No 6 Commando officers and CSM George Phillips
Photo marked January 1945 T.H. Everitt. Courtesy of Les Phillips son of CSM George Phillips who is on the extreme right. George Phillips served in No 6 Commando becoming the Troop Sergeant Major of 6 troop. Post war in 1945, during the period of demobilization, he was moved to No 2 Commando Brigade HQ.
Left to right:
1. Capt. John Clapton MC (formerly 12 Cdo); 2. Capt. Andrew J.O. Gordon; 3. Lt. Peter Cruden (formerly 12 Cdo); 4. n/k; 5. Capt. John (Jack) Clovis; 6. Capt. Ronnie G.K. Hardey MC; 7. n/k; 8. Major David Henry John Griffiths Powell; 9. n/k; 10. Lt.Col. Charles Courtney Coade (former Adjutant,wounded on D Day, returned to No 6 Cdo and took over as OC, later replaced because of his injury by Lt Col. Tony Lewis); 11-12. n/k; 13. Capt Ryan Price; 14-19. n/k; 20. CSM George Phillips.
Number 12 is also in an image in our gallery titled British and American Officers at the Commando Basic Training Centre.
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(view all 9 comments)No6 Commando Officers--6th Officer in from the left
Hello all, the officer in the above photo, 6 in from the left is my Uncle Cpt Ronnie GK Hardey MC.
I am amazed to see this photograph, thank you all so much. I have never seen it before and it adds to my understanding of No6...Thank you
Posted by Simon Hardey on Sat 15 Jul 2017 17:00:52 EDT
Ryan Price
Sorry if it's been said many times, but Ryan Price is the famous Racehorse trainer. My father, Albert Charles Green, I believe was in his unit.
Posted by Mike Green on Sun 08 Jan 2017 06:45:48 EST
Sorry, that should have been Capt. Marshall John Adam Leaphard.
Regards
Peter Bowe
Posted by Peter John Fitzgerald Bowe on Sat 24 Oct 2015 14:46:24 EDT