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This note is taken from Major Rees-Jones'obituary:
" Rees-Jones joined No5 Commando in July 1940 at its inception. The War Office was concerned by the lack of mountain troops and asked that soldiers with a knowledge of climbing come forward. Capt. Rees-Jones volunteered and was stationed at the Clachaig Hotel in Glencoe where he and his comrades ran a course for several months and proved to the War Office that ordinary soldiers could be turned into mountaineers..."
In album Clachaig Inn, Glencoe]]> Nick Collins photo Fri, 06 Sep 2013 13:20:51 +0100 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/WW2/buildings/Clachaig+Inn/Clachaig+Inn.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/WW2/buildings/Clachaig+Inn/Clachaig+Inn.jpg.html
This note is taken from Major Rees-Jones'obituary:
" Rees-Jones joined No5 Commando in July 1940 at its inception. The War Office was concerned by the lack of mountain troops and asked that soldiers with a knowledge of climbing come forward. Capt. Rees-Jones volunteered and was stationed at the Clachaig Hotel in Glencoe where he and his comrades ran a course for several months and proved to the War Office that ordinary soldiers could be turned into mountaineers..."
In album Clachaig Inn, Glencoe]]> Nick Collins photo Fri, 06 Sep 2013 13:18:52 +0100