No.2 SS Commando 2 troop December 1942

Believed to have been taken at the Old Racecourse in Ayr.

Front row seated from the left :
Sgt.Richard Sims MM was one of the 5 who evaded capture after landing at St Nazaire and made it back to the UK;
TSM Arthur Wardle (returned from St Nazaire) went to OCTU and became an officer with No.3 Cdo;
Sgt Richard O'Brien DCM MM was evacuated from St Nazaire. Took part in Operation Musketoon & awarded the DCM (see our albums on this operation.) Awarded the MM for his gallantry at Salerno.

There are several in this picture who were killed in action. I have listed those I can confirm.

There are 4 more whose surnames are on our ROH that I am researching to confirm if they are ident with those in this photo
Brighty, Drury, Davies*, Benner

In Memory of Captain 56864 HENRY VALERIAN GEORGE WELLESLEY,
6th Duke of Wellington.
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)and No.2 Commando
who died age 31 on 16 September 1943 (kia at Salerno).
Remembered with honour at the SALERNO WAR CEMETERY

In Memory of Lieutenant 74664 JOHN DOUGLAS ROSLING,
Welch Regiment and No. 2, Commando
who died age 25 on 14 September 1943 (kia at Salerno).
Remembered with honour at SALERNO WAR CEMETERY

In Memory of Lieutenant 95277 JOHN DARELL JEFFREYS,
King's Own Scottish Borderers and No. 2, Commando
who died age 23 on 16 August 1943 (kia at Scaletta).
Remembered with honour CATANIA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY

In Memory of Sergeant 3773298 ANTHONY PATRICK DUFFY,
The King's Regiment (Liverpool)and No. 2, Commando
who died age 29 on 16 August 1943 (kia at Scaletta).
Remembered with honour at CATANIA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY

In Memory of Trooper 7893626 NORMAN BUNN,
Royal Armoured Corps and No. 2, Commando
who died age 22 on 30 July 1944 (died of wounds Op Healing 11 - Spilje).
Remembered with honour BARI WAR CEMETERY

This photo was donated on behalf of the friends and family of Gerald Fitzgerald of 2 troop, in love and honour of Gerry. He is pictured here in the first row standing, 3rd from the left. Posted by Pete R.

Surnames added to enable result in gallery search facility: riley,bellamy,erdman,ekins,brighty,drury,toombs,davies,tuson,jones,gelder,bowler,peachey,cohen,shephard,manning,waterman,duncan,
tuck,evans,benner,bladen,bunn,martin,ashton,froud,green,goldthorpe,stephens,brendling,abbey,strand,aukett,chant, stevenson,fitzgerald,wells,blackburn,mcgee,elliott,barlow,agnew,buckland,sims,peacock,wardle,rosling,wellington,jeffreys,duffy,o'brien,holmes