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 | Description | Roll Of Honour | Awards | Images | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14th INTELL | 14th Intelligence Company,Intelligence Corps (now Special Reconnaissance Regiment) | 9 | 7 | 19 | 2 |
| 200 FLIGHT RAAF | Royal Australian Air Force 200 (Special Duties ) Flight | 32 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 22 SAS | 22nd Special Air Service Regiment | 156 | 249 | 518 | 0 |
| 3 CDO BDE | 3rd Commando Brigade,Royal Marines 1946 - | 1038 | 497 | 469 | 3 |
| AATTV | Australian Army Training Team Vietnam | 34 | 122 | 113 | 3 |
| AIR AMERICA | Civil Air Transport (CAT) and Air America (CIA owned and operated) | 243 | 1 | 37 | 3 |
| AIR COMMANDO | U.S.A.A.F. Air Commando Groups 1944-1945 | 132 | 37 | 142 | 0 |
| AIR COMMANDO 2 | U.S.A.F. Air Commando units postwar | 1185 | 516 | 1685 | 9 |
| ALAMO SCOUTS | U.S. 6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit | 13 | 28 | 32 | 1 |
| ARMY CDOS | British Army Commandos and Special Service Troops 1940-45 | 1138 | 616 | 608 | 5 |
| AUSTRALIAN COMMANDOS | Independent Companies and Commando Squadrons AIF | 321 | 40 | 66 | 0 |
| AUSTRALIAN COMMANDOS 2 | Australian Commando units postwar | 25 | 13 | 37 | 0 |
| BEACH JUMPERS | U.S. Navy Beach Jumper Units (Special Warfare) | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| BELGIUM | Belgian Secret Agents | 212 | 17 | 57 | 1 |
| CANADIAN PARA | 1st Canadian Parachute Bn 1942-45 | 146 | 14 | 64 | 0 |
| CANADIAN SPECIAL OPS | Canadian Special Ops and Airborne Forces postwar | 80 | 18 | 57 | 3 |
| CARPETBAGGERS | U.S.A.A.F.-O.S.S. Special Operations Units 1943-45 | 231 | 14 | 122 | 2 |
| CHINDITS 1943 | 77th Indian Infantry Brigade (1st Chindit Expedition) | 527 | 58 | 37 | 1 |
| CHINDITS 1944 | 3rd Indian Infantry Division (Special Force) (2nd Chindit Expedition) | 1790 | 327 | 122 | 5 |
| CIA | U.S. Central Intelligence Agency | 117 | 39 | 277 | 1 |
| COASTWATCHERS | Allied Coast Watch Organisation (Allied Intelligence Bureau) 1941-45 | 22 | 39 | 28 | 0 |
| CODE TALKERS | U.S. Marine Corps Navajo Code Talkers | 14 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| COPP | Combined Operations Pilotage Parties | 12 | 63 | 71 | 2 |
| CZECHOSLOVAKIA | Czech Secret Agents | 20 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| DAMBUSTERS | 617 (Special Duties) Squadron,R.A.F. 1943-45 | 204 | 155 | 301 | 3 |
| DETACHMENT 385 | Royal Marine Detachment 385 (Small Operations Group) | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| EOD | British Explosive Ordnance Disposal units 1940- | 152 | 345 | 94 | 0 |
| FIJI GUERILLAS | No 1 Commando Fiji Guerillas | 14 | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| FORCE RECON | U.S. Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance | 565 | 337 | 707 | 1 |
| FRANCE | French Secret Agents | 36 | 40 | 93 | 2 |
| FRESHMAN | Operation Freshman | 41 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| FSSF | First Special Service Force (The Devil's Brigade or the North Americans) | 501 | 206 | 4737 | 3 |
| GREEN BERETS | U.S.Army Special Forces | 1250 | 1357 | 2898 | 17 |
| HOLLAND | Dutch Secret Agents | 83 | 8 | 71 | 1 |
