My grandfather Thomas Wardle, second left,row 2 from bottom
Posted by Steven Wardle on Thu 06 Oct 2011 08:30:24 EDT
Identity of Commando
My grandfather Thomas Wardle centre front
Posted by Steven Wardle on Thu 06 Oct 2011 08:26:42 EDT
MY FATHER HARRY MORRELL IS SAT THIRD FROM THE RIGHT FRONT ROW HE SERVED IN BURMA TILL THE END OF THE WAR WHILE IN THE NO 1 COMMANDO SON ANTHONY MORRELL
Posted by anthony morrell on Wed 05 Oct 2011 17:15:50 EDT
Adele Crossley has had it confirmed by her Grandmother (who has the same picture) that the man sat directly in front of Montgomery is her Grandfather Wilfred Moore.
Posted by Geoff Murray on Fri 30 Sep 2011 21:17:24 EDT
Parade at Ravenna just prior to Commachio 1945. Update courtesy of Peter Vatcher-Dow. GM
Posted by Geoff Murray on Sun 25 Sep 2011 09:18:03 EDT
Trooper Peter Vatcher-Dow in Molfetta, just after Sarande Albania. Nov '44.
Posted by Geoff Murray on Sun 25 Sep 2011 09:12:30 EDT
Row 3 No.2 - Pte Bert Dixon
My grandad who didn't go on the raid.
Posted by Tim Huelin on Fri 23 Sep 2011 10:56:53 EDT
in this photo is my grandad it was taken on his 21st birthday by a news photographer for the paper the cigs and cornedbeef were presents of the other boys in the troop my grandad gave the cornbeef to the other commando in the photo my grandad did tell me his name once and said he was a good friend and he used to keep this photo next to the chair he always sat in i think he also said he was kia i think thats why he kept the photo close to his chair so would like to know some moore about him any help would be great thanks
Posted by stanley mcmullen on Thu 22 Sep 2011 17:33:09 EDT
my grandad is stanley mcmullen (no12) and i have some photos of him but am looking for some more my grandad also served in the royal glosters at imjin in korea after the war and sadly died about 5 years ago would like to know more on his comando service any help would be great thanks
Posted by stanley mcmullen on Tue 20 Sep 2011 22:45:05 EDT
Major James Willis Gardner
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No. 331 is Major James Willis Gardner born Weybridge, UK 28/02/1915, died Rome, Italy 11/11/1997. Following the war he worked for Procter and Gamble in Newcastle and left for Lausanne, Switzerland in 1952 to start up company operations in continental Europe. He retired from the company in 1980 as administrator of the Italian branch and lived out his retirement in the 'Castelli Romani' a renowned wine region of central Italy. He married Leila Tusgioglu from the island of Rhodes and had three children Marina, William and Alexia. His grandchildren live in three continents, with one niece married to a 'James' working for P&G from and in weybridge(!).
Posted by William Patrick Gardner on Mon 19 Sep 2011 21:19:33 EDT