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Commando Unit
Commando unit names
- 845 NAS Sqn (3)
- Layforce (1)
- Special Service Detachment 1 (2)
- Special Service Detachment 2 (3)
- British Military Mission 204 (7)
- General List (2)
- RAF Servicing Commando (61)
- Holding Operational Commando (99)
- Training Centres (42)
- 11 Special Air Service Battalion (1)
- No 1 Commando (286)
- No 2 Commando (480)
- No 3 Commando (532)
- No 4 Commando (276)
- No 5 Commando (148)
- No 6 Commando (307)
- No 7 Commando (185)
- No 8 Commando (57)
- No 9 Commando (226)
- No 10 Commando (142)
- No 11 Commando (126)
- No 12 Commando (70)
- 1/5 Commando (80)
- Middle East Commando (34)
- 'Layforce' (142)
- 50ME Commando (135)
- 51ME Commando (24)
- 52ME Commando (76)
- ME Commando Depot (12)
- 40RM Commando (284)
- 41RM Commando (256)
- 42RM Commando (130)
- 43RM Commando (114)
- 44RM Commando (63)
- 45RM Commando (303)
- 46RM Commando (141)
- 47RM Commando (234)
- 48RM Commando (145)
- RM Engineer Commando (22)
- RN Commando (56)
- No 14 Commando (9)
- Special Service Brigade (40)
- 30 Commando Assault Unit (86)
- 3 Cdo. Bde. RM (371)
- 40 Cdo. RM (173)
- 41 Cdo. RM (9)
- 41 Ind. Cdo. RM (112)
- 42 Cdo. RM (162)
- 43 Cdo. RM (6)
- 45 Cdo. RM (217)
- 30 Commando IX Group (3)
- RM Armoured Support Group (5)
- 3rd Raiding Sqn. RM (2)
- 3 Cdo. Bde. Air Sqn / Helicopter Force (24)
- 845 NAS Sqn (3)
- 846 Naval Air Sqn. (4)
- 847 Naval Air Sqn. (2)
- Cdo. Log. Regt. (25)
- RM Poole (31)
- RM Reserve (34)
- Comacchio Gp. RM (11)
- Comacchio Coy. RM (2)
- Fleet Protection Group RM (2)
- 29 Cdo. Regt.RA (58)
- 95 Cdo. Regt.RA (8)
- 24 Commando RE (1)
- 59 Ind. Cdo. Sqn. RE (15)
Honours & Awards
Honours and medals awarded to individuals
- Victoria Cross (VC) (8)
- George Cross (GC) (4)
- George Medal (GM) (16)
- Albert Medal (AM) (1)
- Conspicuous Gallantry Cross (CGC) (14)
- Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (CGM) (1)
- Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) (59)
- Distinguished Service Order (DSO) (72)
- Bar to the Distinguished Service Order (12)
- 2nd Bar to the Distinguished Service Order (1)
- Military Cross (MC) (303)
- Bar to the Military Cross (22)
- 2nd Bar to the Military Cross (2)
- Military Medal (MM) (355)
- Bar to the Military Medal (10)
- Queen's Gallantry Medal (QGM) (41)
- Bar to the Queen's Gallantry Medal (1)
- Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) (3)
- Air Force Cross (AFC) (1)
- Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM) (1)
- Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) (18)
- Bar to the Distinguished Service Cross (4)
- Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) (17)
- Mentioned in Despatches (782)
- Queen's Commendation for Bravery (36)
- Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct (8)
- Queen’s Commendation for Bravery in the Air (1)
- Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service (132)
- Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air (3)
- Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) (11)
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) (13)
- Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) (36)
