Sorry to be a bother, but this surname is misspelled, it should be "Withrington".
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Posted by Jack Withrington on Tue 05 Mar 2024 01:24:12 EST
Sorry to be a bother, but this surname is misspelled, it should be "Withrington".
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Posted by Jack Withrington on Tue 05 Mar 2024 01:22:00 EST
Sorry to be a bother, but this surname is misspelled, it should be "Withrington".
^Admin (PR). Updated. I can add more if you contact me here [Contact Form]
Posted by Jack Withrington on Tue 05 Mar 2024 01:21:44 EST
I believe this photograph was taken at RMB Eastney (closed)
Posted by David Prichard on Wed 26 Aug 2020 13:56:27 EDT
He is wearing his Commando Dagger on the right hip.
Posted by David Prichard on Wed 26 Aug 2020 13:53:27 EDT
In the Royal Marines the term ‘Heavy Weapons’ meant either
1 3 inch Mortar
2 .303 inch Vickers Machine Gun (MMG)
3. Assault Engineers
The Mortar Men and MMG Gunners would wear the sleeve badge HW in a Wreath. One star means 3rd Class, Two stars 2nd Class and a Crown over the letters First Class by which time the man would probably be a SNCO. An Assault Engineer would wear AE in the same sequence. Nowadays there are Anti-Tank Marines, who wear the same HW badge. They would all be in Support Troop/Company.
Posted by David Prichard on Wed 26 Aug 2020 13:51:46 EDT
“The volunteer drum and bugle band of the 8th Battalion RM in 1942 with front row from left, the Adjutant (Capt J A. Taplin), the CO (Lt-Col S G B Paine), the Drum Major (Cpl L G. Rayfield) and RSM R Keeble.”
(ref. – "The Royal Marines: A Pictorial History 1664-1987," by Peter C. Smith and Derek Oakley (Tunbridge Wells: Spellmount Ltd., 1988; p. 150)
Posted by Glenn M. Stein on Thu 02 Jan 2020 10:14:35 EST
Photo detail
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Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Fri 06 Nov 2015 11:50:00 EST
Photo updated
Commando Service details added from Service record
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Mon 19 Jan 2015 15:51:28 EST
Photo Updated
Middle row third from right is Geoffrey Knight
Posted by Anthony Knight on Thu 20 Jun 2013 05:01:16 EDT