No.1 Special Service Brigade Headquarters War Diary
June through to September 1944. A transcript provided by Nick Collins
Date: 17/04/2012
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Album: Large number of photos of unidentified Commandos from the collection of L/Cpl John Emmerson, known to all as Ken.
Many of these are likely to have been taken during the time he was with 1 SS Brigade HQ circa 1944/5
Date: 16/12/2011
Size: 48 items
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Lord Lovat outside building used by No.1 Special Service Brigade Signals
Photo courtesy of John Emmerson
Date: 02/01/2012
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Brigadiers John Durnford-Slater and Derek Mills-Roberts, Le Plein, Amfreville
Photo courtesy of Nick Collins
Date: 10/02/2009
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Major General Robert Grice Sturges, GOC SS Group, and others
Photo courtesy of John Emmerson
Date: 25/04/2012
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Outside building used by 1 Special Service Brigade HQ Signals
Photo courtesy of John Emmerson
Date: 16/12/2011
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Brigadiers Derek Mills Roberts and John Durnford Slater and Lt.General Sir Miles Dempsey
Photo courtesy of John Emmerson
Date: 20/12/2011
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Lt.General Sir Miles Dempsey shakes hands with Brigadier Derek Mills Roberts
Photo courtesy of John Emmerson
Date: 18/02/2012
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Maj Vicomte Arthur de Jonghe, Captain H.R. Muir Beddall, and others SS Bde HQ
Photo courtesy of John Emmerson
Date: 05/01/2012
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Maj Vicomte Arthur de Jonghe and Capt. Hugh Richard Muir Beddall
Photo courtesy of John Emmerson
Date: 16/12/2011
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Maj Vicomte Arthur de Jonghe and Capt. Hugh R. Muir Beddall
Photo courtesy of John Emmerson
Date: 20/12/2011
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Capt. Hugh Richard Muir Beddall (hands in pockets) and others
No.1 SS Brigade. Photo courtesy of John Emmerson
Date: 05/01/2012
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Captain Hugh Richard Muir Beddall, 45 RM Cdo and 1 Special Service Brigade HQ
Photo courtesy of John Emmerson
Date: 16/12/2011
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Album: Captain (later) Major Robert Edward William Holmes RE
Staff Officer Royal Engineers No. 1 Special Service (Commando) Brigade HQ. Photos courtesy of Paul Bell
Date: 16/10/2012
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Captain (Reverend) Clifford Pritchard - the Padre
No.1 Special Service Brigade. Photo courtesy of John Emmerson
Date: 11/04/2012
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Padre Captain Pritchard and his batman Pte Chivers
Photo courtesy of John Emmerson
Date: 11/04/2012
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Donald Charles Hopson DSO, MC.
No 3 Cdo & 1 Cdo Bde. HQ. Photo courtesy of John Emmerson
Date: 16/12/2011
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L/Cpl. Norman Bailey
1st Special Service (Commando) Brigade.
Date: 09/04/2010
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L/Cpl 'Ken' Emmerson
No.1 SS Bde HQ (formerly No.2 and 12 Cdo) courtesy of his son John.
Date: 12/02/2012
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L/Cpl. Phillott cutting the hair of L/Cpl. 'Ken' Emmerson at le Plein
Photo courtesy of John Emmerson
Date: 11/04/2012
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Album: Piper Bill Millin - No.1 Special Service Brigade HQ
Photos of Bill Millin during and after the war.
Date: 21/06/2009
Size: 6 items
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Pte. Peter Lincoln Fussell of 1st Special Service Bde. HQ at Le Plein
Photo courtesy of John Emmerson
Date: 11/04/2012
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Sgt. Charles Grosser
1 SS Bde HQ. Photo courtesy of John Emmerson
Date: 21/12/2011
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Sgt. Charles Grosser and others, No.1 SS Brigade HQ - o/s the Quartermaster Store
Photo courtesy of John.Emmerson
Date: 21/12/2011
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Album: Pte Steve Rollins
1 Commando Brigade.Photo courtesy of his daughter Caroll Prosser
Date: 06/06/2014
Size: 3 items
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Pte. Thomas Cyril Sharpe
No 4 Commando & 1 SS/Cdo Bde. Photo courtesy of his son in law, Paul Briggs
Date: 09/04/2014
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Sergeants and Warrant Officers of 1 SS Brigade HQ
I SS Brigade HQ. Photo courtesy of Arthur Driscoll's granddaughter, Helena
Date: 17/01/2019
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Ken Emmerson (4th from left) 1 SS Bde HQ
Photo courtesy of John Emmerson
Date: 18/01/2012
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No.1 SS Bde HQ Group (Ken Emmerson back row 3rd from right)
Photo courtesy of John Emmerson
Date: 04/02/2012
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Ken Emmerson (front left) No.1 SS Bde HQ and others
Photo courtesy of John Emmerson
Date: 16/12/2011
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L/Cpl. Ken Emmerson, LSgt. Charles Grosser and others from 1 SS Bde HQ
Photo courtesy of John Emmerson.
Date: 16/12/2011
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Thomas Cyril Sharpe (left) and others
Photo from the collection of Thomas Cyril Sharpe, No 4 Cdo & 1 SS/Cdo Bde..courtesy of his son in law Paul Briggs
Date: 09/04/2014
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Ptes. Gelderd and Sharpe and L/Cpl Luff of No.1 SS Bde HQ
With a safe blown up and looted by retreating Germans. Photo courtesy of John Emmerson
Date: 11/04/2012
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Thomas Cyril Sharpe (right) and others
Photo from the collection of Thomas Cyril Sharpe, courtesy of his son in law Paul Briggs
Date: 09/04/2014
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Commandos and an American GI in Paris
Photo from the collection of Thomas Cyril Sharpe, No 4 Cdo & 1 SS/Cdo Bde..courtesy of his son in law Paul Briggs
Date: 09/04/2014
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