Hi Lee and thank you for the explanation. I have now updated our archive. If you get a copy of his death certificate and send it with an application for his service record which is free this may confirm dates and other specifics such as wounds etc. and will show his service number. If you send it without a copy of his death certificate you may find it refused due to the 116 year rule that the MOD apply. Here is how to apply: https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-records-of-service
Hi and thanks for providing the photo of your Grandfather which I will add to the gallery. On the flag your grandfather gives his address as a police station at Fakenham. This is likely to indicate that he was one of the Police Officers who volunteered for commando service in 1942 as part of the Police Intakes to the Commando Basic Training Centre, Achnacarry. I am in the process of adding these Police Officers to the main archive and to date have over 300. I would like to add your grandfather's name if this is the case. Was he by any chance Leonard George Bryer son of Arthur who was also in the Police? If you have any other details such as his dates and places of birth and death, service number, details of police service, please let me know here or you can contact me by email below. I need to place a credit for any photos so could you also leave your full name. Many thanks.
Pete
Some links of interest where your Grandfather's name may eventually appear.
42RM Commando were part of 3 Special Service Brigade which was renamed 3 Commando Brigade. here are some links to information:
I will add the letter in due course. I see he is wearing the Tam O'Shanter in one of the Commando photos so would have been an early commando volunteer. Do you happen to know the date he was attached from the A&SH to No.9 Commando?
Many thanks for providing the letter and a transcript which I will add to the archive over the next few days and post a link here when complete. Can you advise me do you have any other good resolution photo of your Grandfather from his service days. We have this one at present in the gallery:
https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/9/9+Cdo+_7_.jpg.html
Additionally if you provide dates and places of birth and death I can include those. Feel free to email me on the email link below this message should you wish.
Remembering the Fallen and all who suffered life changing injuries during the Korean War including those during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir that commenced on 27 November 1950.
Their original post referred to the IWM online interview with James Anthony Kelly of 41RM Commando about his experiences particularly on D Day where he mentions a RM Commando called Charlie Hall being wounded by an explosion as they ran up the beach. The original post, deleted by the person, enquired if Marine Hall had survived. Hence my response.
The IWM have some excellent oral interviews with veterans who detail their experiences on D Day and of course many other operations. These have been available for some time now, free to listen to, and give excellent detail. You can hear James Kelly talking on the link below. His reference about Marine Hall is on Reel 6:
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