wyn
EVANS, Gwilym
Private Gwilym Evans was reported missing 14 July 1943, later presumed killed in action, during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (later called 3 Commando Bridge).
EVANS, Leslie Daniel
EVERETT, William, J.
Sources
FANTHAM, Maurice
FEATHERSTONE, Charles Roland
FERRIE, James, E.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/91.
Commando Association newsletter 49.
FLETCHER, Edmund Frederick
FLETCHER, John Harold
FRASER, John George
FROST, Sidney Edward
FRY, William Charles
Sources
GALE, William S.
Private William Gale was wounded on 13 July 1943 during operations at Agnone Sicily and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge).
A serving Police Officer he volunteered for the Commandos as part of one of the Police Intakes. In 1939 he was a Police Constable at Edward Road Police Station Birmingham.
GARRETT, Albert Charles

GARRETT, William John Stanley
William was a City of London Police Officer, warrant number 9330, who volunteered for the Commandos as part of the Police Intakes that commenced in 1942. Post war member of the Commando Association.
GILL, L.M. (Len)
Len Gill was a Police Officer who volunteered for the Commandos as part of the Police Intakes that commenced in 1942. Post war resumed service in Newport Borough Police.
Rank on retirement - Police Sergeant.
GODDARD, Alfred
GRANT, James
GRAY, Reginald Halliday
GREALEY, Thomas Louis
GREER, J.C.
- 15 November 1944 (Guardsman) (Scots Guards) wounded in North West Europe [2].
- Post war member of the Commando Association last known residing Haxey, Doncaster [3].
GRIEVE, J.
GRIGG, E.A.
GROSE, Reginald George
- 1939 Police Constable residing at 162 Stanhope Street, Camden.
- 27 June 1941 awarded the George Medal.
- 1942 volunteered for the Commandos as part of the 1st Police Intake.
- Post war rejoined the Metropolitan Police.
HACK, Ronald Roger Louis
HADDOW, David Foster
HALLIDAY, Bernard Neil
- 02.01.1939 joined the Metropolitan Police.
- 22.07.1942 military service commenced. After passing his commando course he was attached to No.3 Commando.
HANTON, John, R.
A serving Police Officer he volunteered for the Commandos as part of the Police Intakes that commenced in 1942. In 1939 he was a Police Constable residing West Holland Park, London. Post war member of the Commando Association.
HARRY, John Grismond
HENDERSON, Walter, H.
Private Walter Henderson was wounded on 14 July 1943 during operations at Agnone Sicily and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge).
A serving Police Officer he volunteered for the Commandos as part of one of the Police Intakes. In 1939 he was a Police Constable with Liverpool City Police.
HENDRY, William

HERN, Gordon
HERSTELL, Ernest Maxwell
HEWITT, Albert John Henry

HEWITT, Denis Story
HILL, Arthur Charles

HILL, Eric Albert
HILL, Harry Leslie

HILL, Reginald
HODGES, William Albert
William Hodges was a serving Police Officer who joined the Commandos as part of one of the Police Intakes. In 1939 he was a Police Constable residing at 24 Keir Street, Barnsley.
Post war member of the Commando Association residing Barnsley.
HOLLINGWORTH, Leslie
Private Leslie Hollingworth was wounded 31 January 1945 during operations in Burma.
He had volunteered for the Commandos as part of the Police Intakes. In 1939 he was a Metropolitan Police Constable residing at Bromley by Bow Police Section House, Poplar.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/89.
The 1939 Register covering Poplar.
HOLMES, Kenneth, Samuel, B.
HOOPER, Samuel, L.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/66.
HOUGH, Richard
Sources
The 1939 Register covering Birmingham.
HOUGHTON, Walter Roy Fairley
HOWARD, Edward John
HUMBLE, William McLean

HURLEY, Philip
IMRIE, Bruce Berriff

INNES, James Fraser

Privates James Innes was wounded on 5 October 1943 during operations at Termoli, Italy. He was one of the Police Intakes who volunteered for the Commandos.
[Image] Mary Russell (daughter).
IRVINE, J.F.
IRVING, Robert, Anderson
IVES, Arthur Christopher
JACKSON, Colin

