Service records

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Hi chaps and chapesse's!

At long last I have received my late fathers service record. He transferred to the Commandos from the Middlesex Rgt being Taken Off Strength on 03/01/44. He is then transferred to Holding Commando on 28/01/44 which was at Wrexham.

Was it the practice to transfer men permenantly only on successful completion of commando training, if so this answers a few of the many questions we have!

We are certain he took part in D day as he was wounded and he received a disabled servicemans pension because of it.

However on his record the next entry after transfer to Commandos is posted to X (IV) list on 02/07/44 which I presume is 4 Commando, can anyone confirm whether this is correct.

He then has entries embarking for France on 02/07/44, which ties in with the return of minor wounded to active service and replacements from HOC.

What happened to the period between 28/01/44 and July!? there are no entries except one which appears to have been written in pencil and has a middlesex regt stamp over it.

Mind you he was also discharged fully fit! in 1947

Any suggestions would be most welcome, I am also aware that a lot of records have no mention of quite a lot of seervice. My Uncle took part in most actions from D Day to the liberation of concetration camps and officially never left England according to the War office at the time as no one had bothered to write up his docs!

:D

Hi Stephen,
Just a couple of points that, hopefully, will make your father's records a little clearer!

TOS = Taken ON Strength
SOS = Struck OFF Strength

The X (iv) List does not stand for No4 Cdo -
Here is a brief explanation of X Lists:

NIC wrote:Hi Stephen,
Just a couple of points that, hopefully, will make your father's records a little clearer!

TOS = Taken ON Strength
SOS = Struck OFF Strength

The X (iv) List does not stand for No4 Cdo -
Here is a brief explanation of X Lists:

Nic, Thanks for that it clears up a lot of questions, especially the bit that mentions being lost! that would explain the missing 6 months!!!

And yes, I couldn't sleep either!!