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For the full history please read the documents below provided to the CVA courtesy of Major Jimmy Dunning who was Adjutant of the CMWTC at St Ives. This document was written for a Commemoration Dinner dated 30th November 1945]]> en-us Gallery 2 RSS Module, version 1.1.8 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:06:19 +0100 120 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/d/19342-10/csmtc.jpg https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+Training/csmtc/ https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+Training/csmtc/L1110566.JPG.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+Training/csmtc/L1110566.JPG.html
Courtesy of Guy Hudson
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Mentioned in the article with photos are Major Geoff Rees Jones and Squadron Leader Frank Smythe, Sgt. J. Hillier, Pte. J. Wood, Pte. W.T. Sewell, and Pte F. Jenkins.

Photo courtesy of Guy Hudson who adds "I believe Hillier and Sewell that feature in the article were both No. 1 Commando."
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l- r : CSM Cullerton, Sgt Charlesworth, Sgt Ham (hatless), Cpl Freeman (later Sgt), unknown, Capt. Fraser (later became promoted Major and OC of the CMWTC). Photo courtesy of Jimmy Dunning, adjutant at St Ives CMWTC 1945
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The Mayor addresses the assembled men of the Commando Mountain Warfare Training Centre. Photo courtesy of Jimmy Dunning who was a Captain at the time, and Adjutant of the CMWTC.

Follow this link to Read a newspaper report about the event.
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Newspaper cutting courtesy of Jimmy Dunning who is shown as leading the parade. Posted by Pete R.
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CMWTC parade/march past for the disbandment of the Army Commandos and what was thought would be farewell to the Green Beret. Article published in The Cornishman on 7 February 1946.
Courtesy of Jimmy Dunning, who was then Adjutant of the CMWTC. Posted by Pete R.
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At St Ives as a gesture to the disbandment of the Army Commandos, and what was thought to be farewell to the green beret, officers and men of the Commando Mountain Warfare Training Centre held a march past.

The picture includes the Mayor and other Corporation officials as well as the following staff from the CMWTC who are shown in uniform:

rear row l-r : 2nd is Lieut. F. Baird, RM; 3rd is Lieut P. Dietz RM; 5th is Capt. Wood RAMC; 9th is Capt. N. Fletcher RM; 10th. n/k ; 11th is Sgt. F. Ham

front row l-r: 2nd is Capt. N. Morton; 3rd is Major Roberts RM; 8th is Major N. Easton MC (CO of the CMWTC); 10th is Capt. Jimmy Dunning (Adjutant of the CMWTC)

Photo courtesy of Jimmy Dunning. Posted by Pete R.
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A brief history of the CMWTC -p3 from a Commemorative Dinner booklet dated 30Nov 1945. Provided courtesy of Major Jimmy Dunning who was Adjutant at the Centre at St Ives. Posted by Pete R.
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A brief history of the Commando Mountain Warfare Training Centre - page 2 from a Commemorative Dinner booklet dated 30Nov 1945. Provided courtesy of Major Jimmy Dunning who was Adjutant at the Centre at St Ives
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Page 1 of a brief history of the Commando Mountain Warfare Training Centre, and nominal roll of centre staff who had been at St Ives at some period between 1943 and 1945. Provided courtesy of Major Jimmy Dunning who was Adjutant at the Centre at St Ives. Posted by Pete R.

In Memory of those mentioned on the nominal roll as having been killed in action or on active service:

Captain JOHN DENYS STENHOUSE SIMPSON, Royal Engineers, attd. No. 46 R.M. Commando, Royal Marines
who died age 32 on 29 January 1945
Remembered with honour at STOCKPORT CREMATORIUM

Lieutenant SYDNEY RICHARDSON, Royal Engineers, who died age 23 on 01 November 1944
Remembered with honour at BERGEN-OP-ZOOM WAR CEMETERY

Sergeant HARRY DENTON, No. 46 RM Commando., Royal Marines, who died on 22 August 1944
Remembered with honour at RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

Sergeant EDWARD GEORGE ROWE, 46 RM Commando., Royal Marines, who died age 23 on 11 June 1944
Remembered with honour at BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY

and

Sergeant E. W PARR who was killed in action in Korea on 6th November 1951 whilst serving with the Royal Leicestershire Regiment (CA newsletter 15)


(surnames of all named on the nominal roll added here to enable result in gallery search facility):

rees-jones, fraser, easton, fothergill, stevens, williams, paynter, barnes, dunning, fletcher, baird, dietz, wood, greenhalgh, simpson, barry, brett, wardle, morton, richardson, baxter, pook, hewlett, cullerton, dicks, hall, wilson, purdy, alexander, ball, calf, charlesworth, clark, denton, freeman, hamilton, ham, hardie, haywood, hill, jeffries, john, johnson, lee, lennox, mccarthy, porter, radford, reid, rowe, shaw, shipp, walker, walters, woolley, alsey, anderson, barrington, barlegs, cherry, davies, duckworth, hart, henderson, horne, james, mcnickle, murdoch, nisbet, parr, webb, calderwood, farnaby, hood, howard, morgan, tresidder, agras, allan, barclay, beattie, brown, catchpole, chalmers, chapman, dean, dey, duncan, gaunt, hiddleston, hindmarch, jarratt, keats, mcghee, mcintosh, mckenzie, mclean, mason, moxham, reynolds, robinson, sawyer, shine, stamp, stout, wood, yule
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