By David J. Howarth
About The Site:
This site is dedicated to the memory of Special Forces from World War 2 to the present who served and died in places and under circumstances most of us can only imagine in our worst nightmares.
My research has taken nearly 40 years and is sadly still ongoing as wars and conflicts show no sign of abating worldwide.
I sincerely hope that no information,errors or omissions cause any offence to families or Associations.
I hope this site serves as an everlasting memorial to past,present and future Special Forces.
Please feel free to contact me re errors or additional material.
In memory of my late father-in-law Adam Anderson,PPA 1944-45.
John Robertson, Ayr, Scotland
Please note all dates given numerically are in the British format. i.e. 5.3.2008 is 5th March 2008 and not 3rd May 2008
RIP John Robertson
It is with great sadness that i have to report the passing of my dad, John Robertson. Today June 9th he passed away after a long, hard battle with cancer. He began this site 15 years ago after many years of passion for military history. The site has grown and grown due to his love of helping people find out more about lost relatives.
My research has taken nearly 40 years and is sadly still ongoing as wars and conflicts show no sign of abating worldwide.
I sincerely hope that no information,errors or omissions cause any offence to families or Associations.
I hope this site serves as an everlasting memorial to past,present and future Special Forces.
Please feel free to contact me re errors or additional material.
In memory of my late father-in-law Adam Anderson,PPA 1944-45.
John Robertson, Ayr, Scotland
Please note all dates given numerically are in the British format. i.e. 5.3.2008 is 5th March 2008 and not 3rd May 2008
RIP John RobertsonIt is with great sadness that i have to report the passing of my dad, John Robertson. Today June 9th he passed away after a long, hard battle with cancer. He began this site 15 years ago after many years of passion for military history. The site has grown and grown due to his love of helping people find out more about lost relatives.
| Category | Entries |
|---|---|
| 14th INTELL - 14th Intelligence Company,Intelligence Corps (now Special Reconnaissance Regiment) | Roll of Honour : 9 Awards : 7 Images : 18 |
| 200 FLIGHT RAAF - Royal Australian Air Force 200 (Special Duties ) Flight | Roll of Honour : 32 Awards : 0 Images : 17 |
| 22 SAS - 22nd Special Air Service Regiment | Roll of Honour : 156 Awards : 249 Images : 546 |
| 3 CDO BDE - 3rd Commando Brigade,Royal Marines 1946 - | Roll of Honour : 1038 Awards : 990 Images : 511 |
| AATTV - Australian Army Training Team Vietnam | Roll of Honour : 34 Awards : 122 Images : 125 |
| AIR AMERICA - Civil Air Transport (CAT) and Air America (CIA owned and operated) | Roll of Honour : 243 Awards : 1 Images : 41 |
| AIR COMMANDO - U.S.A.A.F. Air Commando Groups 1944-1945 | Roll of Honour : 132 Awards : 37 Images : 144 |
| AIR COMMANDO 2 - U.S.A.F. Air Commando units postwar | Roll of Honour : 1185 Awards : 516 Images : 1716 |
| ALAMO SCOUTS - U.S. 6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit | Roll of Honour : 13 Awards : 28 Images : 36 |
| ARMY CDOS - British Army Commandos and Special Service Troops 1940-45 | Roll of Honour : 1138 Awards : 616 Images : 656 |
| AUSTRALIAN COMMANDOS - Independent Companies and Commando Squadrons AIF | Roll of Honour : 321 Awards : 40 Images : 97 |
| AUSTRALIAN COMMANDOS 2 - Australian Commando units postwar | Roll of Honour : 25 Awards : 13 Images : 47 |
