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Personal Letters, diaries, and memoirs
This album is for personal letters,diaries, and memoirs, written by Commandos.
Date: 25/01/2010
Size: 15 items
(42 items total)
Views: 1719
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The Commando Association
This album contains historical documents,booklets,letters, relating to the Old Comrades Association of the Army Commandos , later to be renamed The Commando Association
Date: 06/02/2010
Size: 8 items
(46 items total)
Views: 1577
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Wartime Army Commando Raids
5 pages of a document written by Henry Brown OBE, General Secretary and Treasurer of the former Commando Association 1946 - 1986 and provided courtesy of John Mewett
Date: 03/01/2011
Size: 5 items
Views: 994
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Great Deeds of the Army Commandos
An article written by L.Col. Augustus Charles Newman VC of No. 2 Commando. Courtesy of Mrs Desiree Roderick MBE
Date: 20/06/2010
Views: 730
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Hitler's infamous Commando Order
An unidentified translated copy of the order. Photo courtesy of Peter Cooper
Date: 03/03/2011
Views: 1251
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Report on the Vaagso Raid
Document courtesy of John Mewett
Date: 16/05/2012
Size: 2 items
Views: 137
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Report on the destruction of a German Battery at Dieppe
This document was provided by Jack Bakker.
Date: 07/11/2011
Size: 17 items
Views: 279
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Report on Flushing
Official war report on Flushing. Courtesy of Peter Cooper, son of Dennis Cooper 1 troop No.4 Cdo.
Date: 09/11/2009
Size: 11 items
Views: 778
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Dieppe Summary
Issue no. 28 of a booklet called War. Produced by the Army Bureau of Current Affairs. This issue titled Dieppe Summary is provided courtesy of Paul Bell
Date: 07/11/2011
Views: 261
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Salerno Diary
Issue no. 65 of a booklet called War. Produced by the Army Bureau of Current Affairs. This issue titled Salerno Diary is written by Capt. H. H. Blissett of No.2 Commando. Courtesy of his son Michael Blissett.
Date: 08/09/2010
Size: 12 items
Views: 533
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Morale and Local Relations in No.2 Commando
A document with extracts from personal letters relating to morale
Date: 29/05/2012
Size: 2 items
Views: 127
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Issue 25 The Daily Vis-a-Vis 27th May 1944
Issued to allied troops on Vis. Photo courtesy of Sharon Cotter
Date: 04/03/2013
Views: 74
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Daily Part I Orders, No5 Cdo, 11 Sept 1940
Issued by Lt Col S P Wood prior to the 1940 reorganisation of the Commandos. Courtesy of Max Heron
Date: 21/02/2011
Views: 566
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Letter from Lord Lovat to Captain Rooney re the future of 12 Commando
Photo courtesy of Captain Rooney's son Chris
Date: 19/06/2011
Views: 405
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Holding Commando Overseas Special Order of the day dated 25 Oct.45
Announcement of the disbanding of the Commandos. Photo courtesy of Pete Rogers
Date: 23/03/2011
Views: 561
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Post war No.4 Commando newsletter 11th hour edition
This newsletter belonged to Ronald 'Ken' Young No.9 and No. 4 Cdo and is provided courtesy of Marc Bridger
Date: 30/11/2012
Views: 468
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No.10IA Commando Orders by Lt. Col. Laycock - 12 March 1945
Photo courtesy of Jack Bakker
Date: 27/12/2011
Views: 358
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Letter of thanks to No.1 Commando From from the Commander in Chief Allied Forces
Sent in 1943 to Lieutenant Colonel Tom Trevor. Photo courtesy of Ashton Horner.
Date: 15/05/2010
Views: 645
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1st Commando Brigade Commendation 29th March 1945
This photo was found in the album of John Fairhurst 46 RM Commando, courtesy of Ruben van Ratingen
Date: 22/11/2010
Views: 484
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3rd Commando Brigade Commendation 17th Feb. 1945
Courtesy of Philip Bacon, son of Albert Bacon of No.1 Cdo.
Date: 30/10/2009
Views: 1197
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St Nazaire Society newsletter No.4
Page 1. Courtesy of Mrs Desiree Roderick MBE
Date: 20/06/2010
Views: 559
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St Nazaire Society newsletter No.4
Page 2. Courtesy of Mrs Desiree Roderick MBE
Date: 20/06/2010
Views: 441
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St Nazaire Society signatures 1982
My father's copy of a signed document to HM Queen Elizabeth from St Nazaire Society members in April 1982 on board the Royal Yacht Brittania. Courtesy of Pete Rogers
Date: 16/05/2009
Views: 864
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It all started in Weymouth by Major James Dunning
Reproduced here with the kind permission of the author Major James Dunning
Date: 01/10/2011
Views: 742
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Misc. Newspaper Cuttings about Commandos
Date: 13/12/2012
Size: 7 items
Views: 122
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A Prayer by L/Sgt Tommy Parsons 2 Cdo at Salerno 1993
Courtesy of David Justice
Date: 16/12/2012
Views: 91
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A Wife Remembers
A Poem called " A Wife Remembers " by Elizabeth (Betty) Boardman, wife of Arthur Boardman, No.2 Commando. Betty has kindly given permission for us to display the poem.
Date: 27/06/2009
Views: 1499
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I remember
This photo was found in the album of John Fairhurst 46 RM Commando, courtesy of Ruben van Ratingen
Date: 19/02/2011
Views: 531
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Vis certificate
Photo courtesy of Yvonne McCulloch, daughter of Vic Pratt 5 troop No.2 Cdo.
Date: 02/12/2007
Views: 592
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History of the Commando Benevolent Fund (CBF)
Published prior to 2005. From the collection of Ernie Brooks BEM, No. 4 Cdo.
Date: 07/06/2012
Views: 142
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