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I wondered if there was anybody within this community who actually remembered my granddad's cousin and his brother-in-law. There were known to my family as Uncle Jim and Uncle Bert and while I know Jim went to Norway and they both went to Burma that's about it.

I am new to this society and only starting to learn the bravery of these men but if anyone has any information it would be much appreciated as I never met my dear Great-Uncle Jim neither Uncle Bert and would love to know more.
Kind Regards ]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/main.php?g2_view=comment.ShowAllComments&g2_itemId=7142 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/main.php?g2_view=comment.ShowAllComments&g2_itemId=7142 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/main.php?g2_view=comment.ShowAllComments&g2_itemId=7142 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/main.php?g2_view=comment.ShowAllComments&g2_itemId=7142 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/main.php?g2_view=comment.ShowAllComments&g2_itemId=7142 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/main.php?g2_view=comment.ShowAllComments&g2_itemId=7142 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/main.php?g2_view=comment.ShowAllComments&g2_itemId=7142 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/main.php?g2_view=comment.ShowAllComments&g2_itemId=7142 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/main.php?g2_view=comment.ShowAllComments&g2_itemId=7142 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/main.php?g2_view=comment.ShowAllComments&g2_itemId=7142 *** Photo updated.Register and post a message on our Forum if you have any relevant photos***No 269, who is directly behind No 329 Lt Col. T. Trevor, is Private William Joseph Coman, known as Billy Coman. ]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/main.php?g2_view=comment.ShowAllComments&g2_itemId=7142 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/main.php?g2_view=comment.ShowAllComments&g2_itemId=7142 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/main.php?g2_view=comment.ShowAllComments&g2_itemId=7142 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/main.php?g2_view=comment.ShowAllComments&g2_itemId=7142 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
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