RM Museum wrote:48 RM Commando

Formed at Deal 2/13 March 1944 from 7th Battalion and disbanded at Beeding, near Horsham, on 31 January 1946

Trained at Achnacarry 13 March to 3 April 1944;
6 June landed in Normandy and captured the strongpoint at Langrune-sur-Mer where the Commando remained on security duties after suffering 50 per cent casualties;
9 June reinforcements arrived, bringing strength to 250, before advance to Douvres for patrolling;
11 June in Orne line and next day advanced 1,000yds to Sallenelles where the Commando in a defence line for 60 days, although the number of patrols was limited so as not to interfere with other Commandos' patrols, since there were four Commandos on a 2,000yds front.
On 20 August moved from Troarn, bypassing Dozule to advance in daylight to reach Clermont-en-Auge, attacked German field batteries etc before midday, and later secured high ground overlooking Dozule;
25 August outflanked enemy positions near Beuzeville which were mortaring 46 RM Cdo, and next night infiltrated behind this town to St Maclou with 41 RM Cdo; advanced across Seine to Valmont against no opposition;
5?13 September in Valmont for rest; policed Le Havre for next two days;
18?27 September held front of 10,000yds investing Dunkirk and patrolling.
October trained for Walcheren operation;
on 1 November landed on Walcheren, clearing south of the 'gap' and successfully assaulted W13 battery about 1600 hours;
D+1 (2 November) captured strongpoint W287 at first light (0630 hours), 'A' Troop entering Zouteland at 1100 hours before 47 RM Cdo passed through;
clearing dunes while other units gave support fire from north of the 'gap'; the Commando moved north to support 41 RM Cdo on D+4 (5 November) before being withdrawn on 12 November.
After rest at Haan, moved to Goes (South Beveland) training reinforcements;
three Troops, 'X', 'Y', and 'Z' under command of 47 RM Cdo as only infantry in Oosterhout area at the end of December.
During March 1945 the Commando mounted five raids against Schowen and Overflakkee, the Commando suffering casualties on mines.
On 25 March in defensive positions on the River Maas at s'Hertogenbosch, a road and rail centre 6,000yds from German positions; enemy artillery and patrols were active;
in April on a quieter front of 35,000yds, as reserve to Belgians and Dutch near Kapelsches Veer;
raided in dories into the Biesbosch, among marshes and waterlogged islands;
23 April last operation by this Commando to rescue a patrol in the Biesbosch without casualties before ceasing fire, except for defence.
From 1 May to 31 August based at Minden (Germany) as defence force for the HQ of Allied Naval Commander Expeditionary Force (ANCXF);
September to 21 October at Waltrop and near by controlling displaced persons (DPs).
October to November 1945 the Commando on occupational duties at Kreis Buren looking after two camps of DPs, with patrols based on five burgomasters' offices; these patrols stopped 'black market' rackets, rapes and armed robberies;
Marine officers organised camp improvements before returning to UK on 29 November and disbanded January 1946...