Messages posted by: NIC

Hi Ciaran,

All the references to Jimmy (Sgt James Synnott, Royal Artillery & No.3 Cdo) have a double 'N' in his surname, whereas you spell it with a single 'N' - can you confirm which is correct?

Nick

Hi Robbie,

I have attached the listing of George Chapman as a PoW in Stalag 11A and the entry in the Cdo Assoc Newsletter, issue 91, August 1990.
Hope this helps your research.

Nick

Hi Jon.

I'm sorry you've not received any replies to you question yet - but I'm sure you appreciate that it's the proverbial needle in the haystack scenario...
The problem is there is very little information to go on other than first/nick names.

Looking at the Nominal Roll for No.7 Commando - which was only recently compiled - but is nowhere near complete - there was a number of commandos called John and the derivative of John was 'Jack'! There are also a lot of commandos with the initial 'J' who might also fit the bill...
Don is probably a derivative of Donald which suggests a Scottish origin - and there were a number of commandos from the London Scottish (regiment)!
Frederick was quite a common first name - I have counted 12 commandos whom we have recorded as being Frederick, but this does not include those whose initial is 'F' or any that we don't have an initial or first name for!
Similarly there are a couple of 'Walters' - but also a lot with the initial 'W'.

I don't suppose your grandmother has any photos of the commandos at 58 St Andrews Road which we could use to compare with photos in the CVA Gallery?

Nick

Yes, that's who I thought - from Whitstable in Kent...

Nick

Hi Laurence,

Did your great uncle, Anthony Burke, have a middle name? And whereabouts did he live?

Nick

Hi manufan,

No.9 Cdo were at Kirkcudbright during Sept/Oct '41 - although at least one Troop at a time was on detachment at Castle Douglas...
The official War Diary for No.9 Cdo, during the month of Oct, shows three entries where 3311891 Private Alexander Watson, H.L.I. (Highland Light Infantry) is mentioned...
Unfortunately the nature of the accident nor the findings of the Court of Inquiry are recorded.

Nick

Hi Sean,

The probability is that he was in 47 RM Cdo if he took part in the D-Day Landings as, at that time, 42 RM Cdo were serving as part of 3 Cdo Brigade out in India/Burma.

Nick

Great Effort, Pete.

Nick

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Jim, it will be good to catch up with you again.

Nick

Thanks Bill

Hi Jim,

You need to make enquiries with the MoD - neither the Commando Veterans Archive Website nor the The Commandos Association have any connection to the MoD nor access to Service Records.

Contact details are:

Disclosures 1 (MP 520)
Army Personnel Centre
Kentigern House
65 Brown Street
Glasgow
G2 8EX

Tel: 0345 600 9663

Email: [email protected]

Nick

Extremely strange policy taken by the CWGC.
Thank you for your efforts Pete, and I will certainly follow up with letters to the CWGC

Nick