RN Commando Unit 'T' for Tare

Can anyone help? Ian will be watching the post.

HELLO MR MURRAY, i am seeking info on the above unit, my reason is i was adopted in 1944, my birth father was LEONARD "RAINBOW" THOMPSON rainbow being his nickname, he was in the above unit is he or was he in your association he spent the winter of 1943-44 at monkton camp doing wet landing training on TROON beaches, then went south to prepare for normandy landings, any help would be appreciated. kindest regards IAN MARTIN

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Hi Ian,

I don't know how much you know about the RN Commandos but this link will take you to an article written by a RN Cdo veteran - it should give you a little background info.

http://www.btinternet.com/~keith.oakley/rncommando/rnhist.htm

As for RN Commando 'T', they were certainly involved in Op Neptune (the naval part of Op Overlord.)
I will endeavour to uncover more info about this particular unit, but in the meantime please have a browse on the CVA gallery where you will find a a few photos of RN Cdos and a photo of a memorial plaque at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffs to the memory of the RN Cdos.

Incidently, as you are aware, the RN Cdos were designated Alphabetically and not Numerically like the Army Commandos and the Royal Marine Commandos.
22 Commandos were formed throughout beginning with A Commando through to W Commando. (W CDO being all-Canadian).

'T' for Tare is the old phonetic alphabet as used in those days - the modern version is 'T' for Tango.

Nick

Ian,

Further to my earlier reply, I thought you may like to know about HMS Armadillo - the RNC training camp.

http://www.secretscotland.org.uk/index.php/Secrets/GlenfinartHouse

Nick

This link takes you to another veteran RN Commando's account of his time in the RN Cdo - not T Commando I'm afraid but it still makes interesting reading.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/94/a2677494.shtml

Nick