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helena
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Anyone know which troupe this was? My grandpa is second from left on second row from the top. I know he was commando 12 on 5.08.40 but don?t know which troupe he was part of. Any help would be great. His number was 154547. Helena
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Hello Helena,
Your photograph is of the Sergeants and Warrant Officers of 1st Commando Brigade Head Quarters. The Warrant Officers I & II are all seated, Sergeants standing. Possibly taken in 1945.
12 Commando was disbanded in 1943 and the men were cross posted to other Commando units.
Did your grandfather serve with Royal Warwickshire Regiment (5154517?) prior to volunteering for the Commandos?
Guy
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Hi Helena,
We have a Sgt Arthur Driscoll listed as No.4 Commando, however, No.4 Commando was part of 1 Commando Brigade - so that fits.
Guy, if I've got the right guy, it looks like a Royal Signals badge to me - Helena, can you confirm I've circled your grandfather?
Nick
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12/01/2019 21:05:12
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helena
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Hi this is the info I have... don?t know which places he fought and would like that info.
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12/01/2019 21:06:07
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helena
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Hi nick- no the man below.
NIC wrote:Hi Helena,
We have a Sgt Arthur Driscoll listed as No.4 Commando, however, No.4 Commando was part of 1 Commando Brigade - so that fits.
Guy, if I've got the right guy, it looks like a Royal Signals badge to me - Helena, can you confirm I've circled your grandfather?
Nick
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12/01/2019 21:10:31
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helena
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Here you go!
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13/01/2019 09:16:30
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My mother has these too-neustadt photo dreher
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17/01/2019 09:21:37
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Here is another photo we found if anyone has any info.
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17/01/2019 10:50:43
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NIC
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Hi Helena,
Just out of interest, is your grandpa on this photo at all?
Nick
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"Truly we may say of them, when shall their glory fade?"
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17/01/2019 12:31:21
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helena
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Just checking with my mum but I don?t think so. Where/ when was that photo taken?
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17/01/2019 13:05:57
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Helena,
It's from a large collection of photographs of 1 SS Brigade moving through France and the Netherlands and through Germany to Lubeck & Neustadt...
Here is the Album if you want to browse through...
Click on the thumbnail to open the image then click again to enlarge the image.
Thumbnails that have a grey surround are sub-albums and contain a lot of other images...
Your grandpa was in 1 SS Brigade HQ Troop - hopefully you may spot him and, if you do, can you let us know so we can annotate the photos accordingly .
Have fun...
http://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/HQ+and+Sigs/1+SS+Bde/
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Proud son of Cpl Mick Collins, 5 Troop, No5 Cdo
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17/01/2019 13:50:15
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NIC
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Hi Helena,
I have 'tidied' the photo showing a lorry in a town square and can now tell you it was not Neustadt in Holstein but Oldenburg in Holstein some 26 kms further north...
Your photo shows the Rathaus (Town Hall) from across the market square - then known as Adolf Hitler Platz.
Nick
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17/01/2019 14:11:44
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Oldenburg 2015...
Nick
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17/01/2019 15:56:26
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I think this is him! Sixth from right middle row. Is that possible?
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17/01/2019 17:08:27
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Helena,
Although I can't be sure because of the quality of both photos, I do think it is your grandpa...
Nick
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