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nb. Unlike today, in WW2 not all Royal Marines were Commandos. Therefore photos must be of individuals whose Commando service has been established, or in the case of troop or group photos, where the image is clearly of commandos rather than RM Battalion images. Exceptions to this are at the discretion of the site administrators.

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All photos subject of copyright © 2010 CVA. Contact the CVA for further details]]> en-us Gallery 2 RSS Module, version 1.1.8 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:55:17 +0100 120 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/d/397-35/Royal+Marine+Commando+Units.jpg <![CDATA[Royal Marine Commandos]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/Royal+Marine+Commando+Units/ <![CDATA[Normandy Commemorative Medal Certificate (2)]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/Royal+Marine+Commando+Units/45+RM+Commando/Broderick/Broderick_45RM_Normandy_Medal.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/Royal+Marine+Commando+Units/45+RM+Commando/Broderick/Broderick_45RM_Normandy_Medal.jpg.html

[Photo courtesy of his son Edward and grandson David Broderick].

Sgt. Broderick, 45RM Commando, was a member of the Commando Association from Criccieth, North Wales.

Wilfred Joseph Broderick
b. 16.11.1919
d. 1993.
In album Sgt. Wilfred Joseph Broderick, 45RM Commando]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:02:32 +0100 <![CDATA[Normandy Commemorative Medal Certificate (1)]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/Royal+Marine+Commando+Units/45+RM+Commando/Broderick/Broderick_45RM_certificate_1.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/Royal+Marine+Commando+Units/45+RM+Commando/Broderick/Broderick_45RM_certificate_1.jpg.html

[Photo courtesy of his son Edward and grandson David Broderick].

Sgt. Broderick, 45RM Commando, was a member of the Commando Association from Criccieth, North Wales.

Wilfred Joseph Broderick
b. 16.11.1919
d. 1993.
In album Sgt. Wilfred Joseph Broderick, 45RM Commando]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:02:18 +0100 <![CDATA[Wilfred Joseph Broderick served in 45RM Commando]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/Royal+Marine+Commando+Units/45+RM+Commando/Broderick/Broderick_45RM_1.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/Royal+Marine+Commando+Units/45+RM+Commando/Broderick/Broderick_45RM_1.jpg.html

[Photo courtesy of his son Edward and grandson David Broderick].

Member of the Commando Association from Criccieth, North Wales.

Wilfred Joseph Broderick
b. 16.11.1919
d. 1993.
In album Sgt. Wilfred Joseph Broderick, 45RM Commando]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:02:59 +0100 <![CDATA[Wilfred Joseph Broderick (45RM Cdo), with his wife Rita, and their children Susan and Edward.]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/Royal+Marine+Commando+Units/45+RM+Commando/Broderick/Broderick_45RM_and_family.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/Royal+Marine+Commando+Units/45+RM+Commando/Broderick/Broderick_45RM_and_family.jpg.html

[Photo courtesy of his son Edward and grandson David Broderick].

Member of the Commando Association from Criccieth, North Wales.

Wilfred Joseph Broderick
b. 16.11.1919
d. 1993.
In album Sgt. Wilfred Joseph Broderick, 45RM Commando]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:02:47 +0100 <![CDATA[Sgt. Wilfred Joseph Broderick, 45RM Commando, and his son Edward]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/Royal+Marine+Commando+Units/45+RM+Commando/Broderick/Broderick_45RM_and_child.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/Royal+Marine+Commando+Units/45+RM+Commando/Broderick/Broderick_45RM_and_child.jpg.html

[Photo courtesy of his son Edward and grandson David Broderick].

Member of the Commando Association from Criccieth, North Wales.

Wilfred Joseph Broderick
b. 16.11.1919
d. 1993.
In album Sgt. Wilfred Joseph Broderick, 45RM Commando]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:01:25 +0100 <![CDATA[Marine Robert Reginald Cyril Brown, 41RM Commando, kia 6/6/1944 Normandy]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/Royal+Marine+Commando+Units/41+RM+Commando/Robert_Brown_41RM.png.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/Royal+Marine+Commando+Units/41+RM+Commando/Robert_Brown_41RM.png.html

[Photo courtesy of his great grandson Thomas Holloway].

In Memory of CH/X100561 Marine Robert Reginald Cyril Brown
No.41 Royal Marine Commando, Royal Marines,
who died 6 June 1944 aged 24, Normandy, France.
Remembered with honour at Hermanville War Cemetery.
Son of William Charles Horatio and Annie Elizbeth Brown, of Tottenham, Middlesex; husband of Violet Brown (nee Field).
In album 41 Royal Marine Commando, Royal Marines]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:43:54 +0100 <![CDATA[Mne. Lawrence Page and others from 44RM Commando 'A' Troop]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/Royal+Marine+Commando+Units/44+RM+Cdo_001/44RM_Cdo_A_tp.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/Royal+Marine+Commando+Units/44+RM+Cdo_001/44RM_Cdo_A_tp.jpg.html

[Photo from the collection of Mne. Lawrence Page 44RM Cdo., courtesy of his grandson Colin Cheshire.

Annotated on rear: "l-r: Bill, Me, Norman, Emlyn, Ron, Jim, Bill".

