We Will Remember Them by WO1 Colin Bauld

An article on the Royal Naval Beach Commandos dated 23/11/2006. Posted by GM

Royal Naval Beach Commando 'J' Jig May 1944

Photo courtesy of James Summers

RN Commandos - N3

Ray Seaton is identified in the photo

RN Commando HMS Armadillo, Glenfinart

RN Cdos, Padstow Harbour

Photo courtesy of Jim Coffey

Royal Naval Beach Commando V 'Victor 3'

Photo courtesy of Paul Brown

No 14 Beach Group July 1942

Photo courtesy of Ron Giles

RN Commando Officers

Photo courtesy of Sandy Bartlett, RN Commandos.

Royal Naval Beach Commando 'Nan' 1943

Training at Bitter Lakes, near HMS Saunders in Egypt. Photo courtesy of Griffin Turton.

Pat Coffey

With his older brother John in Alexandria. Photo courtesy of Pat's son Jim Coffey

Lt Richard Donger, RNVR

F Commando. Photo courtesy of Richard's son, William Donger

Lt Richard Donger

F Commando. Photo courtesy of Richard's son, William Donger

Micky Fisher

RN Commando. Photo courtesy of Sandy Bartlett, RN Commandos.

Ron Giles

RN 'C' Commando 1942. Photo courtesy of his son and namesake Ron Giles..

AB John Alfred Newport

RN Commando 'S' and 'T'. Photo courtesy of his son Steve Newport

John Alfred Newport

RN Commando 'S' and 'T'. Photo courtesy of his son Steve Newport

AB Ken Oakley

RNBC 'F'. Photo courtesy of Rick Smallman

Ken Oakley

RN Commando. Photo courtesy of Rick Smallman

Leading Seaman Edward John Peasley

RN 'H' Commando died on active service 18th May 1945 Genoa. Photo courtesy of Lewis Wood.

William Henry Smallman

RN Commando 'O' and 'F' troops. Photo courtesy of his son Rick Smallman

Lt. Thomas Turton RNVR

Beach Master of N3 Party of Nan RN Beach Commando. Photograph by kind permission of L. Kipling

Lt Thomas Turton RNVR on one of the Bark West beaches in Sicily following Operation Husky

Photograph by kind permission of L. Kipling

Philip Wild

RN Commando. Photo courtesy of his grandson Tim Wild

RN Beach Commandos

Photo courtesy of Tim Wild

Sub Lieut J B Taylor and Lieut H H Hargreaves, RN Beach Cdos.

Photo © IWM (A 23989)

Lt Thomas Turton RNVR and others in an LCA during Exercise Shallufa, HMS Saunders at Kabrit (Kasferit) Suez, November 1943.

Photograph by kind permission of J. Farndale.

Edward John Peasley, RN Commando, and 2 others

Edward was in 'H' Commando, RN Cdos. He died on active service. Photo courtesy of Lewis Wood

Joe Jeff and Reg Child, RN Beach Commando P 'Peter', Isle of Wight.

Photo courtesy of Paul Brown, nephew of Reg Child.

Ken Oakley, William Wash, John Usher

RN Commando Fox Group. Portsmouth before D Day. Each was a bodyguard to a beachmaster

Ken Oakley and family with Jim Watson

RN Commando. Photo courtesy of Rick Smallman

Sandy Bartlett, Thomas Golden, and others

Three RN Commandos and a Merchant Navy seaman. Photo courtesy of Sandy Bartlett

Sandy Bartlett (front centre) and others

Photo courtesy of Sandy Bartlett, 'O' troop RN Commandos

Royal Naval Beach Commandos aboard a Landing Craft Assault

Source: Library and Archives Canada