- Knight Commander Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) (3)
- Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) (2)
- Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) (6)
- Royal Victorian Medal (RVM) (1)
- Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) (3)
- Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) (5)
- Companion of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) (1)
- Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) (2)
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) (46)
- Commander of the Order of St John (CStJ) (1)
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) (159)
- Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) (273)
- British Empire Medal (BEM) (90)
- Bar to the British Empire Medal (1)
- Knight of the Order of St John (KStJ) (3)
- Officer of the Order of St John (OStJ) (1)
- Imperial Service Order (ISO) (1)
- Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal (QVRM) (13)
- Territorial Decoration (TD) (24)
- Territorial Efficiency Medal (11)
- Reserve Decoration (RD) (4)
- Volunteer Reserve Decoration (VRD) (1)
- King's Police Medal (KPM) (1)
- Queen's Police Medal (3)
- Colonial Police Medal (4)
- Distinguished Service Cross (USA) (1)
- Bronze Star Medal (USA) (34)
- Legion of Merit (USA) (8)
- Silver Star (USA) (7)
- US Air Medal (2)
- Order of the Legion of Honour (France) (2)
- Croix de Guerre (France) (17)
- Order of Oranje Nassau with Swords (Netherlands) (3)
- Bronze Cross (Netherlands) (2)
- Bronze Lion (Netherlands) (1)
- Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav. Officer, 1st Class. (1)
- Deputy Lieutenant (DL) (9)
- Justice of the Peace (JP) (1)
Local ROH
Specific Countries or Ops where commandos died in service
- Commando Depot (CBTC) Roll of Honour (23)
- Walcheren ROH (105)
- S.T.C. Lochailort (ROH) (3)
- Saint Nazaire Raid - Commando Fallen (67)
- Dieppe Raid - Commando Fallen (69)
- Elba (Operation Brassard ROH) (28)
- Salerno (ROH) (85)
- Korea (ROH) (32)
- Suez (Operation Musketeer ROH) (10)
- Aden and Radfan (ROH) (16)
- HMS Affray (ROH) (4)
- Cyprus (ROH) (18)
- Hong Kong (ROH) (20)
- Malaysia and Brunei (ROH) (67)
- Malta (ROH) (3)
- Northern Ireland (ROH) (18)
- Falkland Islands (ROH) (32)
- Norway (ROH) (16)
- Iraq (ROH) (15)
- Afghanistan (ROH) (68)
P.O.W. Camp
Prisoner of War camp
- Belsen Concentration Camp, Germany (2)
- Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, Germany (15)
- Dulag 194, Nancy, France (1)
- Dulag 183, Salonika, Greece (7)
- Military Hospital H206, Nocera, Italy (3)
- Camp PG5, Gavi, Piedmont, Italy (6)
- Camp PG17, Rezzenello, Italy (1)
- Camp PG19, Bologna, Italy (1)
- Camp PG21 Chieti Italy (2)
- Camp PG27, San Romano, Pisa (1)
- Camp P.G.29 Veano, Italy (1)
- Camp PG41, Montalbo, Italy (1)
- Camp PG52, Pian de Coreglia, Chiavari, Italy (1)
- Camp PG53, Sforzacosta, Macerata, Italy (5)
- Camp PG59, Servigliano, Italy (6)
- Camp PG65, Gravina, Italy (11)
- Camp PG66, Capua, Italy (21)
- Camp PG68, Vetralla, Italy (1)
- Camp PG70, Monte Urano, Italy (9)
- Camp PG73, Fossoli di Carpi, Modena, Italy (2)
- Camp PG78, Fonte d’Amore, Sulmona, Italy (30)
