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Displaying 1 - 8 of 82 Commando 5 Troop and 4 Independent Company
A list of names of a few of those from No.4 Independent Company who went on to serve in 5 Troop No.2 Commando and stayed on afterwards or moved elsewhere. Collection of Lance Sergeant Joseph Rogers MM, No.2 Commando 5 Troop. Contains links on the header to pages within the Commando Veterans Archive.
BISSELL, Stan, (CBTC), transcript of a speech.
Stanley Bissell joined the Metropolitan Police on the 1st March 1926. In 1930 & 1934 he won silver medal at the British Empire Games middleweight freestyle wrestling events in Canada and London. He was then posted as self defence instructor at the Metropolitan Police Training Centre at Peel House. He attended the Army School of Physical Training to assist him in this new Police role.
DALY, Thomas, (No.12 Cdo), remembered
Type: Personal Papers
Year of Publishing: 2021
Keywords: Thomas Daly, Fred Hunt, 12 Commando, Holding Operation Commando
Photos and information about Thomas Daly who served in No.12 Commando and the Holding Operational Commando (HOC), including letters from Fred Hunt who served with him in the HOC. Courtesy of his son Richard Daly.
DIXON, Herbert, Memories of No 2 Commando
Herbert 'Herbie' Dixon wrote this document aged 75. It includes more than just his military service and is well worth reading. Our thanks to his grandson Tim Huelin for allowing us permission to reproduce on our website.
Names mentioned are as follows:
No. 2 Commando -
HUNTINGTON, John, Memories of No 12 and No 1 Commando
Type: Personal Papers
Year of Publishing: 2015
Keywords: Memories of Sgt John Huntington 'E' Troop No 12 Commando and 3 Troop No 1 Commando
Sgt John Huntington was in E Troop No 12 Commando and 3 Troop No 1 Commando.
This document is Johns memories as detailed in letter form over the course of 5 years to John Mewett. Unfortunately before the project was complete JH died but what was related makes for a very interesting first hand account of life in a commando unit.
MAGER, Charles, (No.3 Cdo), his account of D Day
Charles Mager wrote his memories of D Day some 50 years after he took part with No 3 Commando in the Normandy landings
SAWYER, Alfred, Memories of No 2 Commando
Type: Personal Papers
Year of Publishing: 2015
Keywords: 2 commando, alf sawyer, sicily, italy, yugoslavia, brac, greece
The personal memories of Alf Sawyer relating to his military service in No 2 Commando. Use the download facility above. Provided courtesy of his son Ian Sawyer
SMITH, Roy (Cpl. 43RM Cdo) last letter
The last letter home of Corporal Roy Montague Smith, which can be downloaded above, was written 5 days before he died serving with 43RM Commando in Italy. There are other letters including letters of condolence in our Gallery entry for him.
Courtesy of Corporal Smith's nephew Roy Smith.
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