- 20 September 1938 joined the Police Service.
- 1939 single and a Police Constable residing at 191 Shelley Road, Preston.
- September 1941 Constable Jackson married Miss Helen Ferguson Higham at Fleetwood Parish Church.
JACKSON, Ernest Stanley
JACKSON, H.
Lance Sergeant H. Jackson was wounded on 24 March 1945 (remaining on duty) during operations to cross the River Rhine at Wesel and again on 11 April 1945 at the River Aller.
JARVIS, Joseph Augustus
Corporal Joseph Jarvis was a serving Metropolitan Police Officer who had volunteered for the Commandos as part of one of the Police Intakes. In 1939 he was a Constable based or residing at 62 Wapping High Street, Stepney. Post war member of the Commando Association.
JOHN, William, H.
JOHNSON, Henry Horace

JOHNSON, Herbert
JONES, George Edward
JONES, Kenneth Edwin
JONES, Thomas Ellis

JOSS, James
KEERY, William James

KELLY, Brian Bernard
KENDRAY, Harold
KIRBY, William John
LAMBERT, Peter Laurence

LAMKIN, Sydney James

Fusilier Sydney Lamkin, a Metropolitan Police War Reservist, served in the Heavy Weapons Troop after volunteering for the Commandos. In 1939 he was residing with his wife Irene at 66 Park Road, London N8. Post war member of the Commando Association.
LATHAM, Leslie, James
LEES, Archibald
LESSONS, George Sutherland
LEWINGTON, Leslie John

LLOYD, Edmund John
LOASBY, Ronald William
- 1939 Metroplitan Police Constable residing at Gilmour House, Lambeth.
- 1942 volunteered for the Commandos as part of the 1st Police Intake.
LOGAN, Alexander
LOGAN, F.J.
MACGOWAN, Sydney James Watt

MACKENZIE, Roderick Gimson

MADRA, Robert Peter
MAHAN, Robert McK.
Fusilier Robert Mahan, 'C' Troop, was wounded on 6 June 1944 during operations at Normandy, France. Post war member of the Commando Association residing Teeside.
MANLEY, Frederick, Reuben, W.
- 6 June 1944 wounded (remaining on duty) on 6 June 1944 at Normandy, France [1].
- August 1944 one the No.4 Commandos sent to Field Marshall Montgomery's Caravan HQ as a special Commando Guard [2].
MANNING, Frederick

Corporal Frederick Manning, a Police Officer from Kent, was one of the Police Intakes to the Commandos commencing his training 15 October 1942. He served with No.5 Commando in the Far East and post war resumed his service with the Police. In 1939 he was residing at 14 Council Cottages, West Malling.
MARRON, Austin
MARTIN, Donald Hugh

MASSEY, -
MATHER, Ernest Griffith
MCCUBBIN, Duncan Stuart
MCDAID, Francis
McELVEEN, T.E.
MCIVER, Geoffrey Donald
MCKAY, Alec


MCPHERSON, MacIntyre Wilson


MEDDINGS, Sidney William

MELLARS, Vivian Roy
MILBURN, Ridley
MITCHELL, William
MITCHELL, William Henry
MOFFAT, Robert Tweedie

MONEY, Douglas Anthony William

Named on the Oxfordshire Constabulary WW2 Roll of Honour
MORGAN, Albert Stuart

MORRIS, Charles, H.
MORRIS, Leonard Christopher Hugh
Sources
MULLARD, Sidney John
MUNNS, Leonard Cyril
MYNHEER, Frederick Robert Charles
NAYLOR, Howard
NEWBY, Kenneth

NICHOLAS, John David

June 1940 attested into the Corps of Military Police.
April 1941 transferred to the Infantry Training Centre (Welch Regiment).
15 April 1941 posted to the Auxiliary Units.
April 1942 attached from the HQ Auxiliary Units to No.3 Commando. Took part in the Dieppe raid.
NICHOLSON, J.
NICOLSON, Angus
OLIVER, Roland


OSTICK, Ernest
OVENDEN, Roderick Joseph

PALFREY, Edward Francis

PANTALL, Richard William White
PARISH, Kenneth Peter
PARKER, Robert John
Guardsman Robert Parker was reported missing during operations in North Africa on 26 February 1943 (Battle for Steamroller Farm) later found to be a prisoner of war.
PAUL, Haydn Bertram
PEARCE, Kenneth

