Posted by stephane saint-martin on Sun 30 Sep 2007 17:12:34 EDT
BILL VALENTINE A royal marine cdo
BILL VALENTINE A Royal Marine Cdo
Posted by stephane saint-martin on Sun 30 Sep 2007 17:11:38 EDT
I took this photo about 3 years ago. I wanted to portray the bleakness of the surroundings where the Commandos conducted their training.
I used Adobe Photoshop Elements to create a more gritty photo.
Posted by Lee Bradbury on Sun 30 Sep 2007 12:19:16 EDT
No 7 Photos
A remarkable set of photos of a great bunch of men. You can see the Cdo spirit still shines through. Thanks for posting these.
Regards
John M
Posted by John Mewett on Thu 27 Sep 2007 06:59:58 EDT
Handwritten account of action experienced by 5 Troop, No 5 Commando, 23 March 1944.
Text reads: "Shortly after this 3 & 4 Sub-sections became surrounded
& were caught in the open by withering
fire. Capt Kerr was badly wounded having his
arm practically severed by machine gun fire.
Everywhere lay dead or wounded Commandos.
Those who could move tried to reach the cover
of the jungle but were shot down immediately.
Capt Kerr was again hit in both legs &
lost consciousness.
4 Troop coming to the rescue bought 2" mortars
into play & after a while they seemed to be
having some effect.
Just before dusk, Lt Noble(Coldstream Guards)
brought a stretcher party out into the open
& at great personal risk took Capt Kerr
& myself then Rfn Collins to cover. For this
he was awarded the MC"
Posted by Nick Collins on Wed 26 Sep 2007 18:37:05 EDT
commandos from 5 Troop, No 5 Commando, KIA or wounded on 23 March 1944
Posted by Nick Collins on Wed 26 Sep 2007 18:22:26 EDT
an extract from The Green Beret, chapt XXVI, The Hill in the Jungle, page 340.
This describes 15 mins of action experienced by 5 Troop,
No 5 Commando
Posted by Nick Collins on Wed 26 Sep 2007 18:16:14 EDT
an extract from The Green Beret, chapt XXVI, The Hill in the Jungle, page 339.
This describes 15 mins of action experienced by 5 Troop,
No 5 Commando...
Posted by Nick Collins on Wed 26 Sep 2007 18:14:01 EDT
soeur Agnes-Marie
It was an emotional moment at this time. Seeing this "old" lady speaking to the grave and recall 65 years ago.
Posted by stephane saint-martin on Thu 30 Aug 2007 14:19:43 EDT
3 cdo veterans
left to right : Roy CADMAN 1Troop - John CARNEY 2Troop - John WHITE 4Troop - Fred WALKER 4Troop - Jim CLINTON 4Troop
Posted by stephane saint-martin on Thu 30 Aug 2007 13:57:09 EDT