Date: 17/08/2013
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George “Jock” Donnelly being presented to Duke of Edinburgh
George Donnelly, 1st right in in front of Prince Phillip, served in 43 and 45 Commando RM. He attained the rank of QMS within the Corps.
Photo courtesy of his son David Donnelly who adds "Dad being presented to the Duke of Edinburgh, probably taken at Sembawang Air Base Singapore in 64-65, he was in 43 Commando then"
To the best of my knowledge, 43 Commando didn't serve in the Far East at that time.
40 and 42 Commandos (42 at RNAS Sembawang and 40 at Burma Camp in Malaya) did alternate 5 month tours in Borneo.
Additionally, almost all the buildings at...
To the best of my knowledge, 43 Commando didn't serve in the Far East at that time.
40 and 42 Commandos (42 at RNAS Sembawang and 40 at Burma Camp in Malaya) did alternate 5 month tours in Borneo.
Additionally, almost all the buildings at RNAS Sembawang (commissioned as HMS Simbang) were of concrete construction, not wood.
Finally, the rig (uniform) doesn't look right.
My attempts to discover what 43 Commando were doing in the period 1964/5 have borne little of substance. However, The Imperial War Museum site has a piece regarding another Royal Marine: (his name I choose not to disclose) ......
served as a signaller with 42 Commando RM in Borneo, served with 43 Commando RM in GB 1964 - 1965, served with Naval Beach Unit in Bahrain 1965 - 1966........
So where in the UK was it?
Posted by Victor Balsdon on Mon 05 Jul 2021 05:59:50 EDT
The rank of QMS has been replaced by Warrant Officer 2 in the Royal Marines.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Thu 01 Oct 2020 05:18:49 EDT
The rank of QMS has been replaced by Warrant Officer 2 in the Royal Marines.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Thu 01 Oct 2020 05:17:49 EDT
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| show fullshow summaryTo the best of my knowledge, 43 Commando didn't serve in the Far East at that time.
40 and 42 Commandos (42 at RNAS Sembawang and 40 at Burma Camp in Malaya) did alternate 5 month tours in Borneo.
Additionally, almost all the buildings at...
To the best of my knowledge, 43 Commando didn't serve in the Far East at that time.
40 and 42 Commandos (42 at RNAS Sembawang and 40 at Burma Camp in Malaya) did alternate 5 month tours in Borneo.
Additionally, almost all the buildings at RNAS Sembawang (commissioned as HMS Simbang) were of concrete construction, not wood.
Finally, the rig (uniform) doesn't look right.
My attempts to discover what 43 Commando were doing in the period 1964/5 have borne little of substance. However, The Imperial War Museum site has a piece regarding another Royal Marine: (his name I choose not to disclose) ......
served as a signaller with 42 Commando RM in Borneo, served with 43 Commando RM in GB 1964 - 1965, served with Naval Beach Unit in Bahrain 1965 - 1966........
So where in the UK was it?
Posted by Victor Balsdon on Mon 05 Jul 2021 05:59:50 EDT
The rank of QMS has been replaced by Warrant Officer 2 in the Royal Marines.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Thu 01 Oct 2020 05:18:49 EDT
The rank of QMS has been replaced by Warrant Officer 2 in the Royal Marines.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Thu 01 Oct 2020 05:17:49 EDT