Group Photo of Royal Marines in 1940 - Is it Chatham Barracks?

Hi everyone

Starting the research again into my father, Royal Marine John Jardine CH/X 100196. He was enlisted May 1940, was captured on Crete 1st June 1941 and served 4 years as POW (POW 6829).

I have discovered this photograph of a group which includes my father which I thought I would share. Other family members may find their dads etc on it. Anyway, I believe it may be an end-of-training course photograph from Chatham Barracks but, I would like this confirmed.

Is there a collection of these photographs somewhere? Does a course number exist?

Love to hear from anyone that can help.

Thank you

Ian

ps - Moderators....I apologise if this is in wrong forum. To get a wider audience I will gratefully accept any advice you have.

hi Ian,

courtesy of Graham Cooper, photos attached of the cover of the Admiralty File ADM 201/111 RM Prisoners of War in Germany (held at National Archives), and an extract from 'the Nominal List of Chatham Div, RMs, Who Are PoWs in Germany'

Nick

Nick

Good morning Sir

Thank you so much for this information, it was so good of you and Graham to take the trouble to source and send me this file. Amongst my dads keepsakes we found a small notebook containing names and addresses of colleagues and POWs he was obviously friends with back in the day. Two of them are on the list you sent me.

Would be great to trace the families to see if they can fill in the huge gaps in my knowledge. Dad never discussed this period of his life.

I'll send a pm to Graham to thank him.

Ian