im pretty sure my father marine ronald simmons is in this photo he is on the front row laying down on the right just in front of the leader with the cane another lad has his arms around him
Posted by matthew simmons on Tue 12 May 2020 11:03:42 EDT
my father Marine Ronald Simmons is in this photo he is on the front row far left kneeling down with his arms crossed and his hat tilted to the right
Posted by matthew simmons on Tue 12 May 2020 11:00:43 EDT
I think that this group is from the RM Commando, latterly 40 RM Commando. There is a similar photograph in Jeff Beadle's book,the Light Blue Lanyard which shows the group dressed the same and the Platoon Commander with a walking cane of some sort. The Commando called for trained volunteers from across the Royal Marines and that included 102 RM Brigade which had an Argyll battalion to bring the brigade up to strength. As the Argylls were serving with the Marines they were considered eligible to volunteer for commando training. The rig in the RM Commando in the early days at the Depot Deal was as you see in the photograph - cap comforter, toggle rope and leather jerkin over battle dress.
Posted by George Gelder on Tue 14 Mar 2017 14:05:20 EDT
Not Wally but Douglas Todd
I have found that Wally was in the Home Guard. His brother Douglas was a RM Commando, but I don't know where he is in this photo.
Posted by Clare Ash on Thu 31 Mar 2016 13:39:35 EDT
Fred SELBY 40 RM cdo
FRED SELBY 40 RM cdo
Posted by stephane saint-martin on Tue 07 Aug 2007 11:24:58 EDT
JOHN LEWIS 40 RM cdo
John LEWIS 40 RM cdo ( the medal with ribbon blue white red is for DIEPPE )
Posted by stephane saint-martin on Tue 07 Aug 2007 11:24:29 EDT