PEARSE, George
PETKEN, William Henry
In 1939 he was a Metropolitan Police War Reserve Officer on 'L' Division number 551, residing in Burchell Road, Peckham. Post war member of the Commando Association from Brighton.
PHILLIPS, Norman Arthur Firth
- 1939 employed as a Clerk at the Education Offices, Bath.
- 1941 joined the Police Service; Police Constable, Bristol.
POCOCK, Thomas Charles
PORTWAIN, Edward
POWER, John Francis Finbar
PRATT, Henry
PRICE, David Elvet
21 May 1944 commissioned Second Lieutenant, Welch Regiment [3].
PRICE, Eric, C.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/74.
PULESTON, Geoffrey Frank
In 1939 he was a Police Constable residing in Romsey, Hampshire, and later volunteered for the Commandos as part of the Police Intakes. Post war he resumed his police service with Hampshire Police and by 1960 held the rank of Inspector.
RAMSDEN, Harry
RATTLE, Jack Ernest
REEVE, Stanley Richardson
RENSHAW, Victor Ernest

RIDGE, Thomas William

RILEY, Charles George Gibson
ROBERTS, Charles Edward James
ROBERTSON, George
ROLFE, Charles Kenneth
ROSTANCE, James, H.F.W.
RUSHTON, Edward Gordon

Edward was a Police Officer in Lancashire who had volunteered for the Commandos as part of the Police Intakes. In 1939 he was a Police Constable residing at 12 Crabtree Street, Colne.
SALISBURY, Frank
SEARLE, Clifford Frederick

SIGSWORTH, Stanley
SMART, Albert Kenneth

SMITH, George Alfred
SMITH, Miller

Sergeant Miller Smith was one of the seven men of No. 2 Commando who were captured after Operation Musketoon, and later executed under Hitler's Commando Execution Order, at Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, Berlin, 1942.
SNADDON, J.
Lance Corporal Snaddon, 4 troop, was wounded in 1944 during operations in Burma.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/74.
Document in 5 Cdo. Gallery titled 'No 5 Cdo Memorial Service held on the 27th March 1944.'
SPINKS, Edward George

STACK, William John

Trooper William Stack served in 5 troop. He was a serving Police Officer who volunteered for the Commandos as part of the Police Intakes. In 1939 he was a Police Constable at the Central Police Station in Cheltenham. Post war member of the Commando Association last known address South Ealing.
STARLING, Alfred Michael Prestwood
- 1939 Police Constable residing at 29 Carlyle Road, Birmingham.
- 1958 manager of the Bell Public House, Belbroughton, West Midlands, and member of the Commando Association.
STORER, Sidney
STROWGER, John Dunkirk
John Strowger was a serving Metropolitan Police Officer who volunteered for the Commandos as part of one of the Police Intakes. In 1939 he was a Police Constable serving at Croydon Police Station, London. Post war member of the Commando Association.
TANNER, John Andrew
Corporal John Tanner was killed in action on 15 April 1945 during operations at Lake Comacchio, Italy. The previous year on 20 March 1944 he was wounded (recovered) during operations in Italy.
TAYLOR, Thomas Alfred

TAYLOR, William Ronald

TENNICK, Maurice William
TEVENDALE, Lewis Legertwood Legg

THOMSON, John, D.
John Thomson was a serving Police Officer who had volunteered for the Commandos as part of the Police Intakes. In 1939 he was Police Constable No.84 residing at the Police Billets, Albion Assembly Rooms, Norfolk Street, Tynemouth.
TOVEY, Norman Charles
TOWSE, Alfred Burley
TUDOR, William John
TUFFIN, Leslie Ernest Longhurst
TUNGATT, Leonard Frederick

TURNER, Richard Kirkley
- Evacuated back to the UK and to a hospital in Durham [2a][3].
TURNER, William George Jack
TYREMAN, George Vincent
WAKELY, Terence Raymond John

WARD, Arthur William

WATSON, J.R.
WATTS, Robert Edward
WEBB, George Henry
WEBB, Henry, T.
- 1939 Metropoltan Police Constable at the Police Station, 370 Romford Rd., East Ham.
- 1942 attached to No.1 Commando after completing his commando training at the Commando Depot (C.B.T.C.).
WEBSTER, R.H.
WEEKES, Sydney George Douglas
WELCH, Frederick Edward
WHITE, Horace George Lewis
WILLIAMS, Albert
- 15.09.1939 joined Lancashire Constabulary as Police Constable 2419 attending Stanley Grange Police Training School.
WILLIAMS, Francis Arthur
WILSON, Graham Charles
WOOLLARD, George
WORMLEY, Wilfrid John
WRIGHT, Harold
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