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Displaying 1 - 42 of 42ALEXANDER, J.P.
Served in HQ Commando Group.
Sources
List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA Sec and CBF).
BENNETT, Basil H.
BROOK, H.B.
BURLEY, Hedley, R.J.
RM Prisoners of War / National Archives file ADM201/111 and WO392/7.
CALDERWOOD, J.E.D.
CLARK, N.W.
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COOKE, A.L.
DOBIE, Hugh, J.M.
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DOCKERILL, Graham Dennis
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DUNNE, Philip Russell Rendell
DURNFORD-SLATER, John Frederick

On the 28th June 1940 Captain J.F. Durnford-Slater was appointed Lieut. Colonel and ordered to raise and command No 3 Commando after volunteering for Special Service whilst Adjutant of the 23rd Medium and Heavy Training Regt., RA.
ELLISON, William, G.
GOUGH, Frederick Colin
1 Special Service (Commando) Brigade.
Post war member of the Commando Association residing Douglas, Isle of Man
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 112 issued March 2001.
GREIG, A.
HARRIS, Percy Valentine
HAYDON, Joseph Charles


HENRIQUES, Robert David Quixano
- Former Troop Leader of 'E' troop No. 12 Commando [1a].
- 2 June 1943 (Captain)(Temporary Major)(Acting Lieutenant Colonel) appointed M.B.E. (Military Division) [2].
JOHNSON, J.J.
HQ Special Service Brigade. Post war member of the Commando Association last known residing Lozells, Birmingham.
Sources
Commando Association Lost Legion List 7.
JONES, E.E.
Lance Corporal E. Jones, known as Cyril, served in 3 Special Service/Commando Brigade. Post war member of the Commando Association residing in Caerphilly, Gwent.
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 112 issued March 2001.
KOCENS, G.
Special Service Brigade HQ. Post war member of the Commando Association last known residing Beverley Hills, California.
LAYCOCK, Robert Edward

Born 1907; educated at Eton College and Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst; joined Royal Horse Guards, Mar 1927, 2nd Lt, 1927; Lt 1930; Capt 1934; married Angela Claire Louise (née Dudley Ward), 1935; instructor on anti-gas and air defence measures, School of Military Engineering, Chatham, Dec 1937; General Staff Officer, Grade 3 (passive air defence) in department of Chief of Imperial General S
LEAHY, Arthur John

5 Commando - July 1940 to November 1940
3 Commando (raising Special Service Brigade Signal Section) - Nov 1940 to Dec 1940
Special Service Brigade Signals - Dec 1940 to October 1943.
LEVINE, Harry
Trooper Harry Levine, HQ Special Service Brigade, was reported missing 4 March 1943 during operations in North Africa, later reported a prisoner of war. Post war member of the Commando Association residing Grimsby.
LOVELL, Denis
LYNCH-STAUNTON, Anthony Cormick
LYONS, John
Marine John Lyons served in Commando Brigade Headquarters, specific unit not known. Post war member of the Commando Association residing Bristol.
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 118 issued February 2004.
MACKIE, D.
HQ Special Service Brigade. Post war member of the Commando Association last known residing Edinburgh.
Commando Association Lost Legion List 8.
MASON, James

Company Quartermaster Sergeant James Mason contracted a fatal illness whilst engaged in East Africa as a Physical Training Instructor for the indigenous troops there. His secondary unit is listed on the Commonwealth War Graves Commissi
MCLELLAN, G.
HQ Special Service Brigade. Post war member of the Commando Association last known residing Lanark, Scotland.
Sources
Commando Association Lost Legion List 8.
MCMASTER, F.
HQ Special Service Brigade. Post war member of the Commando Association last known residing West Derby, Liverpool.
Sources
Commando Association Lost Legion List 8.
MCRAE, L.
Brigade Signal Troop. Post war member of the Commando Association last known residing Huntley, Aberdeenshire.
Sources
Commando Association Lost Legion List 8.
MELLOR, J.A.
HQ Special Service Brigade. Post war member of the Commando Association last known residing Hull, East Yorkshire.
Sources
Commando Association Lost Legion List 8.
MONTGOMERY, Robert Kerr

Captain Robert Montgomery, along with Captain William Pritchard RE [more....], had been instrumental in the initial planning and training of the demolition teams for the St Nazaire raid. Captain Montgomery was in charge of the demolition teams on board HMS Campbeltown [1].
PETERS, Thomas, W.
Major Thomas Peters served in 2 Special Service (Commando) Brigade and also 4 Special Service (Commando) Brigade. Post war member of the Commando Association residing Sidmouth, Devon.
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 112 issued March 2001.
PRITCHARD, William Henry
RODGERS, John, A.
SMITH, Ernest Leigh
STEPHENSON, Frederick George
Corporal Frederick Stephenson served in H.Q. Special Service Brigade. Post war member of the Commando Association residing Wimborne, Dorset.
STURGES, Robert Grice

- 15 May 1904 entered Royal Navy service as a Naval Cadet aged 12.
- 15 May 1909 Midshipman.
TAYLOR, Percy, V.C.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/28 and WO417/36.
Prisoners of War Lists / National Archives file WO392/11.
TURNER, Arthur, T.
Post war member of the Commando Association from Windermere, Cumbria.
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 102 (1996).
WILLIAMS, D.H.
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