<![CDATA[Mne. William Simpson, HOC (middle) with his father and cousin]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/Holding+Operational+Commando+HOC/W_Simpson/William_Simpson_RM_HOC_middle.jpg.html
William Simpson, an Apprentice Slater from Glasgow enlisted into the Royal Marines on 16 April 1942, CH/X109023. He served in M.N.B.D.O.1 from 1942 and then at the Holding Operational Commando from Sept. 1944 to March 1946. His son adds "On the left Dad's cousin Alex, NZRFA , Dad in the middle, and Pop, Special Constabulary."]]> en-us Gallery 2 RSS Module, version 1.1.8 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:07:22 +0000 120 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/d/301348-4/William_Simpson_RM_HOC_middle.jpg <![CDATA[Mne. William Simpson, HOC (middle) with his father and cousin]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/Holding+Operational+Commando+HOC/W_Simpson/William_Simpson_RM_HOC_middle.jpg.html