Arthur Cyril Morley in Malta, HOC and 3 Commando Brigade.
Date: 20/04/2020
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George “Jock” Donnelly being presented to Duke of Edinburgh
[Photo courtesy of his son David Donnelly who adds "Dad being presented to the Duke of Edinburgh, probably taken at Sembawang Air Base Singapore in 64-65, he was in 43 Commando then"].
George Donnelly, 1st right in in front of Prince Phillip, served in 43 and 45 Commando RM. He attained the rank of QMS within the Corps.
To the best of my knowledge, 43 Commando didn't serve in the Far East at that time. 40 and 42 Commandos (42 at RNAS Sembawang and 40 at Burma Camp in Malaya) did alternate 5 month tours in Borneo. Additionally, almost all the buildings at RNAS Sembawang...
To the best of my knowledge, 43 Commando didn't serve in the Far East at that time. 40 and 42 Commandos (42 at RNAS Sembawang and 40 at Burma Camp in Malaya) did alternate 5 month tours in Borneo. Additionally, almost all the buildings at RNAS Sembawang (commissioned as HMS Simbang) were of concrete construction, not wood. Finally, the rig (uniform) doesn't look right. My attempts to discover what 43 Commando were doing in the period 1964/5 have borne little of substance. However, The Imperial War Museum site has a piece regarding another Royal Marine: (his name I choose not to disclose) ..... who served as a signaller with 42 Commando RM in Borneo, served with 43 Commando RM in GB 1964 - 1965, served with Naval Beach Unit in Bahrain 1965 - 1966. So where in the UK was it?
Posted by Victor Balsdon on Mon 05 Jul 2021 10:59:50 BST
The rank of QMS has been replaced by Warrant Officer 2 in the Royal Marines.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Thu 01 Oct 2020 10:18:49 BST
Small point here it will be seen the Commissioned Officers are all carrying “Swagger” sticks and wearing fawn coloured short Puttees, the ORs are
wearing Khaki short Puttees. The “Swagger” sticks were leather covered going out of use in the 1970s.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Thu 10 Sep 2020 11:01:18 BST
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43 Commando RM
| show fullshow summaryTo the best of my knowledge, 43 Commando didn't serve in the Far East at that time. 40 and 42 Commandos (42 at RNAS Sembawang and 40 at Burma Camp in Malaya) did alternate 5 month tours in Borneo. Additionally, almost all the buildings at RNAS Sembawang...
To the best of my knowledge, 43 Commando didn't serve in the Far East at that time. 40 and 42 Commandos (42 at RNAS Sembawang and 40 at Burma Camp in Malaya) did alternate 5 month tours in Borneo. Additionally, almost all the buildings at RNAS Sembawang (commissioned as HMS Simbang) were of concrete construction, not wood. Finally, the rig (uniform) doesn't look right. My attempts to discover what 43 Commando were doing in the period 1964/5 have borne little of substance. However, The Imperial War Museum site has a piece regarding another Royal Marine: (his name I choose not to disclose) ..... who served as a signaller with 42 Commando RM in Borneo, served with 43 Commando RM in GB 1964 - 1965, served with Naval Beach Unit in Bahrain 1965 - 1966. So where in the UK was it?
Posted by Victor Balsdon on Mon 05 Jul 2021 10:59:50 BST
The rank of QMS has been replaced by Warrant Officer 2 in the Royal Marines.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Thu 01 Oct 2020 10:18:49 BST
Small point here it will be seen the Commissioned Officers are all carrying “Swagger” sticks and wearing fawn coloured short Puttees, the ORs are
wearing Khaki short Puttees. The “Swagger” sticks were leather covered going out of use in the 1970s.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Thu 10 Sep 2020 11:01:18 BST