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Nominal Roll for No1 Section, 6 Troop, No3 Cdo as of 19 August 1942.
Lt H W Wright, Sgt Vincent, Cpl Halls, Cpl Standen, LCpl Greenfield, LCpl Salter, Tprs. Lawrence, Smith 98, Smith ?, Cartwright, Donovan, Dalgleish, Metcalfe, Stacey, Smart, Hylton.

[Courtesy of Dr Quentine Green].

These No.3 Commandos were all prisoners of war after the Dieppe Raid 19 August 1942. More about each in our Prisoners of War Archive here: https://www.commandoveterans.org/prisoners_of_war
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Bill was attached to No.3 Commando from the Royal Artillery on the 7th July 1940. Promoted Sergeant on the 1st August 1940. No.3 Commando is then absorbed into 4th Special Service Bn. On the 1st Feb.1941 he is posted to No.8 Commando who had also been part of the short lived 4th SS Bn. This, although not marked on the transcript coincides with the date No.8 Commando became part of 'B' Battalion of Layforce which set sail for the Middle East, arriving at Suez in March 1941.The record also shows that he was posted to OCTU on 21/11/41. This was the date that Layforce, as such, ended with their leader Laycock being ordered back to the UK. No.8 Cdo would very soon be disbanded.After receiving his Commission he is soon attached back to No.3 Commando on the 4/5/42. On the 19th August 1942 he is taken POW. This was the date of the Dieppe raid. He remains a POW until repatriated, and then posted back to No.3 Commando on the 24th August 1945. In December 1945 with the onset of the disbandment of the Army Commandos, he is transferred to the Lancashire Fusiliers as a Lieutenant. He relinquishes his Commission with the Honorary rank of Major on the 16/4/48

Photo courtesy of his son Ron Wright.
Information update from his daughter Dr Quentine Green, 19 Jan 2012. At the time of his capture, 19 Aug 1942, Lt Henry (Bill)Wright was i/c of 1 Section, 6 Troop. N Collins
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See his personal album in the No.3 Commando Gallery for additional information on his service history.

Photo courtesy of his son Ron Wright. Posted by Pete R.
In album Henry Walter 'Bill' Wright]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Sat, 14 Sep 2024 19:28:01 +0100