Documents, Reports, Letters

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There are many other transcribed documents and images of documents, letters, etc. within the commando unit pages and also in the photo galleries of the different units
'C.M.W.T.C History 1943-45'
'Cliff Assaults' Combined Ops Pamphlet 24
'Commandos in the Field 1945' - Combined Ops. Pamphlet 26
'Details of some of No.10(IA) Cdo. 3 Troop'
'Document about No.10 (IA) Cdo 3 Troop'
'No.1 Commando Boxing Card 26 Feb'44'
'RM Commando Officers Aug.1943.'
'Salerno Diary'
'Title for Commandos in the R.N.'
1 Commando Fighting Patrol Composition/Arms/Intercom
1 Commando, Report on Operation 'Bottle' 15 Oct'45 Hong Kong
1 Commando, Roll of Wounded Hill 170 Kangaw
1 Commando, Troop Organisation Nov'44
10 Commando Polish Troop platoons
12 Commando Troop Locations Operation Foxrock June 1942
12 Commando, Redesignation of 4 (Para) Troop,1943
12 Commando, Letter From Lord Mountbatten
2 Commando 5 Troop and 4 Independent Company
2 Commando Salerno/Scaletta Casualties
2 Commando, Operation Chariot Op Order 1
3 Cdo Bde Map of Myebon and Kangaw Jan/Feb 1945
3 Cdo Bde Map of the Kangaw Blockade Jan 1945
3 Cdo Bde Third Jungle Book issue 3
3 Cdo Bde Third Jungle Book issue 4
3 Cdo Bde Third Jungle Book issue 8
3 Cdo Bde Third Jungle Book issue 9
3 Commando at Sicily and Malati Bridge’
4 Commando 'C' Troop names
45RM Commando E Troop 1944
5 Commando, Formation in 1940
5 Commando, Officers in 1940
50th anniversary of the unveiling of the Commando Memorial, Spean Bridge.
A Commando Cafe - The Green Beret Cafe, Neustadt
A Concert Programme - No.1 Commando
A document about Layforce
A list of names for an event in 1986
A newspaper article about Police Intakes
A newspaper article about Scottish Police War Service
A newspaper article by Capt. Donald Gilchrist
A newspaper article on Lancashire Police Officers in the Armed Forces
A newspaper report about Commandos
A timeline of the Special Boat Section (Home)
ADAMS, Jack (No.11 Cdo), newspaper report about his death
Association 1946 1st Reunion Dinner menu
Association booklet 1943 - 2005
Association History 1943 - 2005
Association History 2003 - present
BAKER, Albert, (No.1 Cdo), Newspaper report of his death
BALL, Percy William, (No.1 Cdo), newspaper report about film
BATEMAN, Walter (42RM Cdo), newspaper report of his death
BEESLEY, Harold, (RSM No.3 Cdo), postcard from Stalag 8B.
BENNETT, Phil (42RM Cdo), letter after Hill 170
BIRCH, Fred, (No.7 Cdo), diary of the Rommel raid
BISSELL, Stan, (CBTC), transcript of a speech.
BOYCE, James,W.R. (No.1 Cdo), newspaper cuttings kia
BROWN, Henry (No.1 Cdo) - newspaper report
BURNS, Norman (No.1 Cdo) - Obituary
CARLISLE, Alan (No.3 Cdo) remembered
CHAPMAN, Peter Neilson (No.6 Cdo) - newspaper report of his death
CHURCHILL, Winston speech at the unveiling of the Abbey Memorial
CLARKSON, George (No.2 Cdo) - Obituary
CORRY, Samuel David (No.3 Cdo) - newspaper report Dieppe
CRAIG, Robinson Ostle (No.2 Cdo), newspaper report of his death
DAKERS, Sandy (45Cdo RM) Obituary
DALY, Thomas, (No.12 Cdo), remembered
DAWSON, Robert (OC No.4 Cdo), Report on Flushing
DAY, Reginald (40RM Cdo), newspaper report of his death
DIXON, Herbert, Memories of No 2 Commando
DONNISON, Robert Ernest (No.5 Cdo), newspaper obituary
DUNDAS, Duncan (No.9 Cdo), newspaper report of his death
DUNN, David, (No.10 IA Cdo 'X' troop), (biography)
DURRANT, Thomas Frank, VC, (No.1 Cdo), Recommended by the Enemy
EARDLEY, Albert William (No.11 Cdo), newspaper report of his death
EDMISTON, Gordon (No.11 Cdo), military service memoir.
