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Lt M J Knottenbelt, Sgt Wim van der Veer, Cpl G Ubels, Nick J de Koning & Rudy A Blatt.

[url]http://www.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/10IA/Dutch/ref+A6a+1944+India.jpg.html[/url]


Lt Knottenbelt & Sgt van der Veer were attached to 44 RM Cdo and Cpl Ubels, Pte de Koning and Pte Blatt attached to No5 Cdo.

Here is Rudy Blatt's detailed account of fleeing German occupied Nederlands, his time in The Commandos and action in Burma with No5.

[url]http://resources21.kb.nl/gvn/EVDO01/pdf/EVDO01_JHM01_KBN006000004.pdf[/url]

[url]http://resources21.kb.nl/gvn/EVDO01/pdf/EVDO01_JHM01_KBN006000005.pdf[/url]

[url]http://resources21.kb.nl/gvn/EVDO01/pdf/EVDO01_JHM01_KBN006000006.pdf[/url]

[url]http://resources21.kb.nl/gvn/EVDO01/pdf/EVDO01_JHM01_KBN006000007.pdf[/url]



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Jedburgh team ?Claude?, dropped near Arnhem, September 17, 1944
1. Capt. Jacobus Groenewoud (Dutch)
2. [b]Lt. Maarten Knottenbelt (Dutch)[/b]
3. Lt. Harvey Todd (US)
4. Sgt. Scott (US)

SAS team ?Gobbe?, dropped near Westerbork, September 26, 1944
1. Lt. Emile Defefve (Belgium)
2. Sgt. Siffert (Begium)
3. Corp. Demoor (Belgium)
4. Lt. Levaux (Belgium)
5. [b]Sgt. Rudy Blatt (Dutch)[/b]

SAS team ?Portia? dropped near Veenhuizen, October 11, 1944
1. C. Michels (Dutch)
2. [b]W. v.d. Veer (Dutch)[/b]
3. [b]N. de Koning (Dutch)[/b]
4. Sgt. R. Greenwood (Belgium)

Jedburgh team ?Gambling?, dropped near Barneveld, april 3, 1945
1. Major A.H. Clutton
2. [b]Capt. M.J. Knottenbelt[/b]
3. Sgt. J.S.S. Menzies



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Kevin


[[color=green]Moderator's note: The first set of photos refered to by Kevin asking for them to be uploaded into the gallery are now in the 2 Troop sub-album in the No10(IA) Album, Nick[/color]

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[color=green][Moderator's note: I have inserted a slightly enhanced copy of this photo in the hope that the commando can be more readily identified.
Please contact me (or any of my fellow Moderators if you can recognise the dutch commando so that we can annotate his photo accordingly. Nick [/color]]]> https://forum.commandoveterans.org/cdoForum/posts/preList/1818/7649.page https://forum.commandoveterans.org/cdoForum/posts/preList/1818/7649.page GMT Yes of course I'll add them to the Gallery.
What a great picture and piece of social history the large wedding group is - and I think I can put a name to a couple of the commandos on the photo too.

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I have sent you an email with the names of some of the Dutch Commandos on the photos you posted. I will forward that mail to Pete so that he can put the names with the photos in the gallery.

Cheers,

Jack ]]> https://forum.commandoveterans.org/cdoForum/posts/preList/1818/7651.page https://forum.commandoveterans.org/cdoForum/posts/preList/1818/7651.page GMT
I have sent you an email with the names of some of the Dutch Commandos on the photos you posted. I will forward that mail to Pete so that he can put the names with the photos in the gallery.

Cheers,

Jack [/quote]

Hi Jack,
Can you send me the names as I'll be posting the photos for Kevin.

Cheers,
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Bill Timmer and Mair Eluned Williams, Albert and Eileen and Cees de Ruiter & Eileen Rowland are all identified.
I have also discovered that another Dutch Commando who was lucky enough to marry a Welsh bride was Kees de Graaf, so is it possible that the couple in fourth photo is Kees and his bride, Kathleen Rowlands?



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Great photos Kevin, please thank Jan Timmer for them - I know Jack (and friends in the Commando Museum) are equally as excited as I am.

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