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18/11/2020 12:10:39
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LYNDATAYLOR
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Joined: 18/11/2020 12:02:09
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Please could anyone give me any information about this person?Ronald Dennis John Burns?Marine No PLY/X 4899 Royal Marines?this is/was my dad whom I have no photos and childhood memories of?now at the age of 69 it would be a dream come true to even just have a photo of him?Thankyou so much for any information❤️
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19/11/2020 13:41:59
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Pete
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Hello Lynda
Ours is an online archive so in the main everything we have is on the website. Our photo galleries are extensive with many in the photos yet to be identified, but first you have to establish what role he had in the Royal Marines, ie. RM Commando or RM as, unlike today, in WW2 not all Royal Marines were RM Commandos. We know that our records are not complete and as we are a commando family archive, rather than 'official', we do not have access to official service records. However you can apply for a copy of your Fathers. How to do so can be found on the link below. Some service records give more detail than others but it is a first place to start.
http://www.commandoveterans.org/ServiceRecords
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Pete Rogers, son of LSgt Joe Rogers MM & nephew of TSM Ken McAllister. Both No2 Commando.
God and the Soldier, all men adore, In time of danger and not before.
When the danger is passed and all things righted, God is forgotten, and the Soldier slighted.
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21/11/2020 09:46:56
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NIC
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Hi Lynda,
I will try and find out as much about your father as possible, but as Pete says this Archive does not have access to official documents. You need to start your research by applying to the MoD for a scan of his service record - I have sent you the appropriate forms...
Nick
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Nick Collins,
Commando Association Historical Archivist & Photographer.
Proud son of Cpl Mick Collins, 5 Troop, No5 Cdo
"Truly we may say of them, when shall their glory fade?"
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