EDMUNDS, Russell (No.4 Cdo), newspaper report of his wounding
FAULKENER, Thomas James (No.5 Cdo), newspaper obituary
FEEBERY, Cyril (No.8 Cdo), award recommendation
FLEET, Arthur (47RM Cdo), newspaper report of his death
GALL, Victor (Layforce), newspaper report on Far East service
GALLAGHER, Denis (No.11 Cdo), newspaper report of his death
GARDNER, James, (No.9 Cdo), letter to his brother
GEE, Harold (No.2 Cdo), letter after his death
GOLDSCHLAGER, ((No.10 IA Cdo 'X' troop), Lost Grave of Jewish Hero
GOODSIR, David Brodie (RM Holding Cdo), newspaper reports
GRAY, Reginald Halliday (No.3 Cdo) - Newspaper article re OCTU
GRIFFIN, Tommy (11 Cdo), 2nd letter home
GRIFFIN, Tommy (11 Cdo), letter home
HAMPSON, James Derrick (No.3 Cdo), recollections of D Day
HARDEN, Henry Eric, VC, (45RM Cdo), London Gazette
HARLAND, Alexander - newspaper report about his death
HARVEY, William Young (No.4 Cdo) - Report and photos
HONES, Harry (No.6 Cdo), newspaper article DDay
HOUGHTON, (No.2 Cdo executed), biography
HUNTINGTON, John, Memories of No 12 and No 1 Commando
HYTNER, Cyril, (48RM Cdo), letter from 'Doc' Winser
JEAL, Percy (43RM Cdo) and his brother - newspaper report
JOHNSTON, Sydney (41 Ind.Cdo.RM), newspaper report on wounding Korea
JONES, Anthony Windsor (No.5 Cdo), newspaper reports
JONES, Peter Raymond (41 Ind. Cdo) - newspaper article about Korea
KIDWELL, Trevor (46RM Cdo) letter after his death
KNOWLAND, George Arthur, VC, (No.1 Cdo), London Gazette
LONGSON, Joe (1 Cdo) - My Life in the Army
MAGER, Charles, (No.3 Cdo), his account of D Day
MCCARTHY MM, Richard (46RM), newspaper articles
MCGRATH, Edward (45 Cdo.RM), newspaper report of his death
MCKENZIE, Gordon Malachy Crawford (41RM), a South African remembered
MEWETT, Robert (No.12 & 1 Cdo) - a son's story
MOFFAT, Robert, 40RM Cdo. entries from his diary
MUIR, David Alexander (45 Cdo), newspaper report on wounding Aden
NEWMAN, Lt Col. Augustus Charles, VC, (OC No.2 Cdo), London Gazette
NICHOLLS, Reuben (41 Ind. Cdo), newspaper report missing in Korea
NIGHTINGALE, Frank (41RM Cdo) - newspaper report about award
NOAKES, William, (45RM Cdo), letter about his award from Captain Day RM
NORTON, Jimmy, (Brigade Signals), Obituary
OLIVER, Roland (No.4 Cdo), 1944 article about meeting sister in Belgium
PALMER, Frederick (No.5 Cdo) - newspaper report about police service
PETERS, Richard (Lt. 2 SBS) letter to father
PONSFORD, Keith (No.3 Cdo. Officer), Training and Normandy
PORT, John Gowans (No.9 Cdo), a letter home
QUICKENDEN, Edmund Spencer (No.6 Cdo), newspaper obituary
RABBITT MM, Eric William (No.1 Cdo), newspaper report on his funeral
ROBERTS, Donald Leslie (2 SBS) - newspaper article on retirement
ROBERTSON, George (47RM Cdo), newspaper report of his death
ROBSON, William (40 Cdo) RM Service
RYDER, Raymond Thomas (40 Cdo RM), newspaper report of his death
SAWYER, Alfred, Memories of No 2 Commando
SCHOFIELD, Dudley Raymond (No.2 Cdo) - post war service
SCHOOLEY, Ralph Gerald (43RM Cdo), newspaper report of his death
SCOBBIE, John Ross (No.5 Cdo) - newspaper report of his death
SMALLBONE, Nelson (No.2 Cdo), newspaper report on his death
SMITH, Ian Christopher Downs (No.10 Cdo), obituary
SMITH, Roy (Cpl. 43RM Cdo) - letters to his mother after his death
SMITH, Roy (Cpl. 43RM Cdo) last letter
SQUIRE, John (43RM Cdo) - newspaper article about award
STANDERWICK, James Henry (No.6 Cdo), newspaper report of his death
STANFORD, Charles Robert, (Cdo. School RM), newspaper reports of his death
STOCKS, Douglas (No.11 Cdo), newspaper report about repatriation
STORER, Sidney (No.9 Cdo), newspaper report 1965
STUART, Ted, Memories of 5 Commando and Mission 204
TEBBLE, Ray (44RM and 3 Cdo Bde RM), obituary
THACKER, Laurie (1 Cdo Bde), newspaper report of his death
TRIGG, Fred (2 Cdo) newspaper report about his death
TROWMAN and TWITTEY (No.6 Cdo), newspaper article
WILLIAMS, John (No.5 Cdo), newspaper report about his death
WILSON, George (No.9 Cdo), newspaper report about his death
WILSON, Sydney (45RM) newspaper report about his death
WRIGHT, Henry Walter, (No.3 Cdo), Service Record
YOUNG, Leilyn, (American), letter about his time as a US Ranger.

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