Mine. Peter Stride, 3 Commando Brigade and 42 Commando RM
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Lt. GD Bisset and Lt. DWD Peel salute as 1 Troop No 9 Commando, marches off - Drama, 12 November 1944
Lt Bisset was killed in action in Italy the following year. Lt Derek Peel survived the war. His death in 1980 was announced in the Obituary section of Commando Association newsletter 71. Photo from the collection of Lt Angus Ferguson courtesy of his son Gregor Ferguson.
Supplement to the London Gazette 10th January 1946:
War Office, 10th January, 1946. The KING has been graciously pleased to approve that the following be Mentioned in Recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the field: — Corps of Royal Engineers.
Capt. (temp.) G. D. BISSETT (94549) (killed in action).
In Memory of 94549 Lieutenant George Davidson Bisset, MiD,
Royal Engineers and No 9 Commando,
who died on the 16th April 1945 aged 33,
Remembered with honour at Bologna War Cemetery
Recent comments
Photo updated
Details of award and CWGC entry added
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Sun 11 Jan 2015 11:37:34 EST
Query on surname spelling
Note spelling on the surname on the London Gazettes entry differs to the CWGC entry in that it ends with double T rather than single.
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Sun 11 Jan 2015 11:28:05 EST