No. 2 Commando

I think I already know the answer, but is there a book that just covers No. 2 Commando's exploits in full?

thanks
Paul

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Paul,

There is no book to my knowledge. However we are very fortunate in that we have the No. 2 Commando War Diary, the CVA history of 2 Commando written by our dear friend the late Bob Bishop MC of No.2 Cdo, the constant help and information received from No. 2 Commando veterans like Eric Buckmaster ( much of which goes unseen by most as Eric patiently responds to the many information requests from me about photos in our gallery, or to relatives who want to know more about those who served in No.2 ) , the information and photos provided by relatives of men from No.2 Cdo. such as Mrs Desiree Roderick MBE, Peter Copland , and so many others, which has led to almost 600 photos purely relating to No.2 Commando being provided to the CVA and now in our gallery. And that figure does not include the documents relating to No.2 that we have, photos of war graves of No.2 Commandos, nor photos of the Commando Association reunions attended by No.2 and others.

I consider we are very fortunate indeed

You?re absolutely right Pete

All the resources on here (not just No. 2 Commando) are absolutely second to none, I explore the site a lot but I still keep constantly keep finding new seems of information.

The only down side is though, I can?t take it on holiday!!

Cheers
Paul

Pete

Do you have the WO number for the No. 2 War Diary at the National Archives?

cheers
Paul

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Hi Paul

From this link click on Special Services and it will take you to the Army Commando WO 218 and other archives including the RM Commandos ref. DEFE 2. It is worth reading the National Archives description of files contained in DEFE2 even if looking just for Army Commandos

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/research-guides/army-second-world-war-operations.htm

Regards

Pete

Ps. Have you seen this post : http://www.commandoveterans.org/cdoForum/posts/list/2389.page;jsessionid=73475E69CF3A79CCE2D727D5F8E0CD14

Thanks Pete

Great link, finding stuff in the NA is never particularly intuitive!

Cheers
Paul