Commando
Commando
Hi everyone
I have been asked by a few of my family to find any info I can about my uncle Peter, he was the hero of the family and was a commando in WW2
I know he won the MM at Dieppe and took part in the Normandy landings, but that is it. I have no idea if he took part in the battle for Walcheren island or any other scrap which involved the commandos
I do have his number though and the unit he served when he won his MM;
Lance Sergeant Peter Francis McCarthy 3775704, C Troop No 4 Commando
Can anybody help?
Regards
Yan
I have been asked by a few of my family to find any info I can about my uncle Peter, he was the hero of the family and was a commando in WW2
I know he won the MM at Dieppe and took part in the Normandy landings, but that is it. I have no idea if he took part in the battle for Walcheren island or any other scrap which involved the commandos
I do have his number though and the unit he served when he won his MM;
Lance Sergeant Peter Francis McCarthy 3775704, C Troop No 4 Commando
Can anybody help?
Regards
Yan
Re: Commando
Are you aware of this website ?
http://www.commandoveterans.org/4Commando
His name appears on the nominal roll for No 4 Commando here
http://www.commandoveterans.org/4CommandoNomRollI-O
Do you have his service records ?
https://www.gov.uk/government/collectio ... ce-records
Good hunting !
http://www.commandoveterans.org/4Commando
His name appears on the nominal roll for No 4 Commando here
http://www.commandoveterans.org/4CommandoNomRollI-O
Do you have his service records ?
https://www.gov.uk/government/collectio ... ce-records
Good hunting !
Re: Commando
Thanks Richie.
I don't have any records of him, that is the problem, I last saw him in 1982 at my fathers funeral.
I am not sure if he stayed with 4 commando through out the war or transferred to another commando.
Regards
Ian.
I don't have any records of him, that is the problem, I last saw him in 1982 at my fathers funeral.
I am not sure if he stayed with 4 commando through out the war or transferred to another commando.
Regards
Ian.
Re: Commando
His service record from MOD should show his unit history.yantaylor wrote:Thanks Richie.
I don't have any records of him, that is the problem, I last saw him in 1982 at my fathers funeral.
I am not sure if he stayed with 4 commando through out the war or transferred to another commando.
Regards
Ian.
Re: Commando
Ritchie, I have tried the 4 cdo web site, but when I joined their forum my computer warned me that their site was not secure, so I logged off.
Yan.
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Re: Commando
Yan,
Did you ever sign up with www.ww2talk.com at all? Advice on service records and the like for British and Commonwealth forces is something they thrive on.
Gary
Did you ever sign up with www.ww2talk.com at all? Advice on service records and the like for British and Commonwealth forces is something they thrive on.
Gary
Re: Commando
I didn't think of that site Garry, thanks.
I will sign up and repeat my first message on this thread.
Regards
Yan.
I will sign up and repeat my first message on this thread.
Regards
Yan.