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Fred served in 3 Commando Brigade RM (45 Commando) 13 January 1948 to 19 November 1950.

The date of 26th April annotated on the back on the Benghazi photo is 2 days after the main body of 45 Commando arrived in Cyrenaica, the eastern sector of Libya, on the 24th April 1948. The Unit was split between Benghazi and Derna , 200 miles apart by road. The HQ was set up in a derelict Italian barracks in Benghazi (Source: Four Five-The Story of 45 Commano RM, author David Young)]]> en-us Gallery 2 RSS Module, version 1.1.8 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:54:09 +0100 120 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/d/73414-2/Benghazi+April+26th.jpg https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/laterday/RM+Commandos/45+Cdo/Benghazi+April+26th.jpg.html