- Camp PG98, San Giuseppe Jato, Sicily (3)
- Camp PG102, L'Aquila Italy (9)
- Camp PG122, Cinecitta, Rome (1)
- Marlag and Milag Nord, Westertimke, Germany (80)
- Oflag 4C, Colditz Castle, Saxony (15)
- Oflag 7A, Germany (2)
- Oflag 7B, Eichstaat, Germany (15)
- Oflag 9A (Oflag 9A/H), Spangenberg, Germany (19)
- Oflag 9A/Z, Rotenburg, Germany. (5)
- Oflag 10C, Lubeck, Germany (9)
- Oflag 12B, Hadamar, Germany (1)
- Oflag 21B, Schubin, Poland (1)
- Oflag 64, Szubin Poland (1)
- Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig, Germany (8)
- Camp BAB20, Heydebreck, Reigersfeld, Germany (3)
- Front Stalag 133, nr. Rennes, France (56)
- Front Stalag 142, Besancon, France (1)
- Stalag Luft 3, Sagan, Poland (6)
- Stalag Luft 7, Bankau, Germany (1)
- Stalag 2B, Hammerstein, Germany (1)
- Stalag 3A, Luckenwalde Germany (14)
- Stalag 3D, Berlin-Steglitz Germany (71)
- Stalag 4A, Hohnstein, Germany (33)
- Stalag 4B, Mühlberg Germany (121)
- Stalag 4C, Wistritz Sudetenland (54)
- Stalag 4D, Torgau, Germany (12)
- Stalag 4DZ, Annaburg, Germany (11)
- Stalag 4F, Hartmannsdorf Chemnitz, Germany (23)
- Stalag 4G, Oschatz, Saxony, Germany (25)
- Stalag 7A, Moosburg Germany (20)
- Stalag 8A, Gorlitz, Poland/Germany border (11)
- Stalag 8B (Stalag 344), Lamsdorf Poland (265)
- Stalag 8C, Sagan, Poland (9)
- Stalag 9C, Bad Sulza, Germany (5)
- Stalag 11A, Altengrabow, Germany (7)
- Stalag 11B, Fallingbostel, Germany (10)
- Stalag 12A, Limburg Germany (15)
- Stalag 12D Waldbreitbach Rheinland, Prussia (2)
- Stalag 13C, Hammelburg, Germany (2)
- Stalag 17A, Kaisersteinbruch, Austria (8)
- Stalag 17B, Gneixendorf, Austria (5)
- Stalag 18A, Wolfsberg Austria (28)
- Stalag 18B (later Stalag 334), Menkendorf, Germany (1)
- Stalag 18C (aka 317), Markt Pongau, Austria (3)
- Stalag 18D, Marburg Austria (1)
- Stalag 20A, Thorn (Torun), Poland (1)
- Stalag 20B, Marienburg, Poland (2)
- Stalag 21A, Thorn Poland (2)
- Stalag 21D, Posen, Poland (1)
- Stalag 357 (Thorn, Poland, relocated to Oerbke, nr. Fallingbostel, Germany) (25)
- Stalag 383, Hohenfels Germany (52)
Police Intakes
Volunteers from serving Police Officers
Roll of Honour
Only for those who died in service
- Commando Roll of Honour after WW2 (676)
- 1 Commando ROH (94)
- No 2 Commando ROH (149)
- No 3 Commando ROH (189)
- No 4 Commando ROH (93)
- No 5 Commando ROH (67)
- No 6 Commando ROH (127)
- No 7 Commando ROH (20)
- No 8 Commando ROH (17)
- No 9 Commando ROH (102)
- No 10(IA) Commando ROH (71)
- No 11 Commando ROH (68)
- No 12 Commando ROH (14)
- No.14 Commando ROH (6)
- Special Service Bn. & Special Service Bde. ROH (76)
- Middle East Commando ROH (56)
- 30 Commando Assault Unit ROH (16)
- 40RM Commando ROH (211)
- 41RM Commando ROH (142)
- 42RM Commando ROH (30)
- 43RM Commando ROH (47)
- 44RM Commando ROH (40)
- 45RM Commando ROH (113)
- 46RM Commando ROH (67)
- 47RM Commando ROH (110)
- 48RM Commando ROH (103)
- RM Engineer Commando ROH (10)
- RN Commando ROH (38)
- RAF Servicing Commando ROH (17)
Unit Archive
Terms
- 845 Naval Air Squadron (4)
- Depot Commando Middle East (15)
- No 1/5 Commando (84)
- No 1 Independent Company (11)
- No 2 Independent Company (26)