1. Bill ?; 2. Mne. Lawrence Ernest Page; 3. Norman ?; 4. Mne. Emlyn Lewis; 5. Ron ?; 6. Jim ?; 7. Bill ?
In album 44 Royal Marine Commando, Royal Marines]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:24:51 +0100 <![CDATA[Letter from Mne. L.E.Page, 44RM Cdo. to his father who was serving in the Royal Artillery]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/Royal+Marine+Commando+Units/44+RM+Cdo_001/L_E_Page/L_E_Page_44RM_letter_to_father.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/Royal+Marine+Commando+Units/44+RM+Cdo_001/L_E_Page/L_E_Page_44RM_letter_to_father.jpg.html

[Photo courtesy of his grandson Colin Cheshire].

Medals: 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; War Medal.
Lawrence Ernest Page, a Joiners Apprentice from Cricklewood, London, enlisted into the Royal Marines (PO/X115332) at Lympstone 20th August 1942. Commando service commenced 1st of September 1943 when posted to the newly formed 44RM Commando. Served in 'A' Troop. Active service in the Far East (India, Ceylon, and Burma). 44RM Commando formed part of 3 Special Service (Commando) Brigade along with 42RM Commando and No.1 (Army) Commando and No.5 (Army) Commando.
Service timeline extracts
20.08.1942 enlisted Royal Marines at Lympstone.
05.10.1942 posted to the 20th Training Battalion RM.
17.12.1942 posted 1st RM Mobile Company, RM Division.
01.09.1943 posted 44RM Commando.
08.09.1943 to 01.10.1943 - Commando Course, Commando Depot, Achnacarry
13.11.1943 embarked HMT Reina del Pacifico at Liverpool for overseas service in the Far East.
04.03.1944 enters theatre of operations.
17.03.1944 from 44RM Commando to 71 Indian Field Ambulance.
20.03.1944 returns from hospital to 44RM Commando.
21.07.1944 to 07.08.1944 - 124 Indian General Hospital, Silchar.
10.09.1944 to 15.10.1944 - deployed to Ceylon.
24.10.1944 entered theatre of operations (Burma).
18.03.1945 disembarked India from theatre of operations.
01.08.1945 to 08.08.1945 - British Military Hospital, Poona.
12.09.1945 disembarked Kowloon, Hong Kong.
02.11.1945 to 28.11.1945 - detached duty to Japan.
08.06.1946 posted Portsmouth Division.
05.08.1946 released Class 'A'.

Lawrence Ernest Page
b. 04.07.1923 Hampstead, London.
d. 31.01.2013 Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
In album Mne. Lawrence Ernest Page, 44RM Commando]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:03:30 +0100 <![CDATA[Xmas Card from Mne Laurie Page, 44RM Commando]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/Royal+Marine+Commando+Units/44+RM+Cdo_001/L_E_Page/L_E_Page_44RM_xmas_card.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/Royal+Marine+Commando+Units/44+RM+Cdo_001/L_E_Page/L_E_Page_44RM_xmas_card.jpg.html

[Photo courtesy of his grandson Colin Cheshire].

Medals: 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; War Medal.
Lawrence Ernest Page, a Joiners Apprentice from Cricklewood, London, enlisted into the Royal Marines (PO/X115332) at Lympstone 20th August 1942. Commando service commenced 1st of September 1943 when posted to the newly formed 44RM Commando. Served in 'A' Troop. Active service in the Far East (India, Ceylon, and Burma). 44RM Commando formed part of 3 Special Service (Commando) Brigade along with 42RM Commando and No.1 (Army) Commando and No.5 (Army) Commando.
Service timeline extracts
20.08.1942 enlisted Royal Marines at Lympstone.
05.10.1942 posted to the 20th Training Battalion RM.
17.12.1942 posted 1st RM Mobile Company, RM Division.
01.09.1943 posted 44RM Commando.
08.09.1943 to 01.10.1943 - Commando Course, Commando Depot, Achnacarry
13.11.1943 embarked HMT Reina del Pacifico at Liverpool for overseas service in the Far East.
04.03.1944 enters theatre of operations.
17.03.1944 from 44RM Commando to 71 Indian Field Ambulance.
20.03.1944 returns from hospital to 44RM Commando.
21.07.1944 to 07.08.1944 - 124 Indian General Hospital, Silchar.
10.09.1944 to 15.10.1944 - deployed to Ceylon.
24.10.1944 entered theatre of operations (Burma).
18.03.1945 disembarked India from theatre of operations.
01.08.1945 to 08.08.1945 - British Military Hospital, Poona.
12.09.1945 disembarked Kowloon, Hong Kong.
02.11.1945 to 28.11.1945 - detached duty to Japan.
08.06.1946 posted Portsmouth Division.
05.08.1946 released Class 'A'.

Lawrence Ernest Page
b. 04.07.1923 Hampstead, London.
d. 31.01.2013 Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
In album Mne. Lawrence Ernest Page, 44RM Commando]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:03:56 +0100 <![CDATA[Xmas Card (2) from Mne Laurie Page, 44RM Commando]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/Royal+Marine+Commando+Units/44+RM+Cdo_001/L_E_Page/L_E_Page_44RM_xmas_card_2.jpeg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/Royal+Marine+Commando+Units/44+RM+Cdo_001/L_E_Page/L_E_Page_44RM_xmas_card_2.jpeg.html