I've been reading the links given further up the page and see that No.3 and No.4 Commando got a mention. They were Army Commando - dad was with...
If you have anything Commando-related that you want to give/sell cheaply to a very good home ... give me a shout please ;) Also, anything to do...
Me too! It's the hand on the hip that did it ... and the hat. What a great photo! Thank you for posting this. I'd love to know what they all got...
Every day, that lady has to live with what happened to her and what she saw. It's heartbreaking.
I've just found out, for sure, that my dad (No.4 Commando) volunteered and was attached to No.2 for the Sicily and Salerno Landings. He fought...
I have you to thank for getting me to scan the first pages of a book I was about to 'let go'. I saw 'The Jungle Is Neutral' by F Spencer Chapman...
Well done! I saw this elsewhere and mentioned it on another Forum I inhabit.
Thanks for that video - I hadn't seen it before. I was waiting for the bit where the Commando, when asked about Montgomery by Rommel, says that...
We remember them and the countless other people from all parts of the globe who took part. Thank you.
You are ... and I nearly put Vlissingen this morning - wish I had now. :)
I visited Sword Beach about 8 years ago - I will go back and spend more time there and around Hauger in the next year or two. Remembering all...
The 70th isn't until 2014 ... if this thread is still here I'll see what I can do. :) Question ... is it urqh or urgh? The latter sounds like what...
Thank you. Yes, I had read it. :) My dad told me about waving at the planes when I was little - I was shocked, he just grinned.
I saw the thread title this morning and knew I had to read it. So terribly sad - but I'm glad his father survived ... some comfort. There are so...
Thank you, Ruud. My dad had a soft spot for the Dutch people - I inherited it. :) I'm heading over to Flushing for the 70th Anniversary of the...
I can't remember if I've read it - I know I've read the details of his being awarded the VC ... I'd be very grateful if you could send it to me....
You're not alone - a lot of people were a tad annoyed about what they read in the article and thought that the author was dissing the Commandos...
I understood urqh's post ... apart from the 'laager' bit - but I googled that. I'm trying to find out why and when dad was in Italy. No.4 didn't...
Good morning and thank you all! I'm about to set off for work so will drop by this evening. Just wanted to say, Fred, that I became a member of...
I'd made two posts before seeing this so please excuse me. I had a quick look at the questionnaire so here goes ... I'm called Eileen but the name...