LCpl Jim 'Bracken' Fearns, No.1and 1/5 Commando, Hong Kong
Date: 01/07/2014
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Bdr. C.R. 'Ron' Featherstone, Combined Operations Certificate of good service
[Photo courtesy of his son Roland Featherstone].
14241625 Bombardier Charles Roland Featherstone, known as Ron, served in the HQ of No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando. He volunteered for the Commandos from the Hull City Police enlisting on 23 July 1942 as part of the 2nd Police Intake to the Commando Depot (Commando Basic Training Centre), Achnacarry. Parent Regiment: Royal Artillery. In 1939 he was a Police Constable residing in Kingston upon Hull with his parents. His father Arthur was a retired Police Inspector. Ron re-joined the Police after the war and by 1967 was a Police Inspector in the Hull City Police. Member of the Commando Association.
Charles Roland 'Ron' Featherstone
b. 06.09.1917
d. 11.05.1985.
