arthur mapplebeck

hello i'm looking for any photos of my late father, who passed away feb 1980, i beleive he was a no 3 commando, did you know him?, he use to box in the army?I know he went to Vaagso. I have a newspaper clipping of him being spoken to by Lord Mountbatten on what i beleive HMS Leopold? Also would anybody know which newspaper this came from?

Hi Sue,
Welcome to the CVA.

Your father was indeed in No3 Commando and, as you say, he was a boxer.
See this link to an album in the Gallery which shows a boxing tournament program between No3 & No4 Commandos.

http://www.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/nominal+rolls/box+prog+3v4/

Your father was listed as a Welterweight.

Nick

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 18/08/2011 23:17:09

Incidentally, he won this bout against No4's Pte Clark...

nick

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 18/08/2011 23:31:32

Hi Sue

In addition to what Nick has provided, can I point you in the direction of this link to our gallery where there is a photo similar to the cutting you describe. Can you check and see if it is the same and if so which man is your father:

http://www.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/3/Lord+Louis+Mountbatten+inspects+men+of+No_3+Commando+shortly+before+they+depart+on+the+Vaagso+raid.jpg.html

Also, I am not sure if you are aware but there is a Maplebeck mentioned several times in Peter Young's book about No.3 Commando called Storm from the Sea

Regards

Pete

hello
thank you for your replies
The photo of mountbatten is very similar indeed to the newspaper clipping i have but probably further up the line.
It is my father who is mentioned in the storm of the seas.
Ive found a couple of pictures in the gallery of my father which is good.
including the boxing programme.
Still looking.
I would like to find out what newspaper that photo was published in.

Hi Sue,

It's great news that you have identified your father on some of the photos in the gallery, if you can pin point him for us we can annotate the captions accordingly.

Also Sue, if you have any other photos of Arthur or any newspaper clippings or documents etc which you would like to commemorate his time in the Commandos, we would be very pleased to upload them to the gallery for you.

Regards,
Nick