Lieut. Douglas Cotton Minchin - No. 12 Cdo. Op. Anklet - Lofoten Islands 26/12/1941

Front and rear of a photo courtesy of his sister Daphne Garey via James Day, posted by Pete R. The writing on the reverse is that of Douglas Cotton Minchin himself. He went on to become Chief Instructor at Achnacarry, subsequently being killed in action in Italy on 15/3/45 whilst acting as a Personal Advisor to 43RM Commando . There is a personal album with much more information and other photos in our Commando training album. Copy and paste this link into your browser to go directly to the Commando Training album :
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In Memory of Captain 77634 Douglas James Maurice Cotton Minchin
Cameronians(Scottish Rifles)and No.43 RM Commando., Royal Marines
who died age 26 on 15 March 1945
Remembered with honour at CASSINO MEMORIAL