Location changed.information from original source.
Posted by Peter Rogers on Wed 09 Aug 2017 17:13:01 EDT
Paul Dimarco
I am trying to find out if anyone knew of my Grandfather Paul Dimarco. He was killed in action at Lake Commachio on 11/4/45. He was acting colour sergeant.
Posted by Catherine Gray on Tue 08 Aug 2017 11:50:25 EDT
I have been trying to find out more about Lt Edward Mcdonald DCM L Detachment SAS, who I believe is in this photo on the far right.
He was then of course a Sgt in 11 Commando and fought at the Battle of the Litani River.
My recent interest has been inspired by a few years of research about the Originals and it is not too hard to find out what exactly happened to all of the Originals, during the war and after, however it is really hard finding a great deal about Edward Mcdonald, after the famous photos taken with Lt Col Stirling in early January 1943.
Of course the photos I am talking about are featured on what seem like most of the books written about the Special Air Service, during the war, but I have drawn a blank about Lt Mcdonald after the Jan 1943 photos were taken.
All I know is that Mcdonald transferred to 2 SAS but other than that nothing.
Anyway I am confirming that I believe this is Edward Mcdonald and if anybody else knows anything I would love to discuss.
I have been trying to find out more about Lt Edward Mcdonald DCM L Detachment SAS, who I believe is in this photo on the far right.
He was then of course a Sgt in 11 Commando and fought at the Battle of the Litani River.
My recent interest has been inspired by a few years of research about the Originals and it is not too hard to find out what exactly happened to all of the Originals, during the war and after, however it is really hard finding a great deal about Edward Mcdonald, after the famous photos taken with Lt Col Stirling in early January 1943.
Of course the photos I am talking about are featured on what seem like most of the books written about the Special Air Service, during the war, but I have drawn a blank about Lt Mcdonald after the Jan 1943 photos were taken.
All I know is that Mcdonald transferred to 2 SAS but other than that nothing.
Anyway I am confirming that I believe this is Edward Mcdonald and if anybody else knows anything I would love to discuss.
Kind Regards,
Darrell
Posted by Darrell Farnsworth on Mon 07 Aug 2017 11:20:13 EDT
Sitting on the bow of the cutter (in berets and smocks):
left: boating instructor CSM Jack ROWLEY
right: climbing instructor CSM "Spider" LEACH.
Seen here are Dutch trainees. At the same time Belgian trainees were trained at the CBTC in severe wintry conditions (7.12.1944- 12.01.1945).
Posted by Jan Mas on Mon 07 Aug 2017 09:40:30 EDT
Seated on chairs (from the left):
N°2: Sgt.J.V.BYRNE (Ex Gordon Hgl./ex SAS) Author of "The General salutes a Soldier (1986);
N°22: Capt. R.HARDEY
Posted by Jan Mas on Mon 07 Aug 2017 09:23:45 EDT
To the left of Lt. N.THOMSON: Lt A.J. THOMSON.
To the right of Lt. N.THOMSON: nk; Lt.Col.N.G.MUNRO 43RMCdo(compare with photo next to p.121 in "Commando subaltern at war" by W.G.JENKINS);Lt.Col.A.KOMROWER;Maj.G.KAYE;Capt.J.CLOVIS; nk;
Lt. P.BERRISFORD.
Posted by Jan Mas on Mon 07 Aug 2017 09:09:03 EDT
No 269 Billy Coman
Sorry, I forgot to mention the identification details requested earlier in the thread. No 269, Billy Coman, as identified by my mother, who is his first cousin
Posted by Thomas Nash on Sun 06 Aug 2017 19:23:55 EDT
Billy Coman No 269
No 269, who is directly behind No 329 Lt Col. T. Trevor, is Private William Joseph Coman, known as Billy Coman.
Posted by Thomas Nash on Sun 06 Aug 2017 19:04:29 EDT
This is my Great Uncle who I idealised yet never got to meet. His nickname was 'Granite' because he was solid through and through. Ailsa Reason (new Macduff)
Posted by Ailsa catrina Reason on Fri 04 Aug 2017 15:11:45 EDT
Another ID
4th row from the front, 19th from the right is Fred 'Nobby' Clarke, my father
