personnel record abbrieviations

I have received the record for Edward Scott Stewart Webster who was in combined ops, trained at Armadillo and Spartiate and lent to U3BC (NP4009) several times 1944/5.
I know he was in the far east but does anyone know what these codes mean.
Tom

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 13/11/2014 13:32:47

Hi Tom

This appears in Naval History Net where there is a list of Naval Party numbers; http://www.naval-history.net/xBW-RNNavalParties.htm

4009 NAVAL BEACH COMMANDO U ex NP 1516 12.44/MYLODON 12.44/passage Bombay 01.45/ Bombay 02-06.45/ Cocanada 07.45/ *Bombay 10.08.45*/ Madras 08-09.45/ Singapore 10.45/Bombay 11.45/ disbanded 15.12.45

The Record for U 'Uncle' RN Beach Commando copied from that in the National Archives http://relaysystem.co.uk/U_RN_Commando.pdf

Best Regards

Griffin

P.S. Formerly NP1516 U Naval Beach Commando FOLIOT 10.44/MYLODON 11.44/Naval Party 4009 by 12.44

Thanks Griffin
The list of officers names in UncleCommando confirms as I have a photo message which was censored by one of them.
Tom

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 16/11/2014 11:39:25

Hi Tom

I cross referenced the two documents and wrote a short summary, which is on http://www.relaysystem.co.uk/id8.html

Royal Naval Beach Commando Uncle

R.N.B.C. Uncle National Archives Record
The unit was formed in September 1943 at HMS Armadillo. It was reported they did not show up too well in initial training and subsequent exercises because of the bad influence of a number of General Service ratings.

The unit remained in Scotland at HMS Armadillo, Gailes Camp (HMS Dundonald I) at Inverary and HMS Brontosaurus at Castle Toward until July 1944 when they were moved to HMS Foliot in Devon.

There they were designated Naval Party 1516 in October 1944 and moved to HMS Mylodon in Lowestoft in November 1944, a base used for Landing Craft Training for RM Commandos and Combined Operations.

Designated Naval Party 4009 in December 1944 whilst still at HMS MYLODEN they then returned to HMS Armadillo on the 2nd of January 1945 prior to their embarkation for SEAC, South East Asia Command on the 5th, 7th of January 1945.

Arriving in Bombay on the 2nd of June 1945. They were in Cocanada (Kakinada today) in July 1945, returning to Bombay on the 10th of August 1945.

The Naval History records show the Naval party arriving in Madras on the 8th of September 1945 however the RN Beach Commando records indicate they took part in the Malaya Landings in September 1945. The Japanese in Malaya signed their surrender document on the 2nd of September 1945. The British then landed in Malaya on the 9th of September in the Port Swettenham area, as part of Operation Zipper. Able Seaman Alf Humberstone of 'U' RN Beach Commando recollects the landing in the book Beachhead Assault by David Lee, so at least part of the Commando was there possibly as part of the 46th Indian Beach Group.

In October 1945 they were in Singapore but returned to Bombay in November 1945 where they were disbanded on the 15th of December 1945.

Regards

Griffin