Bob Bishop MC, served No.2 Commando before commission

No.2 Commando. Service nos. 5779503 and 346135. Bob Bishop volunteered for Commando service whilst with the Royal Norfolk Regt. based at Britannia Barracks, Norwich. He joined the Commandos as a Private and was posted to No.2 Commando.
13 September 1943 wounded Salerno, Italy (Casualty Lists WO417/68). Later promoted to the rank of TSM.
21 April 1945 Commissioned Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers (London Gazette 37092).
7 July 1945 War Substantive Lieutenant. Transferred to Parachute Regiment 25 August 1945 (London Gazette 37401).
12 February 1947 War Substantive Lieutenant. Relinquishes his commission on the grounds of disablity, granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant (London Gazette 37880).
From CVA Forum [view...]: March 1951 serving as a Captain in A Company, 2nd Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion, United States Marine Corps. 2nd Recon trained at Camp Geiger and Stone Bay near Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Several 2nd Recon members remember Captain Bishop and that he was a British Commando. 2nd Recon Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/202324857019969