Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Fri 21 Nov 2014 14:09:31 GMT
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11 Commandos from No 4. 2nd from left possibly Lt Peter Mercer-Wilson; Lt Col Robert Dawson DSO (7th from left) and Lt Murdoch C. 'Mac' McDougall (5th left with specs) are in this image. Possibly 3rd left Capt. Sandy Carlos-Clarke and 4th left Maj.Gordon Webb MC*
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Fri 21 Nov 2014 13:37:53 GMT
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Certainly some from this group are from the CBTC Pipes and Drums Band who had an additional role as the Demonstration Troop at Achnacarry. We have other photos of them in the area on a visit. Pipe Major T.A. Maclauchlan extreme left, Bill Millin centre front to the right
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Fri 21 Nov 2014 13:03:07 GMT
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I believe this is the CBTC Pipes and Drums Band who had an additional role as the Demonstration Troop at Achnacarry. We have other photos of them in the area on a visit.
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Fri 21 Nov 2014 13:01:53 GMT
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This is the CBTC Pipes and Drums Band who had an additional role as the Demonstration Troop at Achnacarry. We have other photos of them in the area on a visit.Pipers such as Bill Millin from 1 SS Bde joined them in these photos.
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Fri 21 Nov 2014 13:00:57 GMT
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I believe this is the CBTC Pipes and Drums Band who had an additional role as the Demonstration Troop at Achnacarry. We have other photos of them in the area on a visit to 1 SS Bde. Piper Bill Millin is front right
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Fri 21 Nov 2014 12:57:46 GMT
Father
Seated far right, tattoo left forarm, I am sure is my Father Gerald Page. Thanks for the picture
Posted by Neil Page on Mon 17 Nov 2014 18:08:47 GMT
Bill Brown
Hi Linda...he is identified in a series of photos on our site. If you do a search on the gallery search facility on Bill Brown you will find them. If you send me a photo of your father from that time for comparison and evidence of his Commando Service I will have a look. My email is in the Contact Us section on the Home Page
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Sat 15 Nov 2014 22:41:17 GMT
Correct identification
Is the commando identified as Bill Brown a definite identification ? I ask because I think the "unknown" standing centrally is my father Bill Brown, who I believe served with Nobby Clarke.
Posted by Linda Noyes on Sat 15 Nov 2014 17:00:35 GMT
Photo updated
Jack Bakker informs us that "this photo was taken in the harbour of the small town called Willemstad, which is on a big waterway called the Hollandsche Diep. Willemstad in not very far from where I live (Roosendaal). The buildings in the background of the photo are still there."
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Tue 11 Nov 2014 21:22:19 GMT
Thanks, Pete.
Janet
Posted by Bob Bishop on Tue 11 Nov 2014 14:20:29 GMT
Great photo, thanks Pete.
Janet
Posted by Bob Bishop on Tue 11 Nov 2014 14:19:49 GMT
Thank you.
Janet
Posted by Bob Bishop on Tue 11 Nov 2014 14:18:52 GMT
Third row from the bottom, and ninth from the left is my father, Harry Alexander Curtis - so good to see him! Thank you.
Posted by Ann Roberts on Sat 08 Nov 2014 11:16:16 GMT
My grandfather, Joe Spicer, bottom row, second from the right. We attended the 70th anniversary commemoration at flushing with him on 1 Nov this year! He has a very similar picture to this one . A copy of it is in the fighting forth book.
Posted by Katie on Thu 06 Nov 2014 19:28:42 GMT
Photo updated
Sgt George Ferguson identified by his grandson
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Wed 05 Nov 2014 09:31:52 GMT
Photo updated
Comments re Charles Grills added
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Mon 03 Nov 2014 11:06:28 GMT
Comments from Mark
Hi Mark. A lot of the statements you make are factually incorrect. You have my email address if you wish to contact me and I will advise you....Pete
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Sun 02 Nov 2014 22:29:15 GMT
Hi Peter
To add further weight as to this pictures date and finally put end to date of this picture not being correct ,please think about this, you will agree that they are waring different caps and different regimental cap badges ,in 1942 it was agreed by the powers that be that this was absolute nightmare and as such by october 1942 all commando units were issued with the green beret ,moreover they most certainly would have been by November 1943, so this picture must be some where between 1940 and 1942 ,as to the cap badges i know that some commando units had different ones for example middle eastern commando etc however, theres two many different cap badges in the picture ,any how if there all No1 commandos(Please note i don't that they all commandos) they'd all be waring The Royal Marines cap badge by Nov 1943.Please accept my apologises as i'm not trying embarrass you or your association if any of my post sound that way ,that is not my intention in anyway, it just bamboozled as why grandfather...