| BEACH JUMPERS - U.S. Navy Beach Jumper Units (Special Warfare) | Roll of Honour : 5 Awards : 2 Images : 17 |
| BELGIUM - Belgian Secret Agents | Roll of Honour : 212 Awards : 17 Images : 60 |
| CANADIAN PARA - 1st Canadian Parachute Bn 1942-45 | Roll of Honour : 146 Awards : 14 Images : 73 |
| CANADIAN SPECIAL OPS - Canadian Special Ops and Airborne Forces postwar | Roll of Honour : 80 Awards : 18 Images : 78 |
| CARPETBAGGERS - U.S.A.A.F.-O.S.S. Special Operations Units 1943-45 | Roll of Honour : 231 Awards : 14 Images : 149 |
| CHINDITS 1943 - 77th Indian Infantry Brigade (1st Chindit Expedition) | Roll of Honour : 527 Awards : 58 Images : 44 |
| CHINDITS 1944 - 3rd Indian Infantry Division (Special Force) (2nd Chindit Expedition) | Roll of Honour : 1790 Awards : 327 Images : 130 |
| CIA - U.S. Central Intelligence Agency | Roll of Honour : 117 Awards : 39 Images : 291 |
| COASTWATCHERS - Allied Coast Watch Organisation (Allied Intelligence Bureau) 1941-45 | Roll of Honour : 22 Awards : 39 Images : 43 |
| CODE TALKERS - U.S. Marine Corps Navajo Code Talkers | Roll of Honour : 14 Awards : 0 Images : 27 |
| COPP - Combined Operations Pilotage Parties | Roll of Honour : 12 Awards : 63 Images : 77 |
| CZECHOSLOVAKIA - Czech Secret Agents | Roll of Honour : 20 Awards : 1 Images : 30 |
| DAMBUSTERS - 617 (Special Duties) Squadron,R.A.F. 1943-45 | Roll of Honour : 204 Awards : 155 Images : 311 |
| DETACHMENT 385 - Royal Marine Detachment 385 (Small Operations Group) | Roll of Honour : 6 Awards : 0 Images : 7 |
| EOD - British Explosive Ordnance Disposal units 1940- | Roll of Honour : 152 Awards : 345 Images : 113 |
| FIJI GUERILLAS - No 1 Commando Fiji Guerillas | Roll of Honour : 14 Awards : 35 Images : 11 |
| FORCE RECON - U.S. Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance | Roll of Honour : 565 Awards : 337 Images : 721 |
| FRANCE - French Secret Agents | Roll of Honour : 36 Awards : 40 Images : 93 |
| FRESHMAN - Operation Freshman | Roll of Honour : 41 Awards : 0 Images : 21 |
| FSSF - First Special Service Force (The Devil's Brigade or the North Americans) | Roll of Honour : 501 Awards : 206 Images : 4747 |
| GREEN BERETS - U.S.Army Special Forces | Roll of Honour : 1250 Awards : 1365 Images : 2947 |
| HOLLAND - Dutch Secret Agents | Roll of Honour : 83 Awards : 8 Images : 72 |
| INDIAN PARA - 50th and 77th Indian Parachute Brigades 1941-46 | Roll of Honour : 274 Awards : 5 Images : 11 |
| JEDBURGH - Jedburgh Teams (BCRA,OSS,SOE) | Roll of Honour : 36 Awards : 162 Images : 191 |
| LRDG - Long Range Desert Group (formerly Long Range Patrol Unit) | Roll of Honour : 57 Awards : 129 Images : 197 |
| MARS TASK FORCE - U.S. Army 5332nd Brigade (Provisional) | Roll of Honour : 64 Awards : 71 Images : 45 |
| MARSOC - U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations Command | Roll of Honour : 41 Awards : 39 Images : 101 |
| MERRILL'S MARAUDERS - U.S.Army 5307 Composite Unit (Provisional) (Task Force Galahad) | Roll of Honour : 356 Awards : 4039 Images : 1063 |
| NCDUs - U.S. Navy Naval Combat Demolition Units | Roll of Honour : 40 Awards : 30 Images : 76 |
| NIGHTSTALKERS - U.S.Army 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) | Roll of Honour : 104 Awards : 91 Images : 150 |
| NORWAY - Norwegian Secret Agents | Roll of Honour : 393 Awards : 65 Images : 504 |
| OSS - U.S. Office of Strategic Services | Roll of Honour : 156 Awards : 2024 Images : 600 |
| PALESTINE - Palestinian Secret Agents | Roll of Honour : 23 Awards : 0 Images : 28 |
| PARAMARINES - 1st Marine Parachute Regiment,U.S.M.C. 1940-44 | Roll of Honour : 99 Awards : 37 Images : 63 |
