Messages posted by: MBrockway

Another year passes.

Not forgotten.

Mark

Another year passes.

Still we remember them.

Mark

Remembering all the Liverpool Scottish of No 4 Independent Company

Mark

This short video by the National Army Museum of Roy Cadman (No 3 Cdo) talking toggle ropes is worth a watch ...

https://youtu.be/zOmBmh0z3ks

Enjoy!
Mark

Not forgotten

Mark

Today is the 78th Anniversary of Tom McCormack finally succumbing to the grenade fragment wounds he sustained at Operation Chariot some 11 days before.

By now he was at the military hospital set up in the École primaire supérieure de jeunes filles in the Rue Jean Macé in RENNES where he was cared for by a team of French volunteer medics.

According to witnesses, his funeral on 15 Apr 1942 was attended by 5,000 local Rennais, despite orders from the German occupiers against mass gatherings.

The event thus became one of the first protests against the Nazi occupiers.

To this day, Tom is well remembered in both Rennes and St Nazaire, as well of course as this side of the Channel.

We will remember him

Mark

I've certainly heard that too.

My old next-door neighbour was on subs in WW2 and did a lapel badge of his boat - HMS Unseen - out of a spoon. All done while on war patrol in the Med.

Mark

Just spotted this fine example of the No 2 Commando cap badge in the next Dix, Noonan & Webb medals and militaria auction (26 & 27 September 2018) ...

Lot Description
No. 2 Commando Cap Badge, being a white metal dagger 5 cms in length with two lug fasteners mounted on a piece of shaped leatherette, very good condition £200-300

Footnote
Note: Vendor states that it came into his possession from the original soldier.

Webpage: https://www.dnw.co.uk/auctions/catalogue/lot.php?auction_id=478&lot_id=41304

(I am not in any way connected with this lot nor DNW and I will not be bidding for this item)

Mark

These posts underline just how much is involved in moderating a forum such as ours and how much of that goes on behind the scenes.

A big THANK YOU to all the Admin team - keep up the good work

Mark

A sad day for riflemen and commandos everywhere.

I had the great pleasure of meeting Corran at the St Nazaire Raid 70th Anniversary commemorations in France in 2012.

He was a remarkable man.

My thoughts are with his family and loved ones.

He will not be forgotten.

Mark

Remembering today Tom McCormack, who a fortnight after the raid finally succumbed to his wounds on this day 76 years ago.

We shall remember them all and their sacrifice.

Remembering today Tom McCormack on the 76th anniversary of his death from the wounds sustained on the raid.

This year I am posting Stephen's lovely pictures of the four friends on leave in 1941 - Sid Murdoch, Tom McCormack, Ken McAllister and Bill Hughes.

We shall not forget them.

Mark

That's much better - thanks Craig!

Coupled with the list of names makes this a really useful research document.

Mark

A 1 Cdo Brigade post-action battle report covering Operation Belle Isle is available over on WW2Talk.

Link to image (via image hosting site) ...
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/924/fL3PrU.jpg

Actual image (sorry, I don't know how to resize for a better fit!) ...

Link to the topic, which is only tangentially about this Op. ...
http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/possible-help-with-identifying-commando-ssi.68744/

The Order of Service for the Peace Thanksgiving Service in May 1945 (shown in the topic) has the names of the Fallen from Operation Belle Isle boxed in pencil, so the Op obviously meant a great deal to Marine Bill Eddy.

Mark

Interesting contemporary Daily Sketch article on 'Doc' Harden over on the WW2Talk forum here ...
Link: http://ww2talk.com/index.php?attachments/img002-jpg.190054/

Image (sorry - don't know how to resize for a better fit!) ...

A moving quotation from his widow too.

Link to the complete topic, but which is not primarily about 'Doc' Harden:
http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/possible-help-with-identifying-commando-ssi.68744/

Mark