Patrick J A Drew, centre row, fifth from the right
Posted by Michelle Drew on Sun 01 Mar 2015 23:11:51 GMT
No 4 Troop 3 Commando
No 7 is my Dad Pvte Bruce Berriff Imrie who was invalided out of the war when after the troop went ashore on D-Day, his partner got killed and he sustained a shell fragment in his shoulder. He was in the Metropolitan Police, and was an older solder (age 28 years old)and with a group from the Police, who joined later in the war, but had been in the Royal Horse Artillery in India aged 14 to 21. Before he came to the UK and joined the Police at age 21.
We have a copy of this picture.
I am not sure when his injury happened and am trying to access his war record to find out.
He died at 88 in 2004 of old age. Still strong and his mind was as active as ever.
Posted by Moira Noesgaard (nee Imrie) on Thu 12 Feb 2015 03:34:53 GMT
L/Cpl Magnoni aka Max Diamond
L/Cpl Magnoni used the name Max Diamond post war whilst in the music industry. He was the managing director of the Gabriel Music Company and composed a march entitled Commando March
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Mon 09 Feb 2015 00:28:33 GMT
Photo updated
Alias of L/Cpl Magnoni added. He used the name Max Diamond post war whilst in the music industry. He was the managing director of the Gabriel Music Company and composed a march entitled Commando March
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Mon 09 Feb 2015 00:24:30 GMT
Lance-Corporal Fritz Sigmund Hausmann, Roval Army Service -Corps (attd.Special Service Troops).
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Fri 06 Feb 2015 13:20:17 GMT
Yes, it should be Fursse. Denis also has one 'n' saw two somewhere.
Posted by michael fuller on Sun 01 Feb 2015 16:13:53 GMT
Query on surname
Reg Fursee as shown here is also seen in other images with surname spelt Fursse
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Fri 30 Jan 2015 13:03:18 GMT
Photo updated
Names added from Lannah Battley
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Mon 26 Jan 2015 19:42:53 GMT
Photo updated
The man previously identified only as Don now is as shown
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Sun 25 Jan 2015 20:58:04 GMT
Photo updated
The man previously only identified as Don now is as shown
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Sun 25 Jan 2015 20:53:01 GMT
photo updated
The man previously identified only as Don now is as shown
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Sun 25 Jan 2015 20:49:55 GMT
Photo updated
The man previously identified as Don is as now shown.
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Sun 25 Jan 2015 20:46:28 GMT
Photo updated
The man originally identified only as Don now identified as Cpl. Donohue
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Sun 25 Jan 2015 20:40:31 GMT
Photo take on the gate of 'Andreville'.
Posted by Susan Campbell on Sat 24 Jan 2015 22:04:20 GMT
Hi Don was Albert Reuben Donohue. I am the granddaughter of Nancy Hyslop and have been researching the family history, and have just come across these photos of my Grandparents and Great Gran. The Hyslops property was known as 'Andreville' and consisted of two houses, a cottage and a bungalow. It's not uncommon on Arran for a family to have more than one property on their Feu as one or more would be let out to holidaymakers. The cottage is still there opposite Arran High school and has been recently modernised. The bungalow was renamed by new owners to 'Sandmoor'.
Posted by Susan Campbell on Sat 24 Jan 2015 22:01:07 GMT
The police station is right next door to Andreville where Nancy Hyslop lived, and the soldiers stayed (there were two houses).
Posted by Susan Campbell on Sat 24 Jan 2015 21:49:36 GMT
Taken outside my Great Gran's (Margaret Hyslop) cottage known as Andreville Cottage. The cottage is still in Lamlash and is opposite Arran High school. There was also a bungalow at Andreville which was sold by the family back in the late 1970s/early 80s, and renamed 'Sandmoor' by the new owners. The family used to stay in one house and let the other out in the summer and some of the soldiers were billeted in the cottage during the war. I myself have wonderful memories of holidaying at the cottage as a child when I was over visiting my grandparents.
Posted by Susan Campbell on Sat 24 Jan 2015 21:47:55 GMT
email sent
email sent to John re his father's death
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Sat 24 Jan 2015 13:18:02 GMT
email sent
email sent to John Ashcroft re his comment concerning his father
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Sat 24 Jan 2015 12:40:34 GMT
baidy bloke with specs my dad jimmy ashcroft[ashy] passed away 17 jan 22015 aged 96
Posted by John Ashcroft on Fri 23 Jan 2015 20:10:16 GMT
just logged on to this site my dad jimmy ashcroft was not on this photo but his best mate is ken whittacker 5th row taken may 1942 penny has dropped he was up in largs marrying my mum dad passed away 17 jan 2015 2wks short of his 97 th birthday
Posted by John Ashcroft on Thu 22 Jan 2015 21:44:46 GMT
42 Commando `B` Troop.
Posted by Peter Hart on Thu 22 Jan 2015 21:06:22 GMT
Photo updated
Commando Service details added from Service record
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Mon 19 Jan 2015 20:51:28 GMT
I believe this is Hendrikis/Hendrikin Bijmolt/Bijnolt named on my father's wedding certificate.
I am not sure who this is
Posted by Irene beatrix hofayz on Tue 13 Jan 2015 16:41:30 GMT
