Photo updated

'K' Company added. Info Bob Morley 42 Cdo.

Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Sat 25 Apr 2026 19:02:49 BST

HMS Albion

This has to be HMS Albion. HMS Bulwark carried Wessex Whirlwind HAS 7 helicopters,flown and maintained by 848 Naval Air Squadron. The helicopters shown are Westland Wessex HU.5 helicopters. When HMS Albion came out to "singers" in 1962, she had on board Wessex choppers operated by 845 NAS. The changeover was carried out in Mombasa and coincided with the assault on Limbang, meaning that we had to fly to Labuan* on an RAF aircraft.
*The airfield at Brunel was not big enough.

Posted by Victor Balsdon on Thu 10 Jul 2025 22:28:20 BST

Good shot of a 7.62mm General Purpose Machine Gun in the light role as used in a Commando Rifle Section, it is belt-fed and ammunition comes in the metal liner seen alongside, and the belt fed into the gun ready for action, this comes as 4 ball rounds and 1 tracer., known as 4 and 1

Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Thu 24 Sep 2020 10:43:34 BST

Wessex Mark 5 Helicopters on deck of Commando Carrier either HMS “Bulwark” or HMS “Albion”

Posted by David Prichard on Fri 14 Aug 2020 23:17:20 BST

The Artillery piece in the Sanger is the 105mm Pack Howitzer in use with 29 Commando Regiment RA when formed but I am not sure who would have been manning this Gun here. It was an Italian design described as being a Mountain Gun which was man and mule packable.

Posted by David Prichard on Fri 14 Aug 2020 23:11:59 BST

The helicopter is a Bristol “Belvedere” twin rotor.

Posted by David Prichard on Fri 14 Aug 2020 23:02:34 BST

Marine Edward McCrea

I served with marine Mc Crea in k coy 42 cod

I have some photographs of your uncle.

Posted by Terry evans on Wed 23 Jan 2019 20:03:16 GMT

cpl reg chappell

hello, im sorry to trouble you good people but im researching my family tree and my moms cousin is/was cpl reg chappell. i know he was killed, but by any chance would anyone know if he is in any of the photos shown. many thanks . sandy

Posted by sandra holloway on Tue 04 Oct 2016 16:38:31 BST

Email sent

Message sent to Adrian Hughes re his comment about his uncle Mne McCrea who was killed.

Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Thu 05 May 2016 00:01:52 BST

Marine Edward McCrea 42 Commando Royal Marines who both died on the 13th April 1964 during the Borneo campaign

Hi
I am looking for information on my uncle whom i never met. He served in 42 Commando RM. He was killed in Sarawak 13 April 1964. Is there anyone on this site who served with him.
Many thanks
Adrian Hughes
Nephew

Posted by Adrian on Thu 28 May 2015 21:06:32 BST