<![CDATA[Pte. Derrick Stanley Dryden, No.3 Commando]]>

<![CDATA[Pte. Derrick Stanley Dryden, No.3 Commando]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/3/Dryden/
Derrick Stanley Dryden
Rank: Private
Service No. 14784275
Enlisted Durham Light Infantry 15 June 1944.
Attached No.3 Commando 3 February 1945.
Released from military service 24 January 1948.
Commando Association membership no. 5956.
Post war he joined the Merchant Navy.

Derrick Stanley Dryden
b. 31st March 1926
d. 5th March 2019.]]> en-us Gallery 2 RSS Module, version 1.1.8 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:12:54 +0100 120 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/d/61662-2/Dryden.jpg <![CDATA[Pte. Derrick Stanley Dryden, No.3 Commando]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/3/Dryden/ <![CDATA[Pte Derrick Dryden (on the right) and pal]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/3/Dryden/Derrick+dryden+and+pal.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/3/Dryden/Derrick+dryden+and+pal.jpg.html

Derrick served in the Durham Light Infantry and was attached to No. 3 Commando 3 February 1945. Post war he served in the Merchant Navy. Photo courtesy of his sons Clive and Ian.
In album Pte. Derrick Stanley Dryden, No.3 Commando]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Sun, 24 Mar 2019 13:37:33 +0000 <![CDATA[Pte. Derrick Dryden (holding rifle) and others, Brugge 4 May 1945]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/3/Dryden/Rifle.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/3/Dryden/Rifle.jpg.html

Derrick served in the Durham Light Infantry and was attached to No. 3 Commando 3 February 1945. Post war he served in the Merchant Navy. Photo courtesy of his sons Clive and Ian who add "Dad holding rifle with Johnnie, Paddy and Gordie which could be my father as he came from Newcastle. It was taken in Brugge 4th May 1945 after he was wounded 24 March 1945."
In album Pte. Derrick Stanley Dryden, No.3 Commando]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Sun, 24 Mar 2019 13:35:20 +0000 <![CDATA[Derrick and Margaret Dryden wedding photo]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/3/Dryden/wedding.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/3/Dryden/wedding.jpg.html

Derrick and his wife Margaret (known as Peggy) on their wedding day. Derrick served in the Durham Light Infantry and was attached to No. 3 Commando 3 February 1945. Post war he served in the Merchant Navy. Photo courtesy of their sons Clive and Ian.
In album Pte. Derrick Stanley Dryden, No.3 Commando]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Sun, 07 Apr 2019 11:10:36 +0100