Sgt Leslie George Woodward also known as Darky is my dad. Sadly he died April 30th 1994 at the age 76. We miss him everyday.
He is number 19.
Posted by Joanne Lesley Matthews (nee Woodward) on Thu 13 Jul 2023 19:40:00 BST
My Dad
Sgt Leslie George Woodward also known as Darky is my dad. Sadly he died April 30th 1994 at the age 76. We miss him everyday.
Posted by Joanne Lesley Matthews (nee Woodward) on Thu 13 Jul 2023 19:36:39 BST
Adding a name for number 280
My dad is number 280 Lesley George Woodward. Sadly he died 30th April 1994.
Posted by Joanne Lesley Matthews (nee Woodward) on Thu 13 Jul 2023 19:26:19 BST
No. 1 Commando panorama photo
Number 251 I believe is my father, Terence "lofty" Cooling I'm keen to know if anyone knows anything at all, as he died in 1990. And I've only just found this picture
Posted by Michael John Cooling on Fri 07 Jul 2023 19:18:31 BST
Epaulette
If anyone recognises the epaulette please add a comment
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Mon 03 Jul 2023 22:32:14 BST
Cap Badge
If anyone can identify the cap badge please add a comment
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Mon 03 Jul 2023 22:10:29 BST
Marine Oates
There was a Marine Brian Oates, 47RM Commando, killed in action at Normandy. Not known if the man identified as Oates in this photo is one and the same. [view ROH]
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Sun 04 Jun 2023 15:59:53 BST
Update
Reported on in the Dumfries and Galloway Standard 28 June 1941
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Sun 30 Apr 2023 16:53:21 BST
Number 24 is Arnold Beck (4546709)
Posted by Name Withheld on Sun 09 Apr 2023 23:44:09 BST
Middle Row, 6th from R, Frank Salisbury
Posted by Janet Salisbury on Tue 04 Apr 2023 16:25:36 BST
Well after all these years and no one told me that his medals are the wrong way round !!!!
I have had it all done again and his defence medal
Posted by jason cox on Fri 03 Mar 2023 12:31:38 GMT
Correction: This photo was taken in on December 6th, 1943 in Portmadoc, Wales.
Posted by Scott Draycott on Fri 10 Feb 2023 20:58:47 GMT
The only reproduction here is the No. 10 Commando patch as it is extremely difficult to find an original from a collection these days.
Posted by Scott Draycott on Fri 10 Feb 2023 20:55:56 GMT
This picture was taken in Conconada, India in July, 1944 as they were taking the train "Back From The Jungle."
Posted by Scott Draycott on Fri 10 Feb 2023 20:50:33 GMT
They appear to be Lewis guns which although being replaced by the Bren gun for most infantry use in World War 2 , they were still being used in World War II.
Posted by Scott Draycott on Fri 10 Feb 2023 20:09:55 GMT
Dutch Troops Training In Stratford, Ontario.
This picture was taken in 1942 in Stratford, Ontario.
Notice the label to the left on the train car that reads: Canadian National which was the Canadian National Railroad whose Shops were located on Downie Street in Stratford, Ontario during World War II.
Posted by Scott Draycott on Fri 10 Feb 2023 20:02:55 GMT
Training in Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Photo was taken in 1942 in Stratford, Ontario, Canada.
Notice the old machine guns from World War 1 that the Dutch troops were given to train with.
Posted by Scott Draycott on Fri 10 Feb 2023 19:56:54 GMT
This picture was taken in Stratford, Ontario, Canada in 1942.
Dutch volunteers who were living abroad when Holland was invaded by the NAZIS, were told to report to Canada for training to liberate Holland. They were stationed in a building which was the former McLagan Furniture Factory located on 93 Trinity Street in Stratford, Ontario which was transformed into the Princess Juliana Barracks. The Dutch troops were trained here from January 1941 until Autumn 1942 when many left for England to be assigned to different military units.
Posted by Scott Draycott on Fri 10 Feb 2023 19:52:41 GMT
On Board the Troopship RMS. Alcantara. Returning from Bombay to Liverpool. July 18, 1944.
Posted by Scott Draycott on Fri 10 Feb 2023 19:42:30 GMT
Kedgaon, India. March, 1944.
Posted by Scott Draycott on Fri 10 Feb 2023 18:22:13 GMT
Back From The Jungle
Kedgaon, India. March, 1944.
Posted by Scott Draycott on Fri 10 Feb 2023 18:19:57 GMT
Back From The Jungle
Poona, India. January, 15, 1944.
Posted by Scott Draycott on Fri 10 Feb 2023 18:17:56 GMT
Kedgaon, India. February, 1944
Posted by Scott Draycott on Fri 10 Feb 2023 18:12:28 GMT
Londa Station, Karnataka, India 15 January 1944
Posted by Scott Draycott on Fri 10 Feb 2023 18:07:10 GMT
Derek Page
Soldier third from the left with the moustache is Lt. Derek Gordon Page. He subsequently served in India with the Gurkhas going through Burma to Indonesia. Here at the end of the war he met a Dutch lady who he married back in the Netherlands. Captain Page died in February 1979.
Source: Richard Page - his son.
Posted by Richard Page on Wed 25 Jan 2023 05:25:13 GMT
