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Title:
Lieutenant Eric Kiaer
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Summary:
No. 3 Commando kia 6/6/44 Normandy. Picture cropped from a group photo already in the gallery
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Keywords:
kia, profile, mid
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Description:
Lt. Eric Kiaer 3 Commando KIA 06/06/44. Picture cropped from a photo in the gallery after he was identfied by his brother Stanley. Eric was originally in No 10 Independent Company (IC) before moving to No 2 IC then No 4 IC and No. 3 Cdo. He was a POW in Italy and escaped (with others) walking the length of the Apennines for 3 months before reaching allied lines (this was mentioned in dispatches). There was a joke in 3Cdo that Eric was lazy as this was only a short walk!!
After his escape and return, Eric was in Holding Commando in Wrexham when he heard about plans for an invasion of Europe at which point he volunteered for this action. An account of the Action in which Eric was killed can be found on page 311 of March Past by Lord Lovat.
Eric was brother to Leslie (10th Para Battalion 3 Platoon) KIA in Arnhem shortly after Eric’s death. Eric’s Brother in law was Max Harper-Gow.
Thanks to Stanley Kiaer for this account and please let us know if you have any further information about Eric Kiaer.
The above details and posting courtesy of Nick Birkinshaw who can be contacted with any information via the forum.
In Memory of Lieutenant 130209 ERIC ARNOLD KIAER
Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)and No. 3, Commando
who died on 06 June 1944. His brother Leslie Herbert Sonne Kiaer also fell.
Remembered with honour at BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY
(CWGC details added by Pete R.)
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Owner:
Nick Birkinshaw
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Title:
No.3 Commando - 4 Troop - June 1942
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Summary:
Open picture for all the names. See identical but much improved quality picture adjacent. Photo owned by Steve Lewis
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Keywords:
No.3 Commando Army WW2
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Description:
Photo updated 22nd September 2009 with the date, troop number and all the names which were found printed on a newspaper cutting of the identical picture provided to me by Ron Stearn, a friend of George Webb of No.3 Cdo
Front row cross legged left to right: Clark, Eric Spiers (kia Normandy), D. Stewart, Chapman, Lea and Webb;
Seated Sgt Cnoops; CSM Gordon; Lt. J. Friar; Lt. W.E.Lloyd; Capt. A.G.Komrower; Lt.E.W.Chatton; Lt. Van Hoogeravijs; Sgt. Harry Johnson; L/Sgt Foster.
1st row standing: E. James; Cpl. Bacon; Cpl. Taylor, Cpl Coaker; Cpl. Parsons; Cpl. De Warrd; Sgt Van Gelderen; L/Cpl. Emmanuel
2nd row: L/Cpl. Hubbard; Jennings; Currah; Leyland; White; L/Cpl. Lathrope; Gribben.
3rd row: C. Paige; Gordon; North; Samuel; Cresswell; Chisolm; Millers.
4th row: Taylor; T. Stewart; Dix; Tupper; Lewis; Robins; Bookless.
5th row; Venn; L/Cpl. Shanks; Creed; L/Cpl.B. A Magnoni aka Max Diamond; Francis; Abraham; Allen.
6th row: Knott, John Valentine 'Jack' Bissett (blurred face), Housley, L.Cpl. Merson, Torrens, Parsons, McClelland.
7th row: Ennis, Pte Thomas Graham, Pte Bob Cubitt, Childs, Meuwls, McDonald.
8th row: Underwood; L. Page; Freddie Walker
Absentees: Sgt. White DCM; L/Sgt. Jones; Tpr. Laverty; Tpr. A. Parsons; L/Cpl. Pallinder; L/cpl. Bushell; Tpr. James
(above details entered by Pete R)
This additional information provided by Jack Bakker 15/12/09 "In the first row standing are Cpl De Waard and Sgt Van Gelderen (10IA Cdo 2 troop - Dutch). I found out that they did an assault course at 3 Commando. I couldn’t find on what date and for how long. De Waard was a sergeant when he went to Arnhem with the First British Airborne Division, and one of the 12 Dutch Commandos who were attached to this Division. He took part in the fierce fighting around the HQ of the Division. After the withdrawal of the Division he was left with three British paratroopers, to whom he said: we stick together; and they went to the River Rhine to make their escape. They had a firefight with the enemy during which De Waard was hit in his foot. He was taken prisoner and transported to Germany. He was liberated by the British forces in April the 16th 1945. He died a couple of months ago. Van Gelderen was a sergeant when he went on operation Market Garden, and was attached to the HQ of the 1st Allied Airlanding Corps which landed near the town of Groesbeek. During operation Infatuate (the landings on the island of Walcheren) he was attached to N0 8 French Troop and landed at Flushing. He took 46 Germans prisoner, completely on his own. After the war he stayed in the Army and retired in the rank of Captain. He died a few years ago."
(above details updated by Pete R 16/12/09)
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Owner:
Geoff Murray
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Title:
The Big Man of Achnacarry
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Summary:
It Had To Be Tough... Commandos from 2 (Dutch) Troop, 10 (IA) Cdo training in a blizzard in Scotland. Photo courtesy of Martien van Barneveld
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Description:
Training during a blizzard in Scotland, Sgt Martien van Barneveld, 2(Dutch)Troop, No10 (IA) Cdo is the tall figure with a beret in the centre of this photo. Known to the Dutch recruits as 'the Big Man of Achnacarry', Martien van Barneveld was an instructor of trainee commandos for 2 (Dutch) Troop, this was in 1944 when he had returned from the battle of Arnhem. Information provided by Martien van Barneveld. Photo posted by N Collins
For more photos from this training course click on this link https://www.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/10IA/Dutch/Reinforcements/
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Owner:
Nick Collins
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