I can identify my Uncle Reginald Skinner as sitting 4th row from the top and 7th from the left.
Posted by Nadine Skinner on Tue 23 Jan 2024 15:05:43 EST
My father, C.W. Ash (Bill) bottom row, 1st left.
Posted by Elizabeth Bursey on Sun 09 May 2021 03:49:30 EDT
George Bennett
Hi, I recognised my Grandfather George in another photo on here back in July last year. I've spoken to family and we think that's also him on the top row, third in
Posted by Conrad Bainbridge on Sat 16 Jan 2021 17:43:23 EST
Photo updated
Mne Ollie Matthews identified as Arthur Matthews by his grandson Luke
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Fri 18 Dec 2020 07:55:20 EST
Ian Gourlay
Lt Col Gourlay was 42 Commando RM 2i/c for some of the time when I was in the unit. He was a gentleman through and through and returned to 42 as CO in 1963. He became Commandant General Royal Marines and was described by Lord Mountbatten as "the best Commandant General that the Royal Marines had ever had". His decorations and awards were: KCB, CVO, OBE, MC.
Posted by Victor Balsdon on Tue 22 Sep 2020 18:10:40 EDT
This mix includes one matelot and some Yanks apparently relaxing!
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 11 Sep 2020 13:51:48 EDT
I stand corrected, he was actually a Member of a Naval Police a Unit which had a Royal Marine included. The armband reads NP those letters being separated by a a Crown. He would have had limited powers to take action against a Service Personnel found mis-behaving or Off-Limits.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 11 Sep 2020 13:49:27 EDT
Judging by his uniform etc., he is a Member of Regimental Police Unit. He is wearing an arm band which would carry the letter RP as opposed to MP as the a Royal Marines did not have Military Police trained as such until the 1960s.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 11 Sep 2020 13:43:24 EDT
The webbing worn is WW1 Pattern so they may have been short of kit as the Corps faced rapid expansion with the influx of Hostilities Only (HO) recruits.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Thu 10 Sep 2020 09:09:50 EDT