Messages posted by: Marcel

I stand corrected.
Thanks, Nick!

Marcel

Hello Nick,

I have no information on his parent unit. I considered he might also be part of RM commando, but thought these were only assigned to the Normandy campaign (not the operation in the Scheldt Estuary and Operation Plunder later on). I thought the second front meant the whole of Western Europe.

Regards,
Marcel

Hello Nick,

Thank you for willing to help me out. I own a combat helmet from WW2 that is named Freeman and bears the initials D H F. It was given to the previous owner by the soldier who survived the war unharmed. He told him it was his when he served as part of the Commando forces through the second front. When the war ended he continued civilian life. I also know the town where this soldier lived in the seventies, when he gave the helmet away.

As far as I could find out, there lived a person with this name in the small town, but he has passed away. I tracked down a nephew of him on the internet. He asked his father about this soldier, but it seems this is not the commando I'm looking for (middle initial and unit don't match).
It seems (through ancestry.uk) the soldier on his turn had a cousin of about the same age, with the right initials, but not from the town this helmet was picked up. I haven't found out if this could be the commando. In this case it wouldn't be his personal helmet anymore, but it might be a way how it got into his possession.

Although a more common name, I feel it still has a good chance that I might find the commando as I have also his initials to narrow information down. As he went through the second front unharmed, he can only be linked to 3 commando units: 3, 4 and 6 Commando

Do you know any other ways of finding the right person? Through a list of names or through other verterans that still might recall him?

Many thanks in advance!
Marcel

Hello All,

As a collector I could add a piece of equipment to my collection, which was once owned by D. H. Freeman. A soldier who served as a commando and fought on the second front. Can someone please help me find the unit of this man?

Thanks a lot in advance!

All the best,
Marcel