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The Commando Association Newsletter No.81 September 1985

I am missing this issue of the Commando Association newsletter, does anyone have a copy they would be willing to share?
Many thanks in advance
Guy

3384304 L/Cpl. Harold Trevor BLINMAN East Lancashire Regiment & 6 Commando
L/Cpl. Blinman's C.W.G.C. entry doesn't include reference to his Commando service
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2541470/blinman,-harold-trevor/

1507949 Gunner John Leslie REGAN Royal Artillery
Enlisted in the Royal Artillery in 17th July 1939
Transferred to the Royal Welch Fusiliers 5th October 1939
Posted to the 148th Training Brigade 20th October 1943
Commissioned in the Royal Fusiliers (315706) 27th April 1944 (London Gazette 23rd June 1944 p.2980)

Becky,
Belated best wishes to your grandfather for his 100th birthday.
Did your grandfather initially serve with a Territorial Battalion of the Herefordshire Regiment, which formed part of the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry Regiment?
His cap badge on his side cap is from the Herefordshire Regiment.
Guy

Derek Peter JARRAM 14th May 1925 Loughborough, Leicestershire - 1999 Leicester

Kelvin,
The photograph was taken at Holding Operational Commando (H.O.C.) at Hermitage Camp, Wrexham.
Among the Troop are Army and Royal Marine Commandos.
The photograph may have been taken prior to your father's posting to No.4 Commando?

Other H.O.C. Wrexham photographs :

http://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/Holding+Operational+Commando+HOC/

Guy

P.M. sent

5949674 is a Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment service number. Eric initially enlisted in the Beds & Herts before transferring to the Royal Engineers.
Eric was serving in the Far East with the 5th Battalion Beds & Herts Regiment, he appears on a nominal roll of men serving 18th Division Head Quarters and Infantry.
The photograph you have posted shows Eric with a Royal Engineers cap badge on his side cap.

Guy

Alfred COOPER married Gertrude GUTHERLESS 1Q 1912 Pontefract

Alfred N. COOPER born 1912 Scarborough
Sydney R. COOPER born 1917 Pontefract
Claude V. COOPER born 1920 Pontefract
Eric COOPER born 1921 Scarborough

Possibly :

Claude Vernon COOPER 13th January 1920 - 2Q 1972 Leicester ?

Guy

324965 Lt. James William WILKINSON M.M. Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment
Commissioned 21st July 1944 (London Gazette 22nd September 1944 p. 4377)

Craig,
Does the casualty form state the date that George was wounded, I can't find him in the casualty lists?
Guy

Craig,
Can you confirm your grandfather's service number, I am struggling to find him in the casualty lists?
Guy

Greg D wrote:Many thanks for the replies - I hadn?t thought about a misinterpretation of what was written on the photo, but that seems to have been the case here. There is another photo taken at the same time that pretty much confirms this. I?ll attach below.

2698245 Lance Sergeant Robert Nelson MEIKLE 2nd Battalion Scots Guards was killed in action 19th April 1945
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2199513/meikle,-robert-nelson/
19 April
The attack on VISSELHOVEDE began in the late morning.
Spandau fire from the same woods on the right of the road caused some casualties, but the two leading squadron/company groups pushed on leaving F Company to clear the woods.
Meanwhile Left Flank advanced from their positions at OTTINGEN 2787 and soon reached the railway 2589 where they linked up with the COLDSTREAM Group advancing on the town from NEUNKIRCHEN 3294.
All went well to begin with the company/squadron groups taking their objectives with little opposition though the left-hand group experienced slight 88mm fire from the area of NINDORF 2289.
However when Battalion H.Q. had crossed the railway and established itself in the centre of the town a counter-attack was put in by 1st Battalion 7 M.G.R. and for once Battalion H.Q. had to fight at extremely close quarters until rescued by various troops and platoons detached from the company/squadron groups.
During this counter-attack Lieutenant The Honourable A.R.H. ERSKINE MC, was badly wounded by a spandau and died shortly afterwards.
Visselhovede 2489 The position was restored after many hectic minutes and a tight defence zone was established in the town for the night.
Many prisoners were captured during the day (approximately 400) including Colonel ORDAN, commanding 5 M.G.R. and many of his staff.

Greg,
The Guards Regiments retain all the service records of ex-Guardsmen .
If you intend to apply for a copy Geroge's service record you will have to apply to;

Scots Guards R.H.Q.
Wellington Barracks
Birdcage Walk
London SW1E 6HQ
020 7414 3324