| PARAS - Parachute Regiment 1941 - 45 | Roll of Honour : 2358 Awards : 667 Images : 489 |
| PARAS 2 - Parachute Regiment postwar | Roll of Honour : 468 Awards : 687 Images : 281 |
| PHANTOM - Phantom Signals | Roll of Honour : 42 Awards : 63 Images : 144 |
| POLAND - Polish Secret Agents | Roll of Honour : 6 Awards : 1 Images : 16 |
| POLISH PARA - Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade 1941-47 | Roll of Honour : 98 Awards : 246 Images : 112 |
| PPA - Popski's Private Army (No 1 Demolition Squadron) | Roll of Honour : 15 Awards : 26 Images : 532 |
| RAF SPECIAL DUTIES - Royal Air Force Special Duties Squadrons WW2 | Roll of Honour : 808 Awards : 388 Images : 230 |
| RAIDERS - U.S.Marine Corps Raider Battalions | Roll of Honour : 343 Awards : 197 Images : 651 |
| RAN BEACH COMMANDOS - Royal Australian Navy Beach Commandos 1942-45 | Roll of Honour : 5 Awards : 4 Images : 86 |
| RANCDT - Royal Australian Navy Clearance Diving Teams | Roll of Honour : 2 Awards : 46 Images : 52 |
| RANGERS - U.S.Army Ranger Battalions 1942-1945 | Roll of Honour : 565 Awards : 390 Images : 631 |
| RANGERS 2 - U.S.Army Ranger Units Postwar | Roll of Honour : 751 Awards : 435 Images : 1291 |
| RHODESIA - Rhodesian Special Forces | Roll of Honour : 129 Awards : 156 Images : 239 |
| RM CDOS - Royal Marine Commandos 1942-45 | Roll of Honour : 870 Awards : 203 Images : 332 |
| RMBPD - Royal Marines Boom Patrol Detachment (Cockleshell Heroes) | Roll of Honour : 9 Awards : 7 Images : 20 |
| RN CDOS - Royal Navy Commandos | Roll of Honour : 20 Awards : 146 Images : 45 |
| RSR - Raiding Support Regiment | Roll of Honour : 20 Awards : 18 Images : 38 |
| SAS - Special Air Service Regiment (1941-1945) | Roll of Honour : 511 Awards : 601 Images : 1856 |
| SAS (TA) - Special Air Service Regiment (Territorial and Volunteer Units) | Roll of Honour : 25 Awards : 53 Images : 25 |
| SASNZ - Special Air Service (New Zealand) | Roll of Honour : 13 Awards : 46 Images : 38 |
| SASR - Special Air Service Regiment (Australia) | Roll of Honour : 68 Awards : 81 Images : 194 |
| SBS - Special Boat Sections (Army Commando) | Roll of Honour : 13 Awards : 55 Images : 76 |
| SCOUTS AND RAIDERS - U.S. Navy Scouts and Raiders WW2 | Roll of Honour : 7 Awards : 20 Images : 23 |
| SCUS - R.A.F. Servicing Commando Units | Roll of Honour : 17 Awards : 24 Images : 17 |
| SEALS - U.S. Navy Seal Teams | Roll of Honour : 249 Awards : 158 Images : 1009 |
| SIS - Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) plus MI5,MI9,etc | Roll of Honour : 89 Awards : 186 Images : 458 |
| SOE - Special Operations Executive | Roll of Honour : 437 Awards : 929 Images : 1686 |
| SRU - Sea Reconnaissance Unit | Roll of Honour : 0 Awards : 3 Images : 22 |
| UDTs - U.S. Navy Underwater Demolition Teams | Roll of Honour : 87 Awards : 151 Images : 128 |
| US PARAS - U.S. Parachute Infantry Regiments (WW2) | Roll of Honour : 5671 Awards : 2534 Images : 1590 |
| US PARAS 2 - U.S. Parachute and Airborne Infantry Regiments (postwar) | Roll of Honour : 5855 Awards : 2209 Images : 5762 |
| USACAPOC - U.S.Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command | Roll of Honour : 112 Awards : 77 Images : 164 |
| V FORCE - British V Force,Burma 1942-45 | Roll of Honour : 2 Awards : 5 Images : 9 |
| VIPER FORCE - Viper Force,Royal Marines | Roll of Honour : 6 Awards : 3 Images : 1 |
| X CRAFT AND CHARIOTS - Royal Navy Midget Submarines and Human Torpedoes | Roll of Honour : 39 Awards : 69 Images : 66 |
| ZSU - Z Special Unit | Roll of Honour : 55 Awards : 85 Images : 82 |
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