Hi Peter
To add further weight as to this pictures date and finally put end to date of this picture not being correct ,please think about this, you will agree that they are waring different caps and different regimental cap badges ,in 1942 it was agreed by the powers that be that this was absolute nightmare and as such by october 1942 all commando units were issued with the green beret ,moreover they most certainly would have been by November 1943, so this picture must be some where between 1940 and 1942 ,as to the cap badges i know that some commando units had different ones for example middle eastern commando etc however, theres two many different cap badges in the picture ,any how if there all No1 commandos(Please note i don't that they all commandos) they'd all be waring The Royal Marines cap badge by Nov 1943.Please accept my apologises as i'm not trying embarrass you or your association if any of my post sound that way ,that is not my intention in anyway, it just bamboozled as why grandfather is in a picture dated Nov 1943 When in fact he died on the 25/5/43 now i know why , i accept it is difficult and can be misleading to get historical facts correct but this simple observation i have made and is factually correct.
Yours Sincerely
Mark
Posted by Mark Harrison on Sun 02 Nov 2014 22:11:00 GMT
Hi peter i recently emailed you with regards to my grandfather No46 Sergeant John Rigby No 2613497 ,and you recommended that i obtain a copy of his military record, i have done that ,i had to get it from the grenadier guards adjutant ,He has informed that my grandfather was a cooks sergeant who achieved Full sergeant status i.e. Gold Sergeant ;from his record i can deduce that he served with following units grenadier guards 2nd Bt 9/2/1933 ;Transferred to HB=Heavy Bomber 29/4/40 Transferred to 3 = reconnaissance 16/6/1940 Transferred To Y Company 18/6/40 Y company = Royal Marines Based Defence Unit ie protection of Naval Bases From this i think its likely that his duties would have been to work within Heavy bomber plane maybe on the guns or something like that apparently on these planes it needed Ten Crew to man it; i would assume that their duties would been to bomb or shoot down any enemies approaching any of our naval bases.With regards to Y company My Grandfather then transferred back To HB=Heavy...
Hi peter i recently emailed you with regards to my grandfather No46 Sergeant John Rigby No 2613497 ,and you recommended that i obtain a copy of his military record, i have done that ,i had to get it from the grenadier guards adjutant ,He has informed that my grandfather was a cooks sergeant who achieved Full sergeant status i.e. Gold Sergeant ;from his record i can deduce that he served with following units grenadier guards 2nd Bt 9/2/1933 ;Transferred to HB=Heavy Bomber 29/4/40 Transferred to 3 = reconnaissance 16/6/1940 Transferred To Y Company 18/6/40 Y company = Royal Marines Based Defence Unit ie protection of Naval Bases From this i think its likely that his duties would have been to work within Heavy bomber plane maybe on the guns or something like that apparently on these planes it needed Ten Crew to man it; i would assume that their duties would been to bomb or shoot down any enemies approaching any of our naval bases.With regards to Y company My Grandfather then transferred back To HB=Heavy Bomber 11/8/40.Ycompany was a commando trained unit of the royal marines so it seems very appropriate to me that all personnel protecting these naval bases receive the very best training available order to protect the bases and themselves in order to survive.Most of my grandfathers service seems to of been at home during the 2nd world war protecting these bases until he went North Africa 26/2/1943 and was killed on the 25/5/1943 as result of a land mine,he was in jeep at the time.Whilst all of this apparent with regards to your photograph i think could have been no later than the 26/2/1943 or indeed much earlier ,i also think it may not be solely commando No1 operatives ie there maybe other types of commandos in the photo to, i suppose you have go through all their military records to find this out, Any how No 46 is Sergeant John Rigby.
Yours sincerely
Posted by Mark Harrison on Sun 02 Nov 2014 18:37:43 GMT
Comments from Bernard McGaughey
I am asking if the people who run this very informative site if you can kindly give a mention of my brother who passed away on the 17th of march 2013 .He served with commando ordnance sqn back in the seventies .He was 55 years old and died peacefully in his sleep .His name was Andrew Mcgaughey .I do believe He served with 'Wurz' Phelps ,'Budgie' Burgess ,Charlie Mcmullen ,Geordie Anderson ,Phil Warden ,vince Philips .Dennis Tipley and many more of that era .
Your help would be much appreciated as he always spoke about the sqn and loved its comradre when he was in civvy street ,a conveyance of how he so greatly missed it. Once again many thanks.
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Sat 01 Nov 2014 11:35:06 GMT
Comments from Paul 'Monty' Montrose
Just uploaded a photo of Paddy and me on tour with 40 Cdo on a Med Tour. This was taken in Sardinia 1978. We served together in Stores Troop, Workshops Squadron Commando Logistic Regiment. Great Guy, we had our ups and downs but always there when you needed him. Paddy RIP.
Paul (Monty) Montrose 2/77 '77 - '81
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Sat 01 Nov 2014 11:33:24 GMT
Photo updated
Details of Capt Gordon entered from remarks below
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Wed 29 Oct 2014 17:44:40 GMT