- No 3 Independent Company (11)
- No 4 Independent Company (48)
- No 5 Independent Company (8)
- No 6 Independent Company (6)
- No 7 Independent Company (2)
- No 8 Independent Company (1)
- No 9 Independent Company (3)
- No 10 Independent Company (3)
- No 11 Independent Company (7)
- No 1 Commando (310)
- No 2 Commando (522)
- No 3 Commando (559)
- No 4 Commando (325)
- No 5 Commando (163)
- No 6 Commando (324)
- No 7 Commando (198)
- No 8 Commando (69)
- No 9 Commando (236)
- No 10 Commando (162)
- HQ troop (2)
- French (53)
- No 10 (IA) Commando 3 troop ('X' troop) (67)
- Dutch (14)
- Belgian (17)
- Norwegian (23)
- Polish (7)
- Czech (5)
- Yugoslavian (3)
- No 11 Commando (135)
- No 12 Commando (95)
- No 14 Commando (14)
- 50ME Commando (167)
- 51ME Commando (29)
- 52ME Commando (120)
- Middle East Commando / 1st Special Service Regiment (40)
- Layforce (567)
- 40RM Commando (307)
- 40RM Commando 'T' Company (54)
- 41RM Commando (270)
- 42RM Commando (144)
- 43RM Commando (131)
- 44RM Commando (77)
- 45RM Commando (331)
- 46RM Commando (163)
- 47RM Commando (250)
- 48RM Commando (161)
- 30 Commando Assault Unit (97)
- RM Engineer Commando WW2 (29)
- RN Beach Commando (65)
- RAF Servicing Commando (64)
- Holding Operational Commando (122)
- 1 Special Service / Commando Brigade (117)
- 2 Special Service / Commando Brigade (87)
- 3 Special Service / Commando Brigade (79)
- 4 Special Service / Commando Brigade (29)
- Brigade Signals (127)
- St Nazaire Commandos (269)
- Prisoners of War (827)
- Military Mission 204 (26)
- Musketoon (12)
- Copp (1)
- HMS Orpheus (2)
- Palestine Emergency (18)
- Korean War (123)
- Malaysia and Brunei (173)
- Limbang (13)
- Cyprus (37)
- Muscat and Oman (8)
- Timor (3)
- Suez (42)
- Aden, Radfan, South Arabia Federation (49)
- Northern Ireland (226)
- Falkland Islands (173)
- Iraq (109)
- Afghanistan (295)
- CTCRM (45)
- Commando Training WW2 (191)
- 30 Commando IX Group (7)
- 40 Commando RM (235)
- 41 Independent Commando RM (117)
- 41 Commando RM (16)
- 42 Commando RM (219)
- 43 Commando RM (19)
- 45 Commando RM (297)
- 47 Commando Raiding Group (3)
- RM Poole (38)
- 3rd Raiding Squadron (3)
- 29 Commando Regiment RA (72)
- 95 Commando (Light) Regt. RA (10)
- 24 Commando Royal Engineers (3)
- Commando Logistic Regiment (36)
- 3 Cdo. Bde. Air Sqn / Helicopter Force (45)
- 3 Cdo. Bde. RM (Medical) (17)
- 846 Naval Air Squadron (7)
- 847 Naval Air Squadron (6)
- Army Commando ROH 1962 - 2019 (43)
- Armoured Support RM (6)
- Assault Group RM (15)
- 4 Assault Squadron RM (1)
- Commando School RM (9)
- RM Reserves (39)
- RMFVR (6)
- Comacchio Company/Group (23)
- 59 Independent Commando Squadron RE (17)
- 539 Raiding Squadron RM (1)
- 'Fleet Protection Group' (6)
- RM Commandos 1946 - present (1717)
- Signals Squadron RM (3)
- Small Scale Raiding Force (12)
- South African Forces (9)
- Special Air Service (67)
- Special Raiding Squadron (9)
- Special Boat Section/Squadron/Service (112)
- Special Service Brigade / Group (42)
- Special Service Detachment (22)
- Training Centre Deaths WW2 (29)
- U.S.A. Forces (9)
- 289 Commando Light Battery (V) (1)
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