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Date: 08/09/2010 Views: 13563 Owner: Pete Rogers (Admin)

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	They can be distinguished here also as the Dress CapTops are all white. Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Sun 27 Sep 2020 10:56:46 BST
	The Marines in lighter coloured striped trousers are members of the United States Marine Corps who are probably serving with the Royal Marines after Commando Training and the award of the Green Beret. Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Sun 27 Sep 2020 10:55:36 BST
	The group of identically dressed Troopers in the photo are Veterans. of the Dutch Korps Commandotroepen formed after WW2 and included volunteers who had served in British Commando Units. The man nearest the camera wears Dutch and French Parachute Badges. Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Sun 27 Sep 2020 10:51:03 BST
	The Troopers in this photo are saluting with palm facing down which is that traditionally used by the a Royal Navy. Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Sun 27 Sep 2020 10:42:12 BST
	This Commando Trooper is wearing Medals on his right side which date from the First World War (known as Pip, Squeak and Wilfred) together with a Second World War Defence Medal which are usually those of a family member, this is an old tradition and good to see as it shows there is a continuity of Service to Sovereign and Country Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Sun 27 Sep 2020 10:39:45 BST
	The tall man behind the hatless Squaddie is a member of the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps and wears the beret seen with Scarlet patch. His Cap Badge is a Naval ‘fouled anchor’ with the Dutch Royal Crown. The Anchor lies at an angle and the Corps is known as ‘Korps Mariniers’ . They liaise closely with the Royal Marines in many areas. Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Sat 26 Sep 2020 18:02:21 BST
	Royal Marines Commando Kelly proudly wears his Green Beret with cloth dagger badge which means he is a WW2 Veteran, he appears to have a ‘Split’ Cap Badge and if so is a former Commissioned Officer or Warrant Officer, in the case of the latter he would either be a Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) or Quarter Master Sergeant (QMS) in the Royal Marines during WW2 as Warrant rank was not introduced in the Corps until well after the War ended. Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Sat 26 Sep 2020 17:51:39 BST
	I believe Trooper Innes May have actually been an Inspector when this photo was taken judging by a single shoulder ‘pip’,and banded Cap visor. He is not wearing Medal Ribbons, so may have been pre-War. Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Sat 26 Sep 2020 09:57:26 BST
	The gun barrel is from a ‘Pom-Pom’ machine gun designed for anti-aircraft fire, usually in multi-barrelled mounts. Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Sat 26 Sep 2020 09:47:10 BST
	The weapons laid out left to right in the photo are 1) Tripod mounted Bren, 2) PIAT Infantry anti-tank gun 3) 9mm Sten sub-machine gun 4) Lanchester 9mm sub-machine gun 5) I think a second PIAT fired using compressed spring 6) Second tripod mounted Bren. The tripods were used for firing in defensive positions on ‘Fixed Lines’ at night to cover possible enemy Assault lines of attack. All that was necessary was to pull the trigger which could be done with strong string. Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Sat 26 Sep 2020 09:44:14 BST
	You can just make out the top of a ‘37 Pattern water-bottle over the top of the Majors’ sandwich, I am betting it is corned beef! He is also a trained Parachutist ‘Wings’ on his right sleeve. Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Sat 26 Sep 2020 09:31:53 BST
	These are Army Ranks undergoing Commando Training and negotiating the Water Tunnel on the Woodbury Common Endurance Course. The men are taught to work in a Syndicate of three, one swimming, one pushing, one pulling, they then change places until all three have gone thru and move on to the next obstacle before the 4 and a half mile double back to CTCRM . They are wearing ‘58 Pattern Webbing and would be carrying a 7.62mm SLR. Three different Corps shown in this Syndicate, one an Officer. Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 25 Sep 2020 20:19:56 BST
	In this picture Mr Mark Heard wears Miniature Dress Medals of those which were awarded to his Father. He is also wearing the miniature Legion d’Honneur awarded to his Father. Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 25 Sep 2020 20:05:22 BST
	The man on there right of the group (as looked at) is wearing Medals on his right breast. This is traditionally how Family members are allowed to wear these hard earned Medals in salute to the person who was awarded them. Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 25 Sep 2020 20:02:28 BST
	The 11 Hussars earned the nickname ‘The Cherrypickers’ during the Peninsular War after being forced to take cover in a Cherry Orchard’ and wear a badge-less beret in two shades of red. Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 25 Sep 2020 14:41:18 BST
	Great photo and not one my family have seen before. Bottom row, second from right is my grandfather - Joseph Spicer. Posted by Laura Stokes on Fri 25 Sep 2020 10:12:41 BST
	The Royal Marines in this photo are wearing Battledress (BD) with the RM Shoulder ‘Flash’ and Commando Dagger. This was worn in the Corps until the mid-1960s when the Lovat Uniform was introduced. The ‘Flash’ was later introduced again and worn on the Jersey Wool Heavy, known in the Corps as a ‘Woolly Pulley’. Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Thu 24 Sep 2020 16:01:06 BST
	Apologies: For ‘Bars’ please read ‘Clasps’ Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Thu 24 Sep 2020 15:52:03 BST
	The Cap Badge of The Royal Welch Fusiliers, could be worn with a white feather Hackle. Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Thu 24 Sep 2020 15:15:38 BST
	Flame can be seen between pots 1 & 2 and could shoot out about 10 feet. Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Thu 24 Sep 2020 14:57:15 BST
	Grub is being prepared for at least a Troop, the gear being used was the ‘Hydro’ Burner which ran on 1 star petrol where a ring ahead of the nuzzle was heated, the petrol under pressure would be sprayed onto it so that it produced a burst of very hot burning petrol which was channeled down a folding metal tunnel on which the various ‘fannies’ and Hay box liners were placed using a mix of tinned Ration Pack food and anything scrounged in the locality. The Hydro was very noise so could not be used anywhere near action. Still in use well into 1960s. Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Thu 24 Sep 2020 14:55:27 BST
	....and the piano! Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Thu 24 Sep 2020 11:06:21 BST
	Nice touch here, having borrowed chairs for the previous photo these men are taking them back in, not something Russians would do! Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Thu 24 Sep 2020 11:04:46 BST
	Note the German white flag hanging behind this group. The very well worn bolt handle on the rifle held by the right hand man speaks of recent hard fighting. Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Thu 24 Sep 2020 10:52:59 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