Messages posted by: Matt simmons

hi
my dad ronald simmons was at dieppe in 1942 he was part of 40 commando

my father ronald simmons chx2889 originally served at dieppe I've recently found out he served in palestine i have his medal to prove it by this time he was a corporal
anyone with any more info on this event ?
many thanks

matt

my father was in the dieppe raid in 45 commando i don't know much about the politics behind it but i do know lieutenant huntingdon-whitely was chosen because of his connections to the government meaning he was related to stanley baldwin ...and he kept a good secret from what I've read it was a bit of a cock up
my father was wounded there and captured and spent the rest of the war at altengrabow in germany as a pow

I?ve managed to do some digging with help of the guys here
And would you believe it my elder brother had this photo all along
It has no dates on it or unit etc
The lads look terribly young

Hey im a newbie here and love what its is
I?m trying to trace anything about my father
Commando Ronald Simmons I know he was at Dieppe on operation jubilee I?m not 100% sure of his unit
But I have is unique number
Ch/x2889
He ended up a pow in 1942 in Germany till the war ended

Anything you have will be great