C/3 Combined Operations Bombardment Unit - HMS Pongo photo
My (late) father Herbert "Tony" Hawes is in a beret with his left hand on his left knee in the 2nd row (ie one back from the front row) 4th man in from the right. I know very little of the story of which this photo forms part. I think they went to Normandy. Can anyone please enlighten me? [email protected]
Mark Hawes
Posted by Mark Richard Hawes on Mon 14 May 2018 19:09:24 EDT
Note
There was a Pte T. Bibby (partial service number ?663944) who served in No 2 Commando. Not known if ident. with above man.
Posted by Peter Rogers on Thu 21 Dec 2017 11:58:12 EST
Unit query
Peachey and Smith were both attached from the South Lancs. Regt. There was a Pte. G.A. Stubbs in No 2 Commando who was also attached from the South Lancs Regt. The date and location suggest this was when they were in the Independent Company/1st Special Service Bn.
Posted by Peter Rogers on Wed 06 Dec 2017 10:20:35 EST
Photo Taken in ENVERMEU. All prisoners from DIEPPE raid were there.
This photo about N°3 Cdo men was taken front the First War mémorial in ENVERMEU.
Ext. Right with Black Beret ( R.A.C ) is Ronald GITTENS
3 Cdo 2 Troop
Posted by stephane on Fri 08 Sep 2017 05:01:27 EDT
Dutch ferries
HMS Queen Emma was originally Koningin Emma one of two Dutch ships to escape to England at the start of World War Two.
Her sistership was HMS Prinses Beatrix. Although often named as HMS Princess Beatrix she was commissioned as HMS Prinses Beatrix.
HMS Prinses Beatrix had her Radar just behind Bridge
HMS Queen Emma's Radar was mounted on the Mast
Posted by Rick Smallman on Tue 14 Feb 2017 10:34:35 EST
Alick Cowieson
Alick Cowieson and Roy Murray, Fox Coy 1st Ranger Bn
Achnacarry July 1942
Posted by christina on Tue 27 Dec 2016 14:31:32 EST
Photo updated
Thanks Jan
Posted by Peter Rogers on Thu 08 Dec 2016 10:56:44 EST
This is IWM photo H.32673 with the caption "Lt.Gen.HUNTON chatting to, and inspecting, Commandos who have just returned from a 7-mile speed march, completed in 60 minutes"
It is part of a series taken on 8th september 1943 by Lieut. Lockeyear.The series is called :"Lt.Gen. T.L.HUNTON OBE.,INSPECTS ROYAL MARINES COMMANDO PASSING OUT PARADE - 43RD ROYAL MARINES, COMMANDO DEPOT, ACHNACARRY, SPEANBRIDGE".
Another photo of the series (IWM H 32667) is in the gallery (CBTC) and shows Gen. Hunton with Lt.Col. Vaughan
Posted by Peter Rogers on Mon 09 May 2016 17:20:44 EDT
My uncle, Lt. Richard Peters is in the second row up, second from right. He was killed in Burma on the night of 8/9 February 1945, leading an operation which played an important part in establishing a bridgehead at Pagan. My Mum recalls that Richard was leading a reconnaissance patrol of 3 men and the others all got away after he was shot. They went back 10 days later & recovered his body & buried it. Later it was removed and reburied in the military cemetery. She recalls the village was near Pakoku
Posted by Robert Barton on Mon 09 May 2016 16:16:50 EDT
