Grandfathers Service Record help

I am hoping someone can help me. I have my grandfathers Service record, but as my grandfather passed away before I could find out what unit he was with I am hoping someone may be able to help. He did tell a family member he was with the RM commando's but did not indicate which unit. I did notice in the top left corner there is a hand written 47. Any help is appreciated.
Thank you

Paul

Google 47 Commando. There is a dedicated website.

I have contacts in 47 RMC if you do not get through.

Best wishes.

Bill

http://www.commandoveterans.org/47RMCommando

Bill

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Hi Paul

On the second sheet with his postings most of these seem to be RNAS (Royal Naval Air Stations) in the UK. These were used by the Fleet Air Arm and sometimes linked to RAF bases.

Daedalus - Fleet Air Arm HQ at Lee on Solent
Merlin - RNAS at Donibristle
Landrail at Argyll and later renamed RNAS Machrihanish
Kestrel - RNAS Worthy Down
Ringtail - RNAS Burscough
Sanderling - RNAS Abbotsinch
Dipper - RNAS Henstridge in Dorset
Gannet - RNAS Eglinton Londonderry

Seafire - might be referring to the plane (squadron) Supermarine Seafire which was the naval version of the Spitfire. Kings College London have this document about the Fleet Airm Arm and it contains a list pf abbreviations used. This might help with the letters shown on the record which I thing on a previous forum message had been thought to be SSV. Could it be SSU or Squadron Servicing Unit.

https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/files/2935516/498772.pdf

The Fleet Air Arm have an association with some of the detail that the above has come from. They may be able to give you further advice.

http://www.fleetairarmoa.org/fleet-air-arm-naval-air-stations