First Commanding Officer of 29 Cdo Regt RA - Denis O'Flaherty CBE DSO
Date: 27/02/2011
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Mne. John Hector 'Jack' Richardson RM in 1941
[Photos courtesy of his nephew Derek Mutch].
Enlisted Royal Marines (PO/X101754) 20 November 1940, trade on enlistment Side Stapler (Boot & Shoe). Joined 43RM Commando 'B' Troop after its formation July/August 1943. Marine Officers Attendant (MOA) to Lieutenant J.R. Odendaal.
Active service included Italy and the Dalmatian Islands of the former Yugoslavia. Married Gladys Mary Rennie at Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, 2 August 1945. Member of the Commando Association.
John Hector 'Jack' Richardson
b. 22.10.1915 Little Addington, Northamptonshire
d. 16.06.1997 Little Addington, Northamptonshire.
