No 38 Snipers Course at RMSAS 23rd June to 7th July 1945
Sniper training course. Royal Marines Small Arms School at Gosport. Photo courtesy of Pete Cooper whose father Dennis (1 troop No.4 Cdo.) is on left of the back row.
7/2/10 update: Peter mentions the following, told to him by his father Dennis "It was a two week course run by Lt. Col. Armstrong who was 72 at the time my father was there. I have a copy of his book, Fieldcraft, Sniping and Intelligence, written in 1942. Evidently, it was mainly Royal Marine Commandos on the course with some Army Commandos and one or two from the regular army. Most of the men were selected for the course but volunteers were interviewed and if they seemed suitable were sent."
(entry updated by Pete R.)
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cooper,alderson,may,duncan,beeby,gardner,thomas,sonnex,sweeting,hurley,martin,armstrong,wilson,hickman
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