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ANDERSON, C.

Gunner
CMWTC
Royal Artillery
Post war member of the Commando Association residing St. Ives, Cornwall.
 
Source
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 118 (2004).
 

BALL, Leighton Thomas

Acting Staff Sergeant
PLY/X110033
CMWTC
1 Special Service (Commando) Brigade
Royal Marines
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Service
Commando Mountain Warfare Training Centre (CMWTC).
1 Commando Brigade.
Commando Cliff Assault Wing (CCAW).
9 June 1949 awarded the British Empire Medal (Military Division).

BARRINGTON, Derek, A.

Corporal (later Sergeant)
5440990
No 3 Commando
CMWTC
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Corporal Derek Barrington was wounded on 27 December 1941 during operations at Vaagso, Norway [1].
In 1943 he was reported as prisoner of war during operations in Sicily [2][3][4].

BAXTER, Richard Fraser

Captain
45RM Commando
CMWTC
Royal Marines
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
45RM Commando and Commando Mountain Warfare Training Centre during 1945-6.
Post war he was ordained Reverend and was appointed OBE in the 1964 New Years Honours List "for public services in Nyasaland."
 
Sources

BROWN, R.A.

Private
CMWTC

Post war member of the Commando Association last known residing East Dulwich London SE22.

Sources
Commando Association Lost Legions List 2.
See Linked Content below.

DENTON, Harry

Sgt Denton 46RM Commando
Sergeant
PO/X2389
46RM Commando
CMWTC
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Harry Denton, 'B' troop, died during operations at Pont L'Eveque, Normandy. He also served for a period leading up to D Day on the staff of the Commando Mountain Warfare Training Centre (CMWTC) at St. Ives.
 

DICKS, George

Company Sergeant Major
4975705
CMWTC
The Sherwood Foresters
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Instructor at the Commando Mountain Warfare Training Centre.  Awarded the British Empire Medal (Military Division) on the 1st January 1946.
 
Sources
Re-union at St Ives document below (rank shown as CSM).

EASTON, Norman Kidston

Captain (Temporary)
P/277394
CMWTC
46RM Commando
Highland Light Infantry
Military Cross (MC)
Captain Norman Easton, CMWTC, 1 Commando Bde. HQ, and 46RM Commando 'X' Troop [1], was awarded the Military Cross in recognition of gallant and distinguished service [2].

HEWLETT, Sidney

Sidney Hewlett 1 Commando
Troop Sergeant Major
3907388
No 1 Commando
CMWTC
Dorsetshire Regiment
Served in the Commandos from December 1940 - October 1945.
Wounded 1941 (full date not recorded).
Also served at the Commando Mountain Warfare Training Centre (CMWTC).
Post war member of the Commando Association from Kilwinning.
 

HOLDSWORTH, Jack

Corporal
PLY/X113580
48RM Commando
CMWTC
Royal Marines
Also served at the Commando Mountain Warfare Training Centre (CMWTC). Post war member of the Commando Association residing Mandurah, West Australia.
 
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 119 (2004).

HOOD, A.B.

Lance Corporal
CH/X109672
47RM Commando
CMWTC
Royal Marines

Also served at the Commando Mountain Warfare Training Centre. Post war member of the Commando Association from Glasgow.
 
Source
Commando Association Lost Legions List 6.
List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA sec and CBF).

HORNE, A.

Private
CMWTC

Post war member of the Commando Association last known residing Dundee.

Sources
Commando Association Lost Legions List 6.
 

HUNTER, Jack, F.

Corporal
CMWTC
Post war member of the Commando Association last known residing Kampala, Uganda.
 
Sources
Commando Association Lost Legions List 6.
Article on CMWTC reunion [linked content] in Commando Association newsletter 98 (1994).

JARRATT, F.

Craftsman
CMWTC
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Post war member of the Commando Association last known residing St. Ives, Cornwall.
 
Sources
Commando Association Lost Legion List 7.
Named on the Nominal Roll in Linked Content below.
 

JEFFERIES, E.J.

Private
CMWTC

Member of the Commando Association last known residing Blackwood, Monmouthshire.

Sources
Commando Association Lost Legion List 7.
Named on the Nominal Roll in Linked Content below.

LEWIS, N.B.

Marine
CMWTC
Royal Marines

Post war member of the Commando Association last known residing St. Ives, Cornwall.
 
Sources
Commando Association Lost Legion List 7.

MCCARTHY, Peter Francis

Sergeant
3775704
No 4 Commando
CMWTC
The King's Regiment (Liverpool)
Military Medal (MM)
Lance Sergeant Peter Francis McCarthy, No.4 Commando, was awarded the Military Medal in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the combined attack on Dieppe [1][1a]. 

MCGHEE, N.F.

Private
CMWTC
Post war member of the Commando Association last known residing Rutherglen, Glasgow.
 
Sources
Commando Association Lost Legion List 8.
Names in Linked Content below.
 

MCINTOSH, W

Lance Corporal
CMWTC

Post war member of the Commando Association last known residing Kirkcaldy, Fife.
 
Sources
Commando Association Lost Legion List 8.
Names in Linked Content below.

MCKENZIE, P.

Private
CMWTC

Post war member of the Commando Association last known residing Tain, Ross-shire.
 
Sources
Commando Association Lost Legion List 8.
Names in Linked Content below.

MORGAN, B.

Corporal
No 5 Commando
CMWTC
Post war member of the Commando Association residing St. Ives, Cornwall.
 
Sources
Lost Legion List 8.
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 96 (1993).
 

NISBET, C.

Lance Corporal
CMWTC

Post war member of the Commando Association last known residing Largs, Ayrshire.

Sources
Commando Association Lost Legion List 9.
Names in Linked Content below.

PARR, Edward William

Sergeant
14491054
CMWTC
Leicestershire Regiment
Sergeant Edward Parr served at the Commando Mountain Warfare Training Centre in WW2. Member of the Commando Association. Killed in action in Korea during the second Battle of Maryang San, Korea, 4th-6th November 1951, whilst serving with the Royal Leicestershire Regiment. 
 

PORTER, G.

Private
CMWTC

Post war member of the Commando Association last known residing Glasgow.

Sources
Commando Association Lost Legion List 9.
Names in Linked Content below.

PRICE, Martin

Lieutenant Colonel
48RM Commando
47RM Commando
CMWTC
40 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Mentioned in Despatches
Acting Lieutenant Colonel Martin Price D.S.O., R.M., was posted Commanding Officer 48RM Commando in March 1945 [1]. He had previously been Second in Command of 47RM Commando [1A].

RICHARDSON, Sydney

Lieutenant
302230
CMWTC
4 Special Service (Commando) Brigade
Royal Engineers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Sydney Richardson died during operations at Flushing whilst attached to HQ 4 Special Service (Commando) Brigade. Son of James Eric and Mary Richardson, of Tyldesley, Lancashire.

ROWE, Edward George

Sgt. Rowe 46RM Commando
Sergeant
PLY/X 103925
46RM Commando
CMWTC
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Edward Rowe died during operations at Rots and Le Hamel, France. Son of William Henry and Bessie Maud Rowe, of Trevelmond, Cornwall; husband of Veronica Beatrice Rowe.
 

WOOLLEY, C.W.

Lance Sergeant
7885135
No 5 Commando
No 12 Commando
CMWTC
Royal Tank Regiment
Joined No.5 Commando 5 Troop on its formation in 1940. Later served No.12 Commando and CMWTC. Post war member of the Commando Association employed at the Anglo Iranian Oil Company, Persian Gulf.
 
Sources

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