| INDIAN PARA | 50th and 77th Indian Parachute Brigades 1941-46 | 274 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| JEDBURGH | Jedburgh Teams (BCRA,OSS,SOE) | 36 | 162 | 189 | 2 |
| LRDG | Long Range Desert Group (formerly Long Range Patrol Unit) | 57 | 129 | 187 | 3 |
| MARS TASK FORCE | U.S. Army 5332nd Brigade (Provisional) | 64 | 71 | 34 | 0 |
| MARSOC | U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations Command | 41 | 39 | 88 | 0 |
| MERRILL'S MARAUDERS | U.S.Army 5307 Composite Unit (Provisional) (Task Force Galahad) | 356 | 4039 | 1051 | 1 |
| NCDUs | U.S. Navy Naval Combat Demolition Units | 40 | 30 | 60 | 1 |
| NIGHTSTALKERS | U.S.Army 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) | 104 | 91 | 129 | 2 |
| NORWAY | Norwegian Secret Agents | 393 | 65 | 504 | 3 |
| OSS | U.S. Office of Strategic Services | 156 | 2024 | 585 | 6 |
| PALESTINE | Palestinian Secret Agents | 23 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| PARAMARINES | 1st Marine Parachute Regiment,U.S.M.C. 1940-44 | 92 | 23 | 26 | 0 |
| PARAS | Parachute Regiment 1941 - 45 | 2358 | 667 | 414 | 4 |
| PARAS 2 | Parachute Regiment postwar | 468 | 356 | 266 | 3 |
| PHANTOM | Phantom Signals | 42 | 63 | 138 | 0 |
| POLAND | Polish Secret Agents | 6 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| POLISH PARA | Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade 1941-47 | 98 | 246 | 110 | 0 |
| PPA | Popski's Private Army (No 1 Demolition Squadron) | 15 | 26 | 521 | 3 |
| RAF SPECIAL DUTIES | Royal Air Force Special Duties Squadrons WW2 | 808 | 388 | 218 | 5 |
| RAIDERS | U.S.Marine Corps Raider Battalions | 90 | 158 | 55 | 1 |
| RAN BEACH COMMANDOS | Royal Australian Navy Beach Commandos 1942-45 | 5 | 4 | 81 | 0 |
| RANCDT | Royal Australian Navy Clearance Diving Teams | 2 | 46 | 51 | 1 |
| RANGERS | U.S.Army Ranger Battalions 1942-1945 | 565 | 303 | 147 | 3 |
| RANGERS 2 | U.S.Army Ranger Units Postwar | 751 | 411 | 773 | 10 |
| RHODESIA | Rhodesian Special Forces | 98 | 151 | 63 | 6 |
| RM CDOS | Royal Marine Commandos 1942-45 | 870 | 203 | 107 | 0 |
| RMBPD | Royal Marines Boom Patrol Detachment (Cockleshell Heroes) | 9 | 7 | 18 | 0 |
| RN CDOS | Royal Navy Commandos | 20 | 146 | 43 | 1 |
| RSR | Raiding Support Regiment | 20 | 18 | 37 | 2 |
| SAS | Special Air Service Regiment (1941-1945) | 511 | 601 | 1715 | 5 |
| SAS (TA) | Special Air Service Regiment (Territorial and Volunteer Units) | 25 | 53 | 24 | 1 |
| SASNZ | Special Air Service (New Zealand) | 13 | 46 | 37 | 0 |
| SASR | Special Air Service Regiment (Australia) | 68 | 81 | 181 | 0 |
| SBS | Special Boat Sections (Army Commando) | 13 | 55 | 75 | 0 |
| SCOUTS AND RAIDERS | U.S. Navy Scouts and Raiders WW2 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 0 |
| SCUS | R.A.F. Servicing Commando Units | 17 | 24 | 12 | 1 |
| SEALS | U.S. Navy Seal Teams | 249 | 158 | 1005 | 8 |
| SIS | Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) plus MI5,MI9,etc | 89 | 186 | 450 | 4 |
| SOE | Special Operations Executive | 437 | 929 | 1673 | 7 |
| UDTs | U.S. Navy Underwater Demolition Teams | 87 | 151 | 124 | 0 |
| US PARAS | U.S. Parachute Infantry Regiments (WW2) | 5671 | 2534 | 1333 | 1 |
| US PARAS 2 | U.S. Parachute and Airborne Infantry Regiments (postwar) | 5855 | 2209 | 5729 | 0 |
| USACAPOC | U.S.Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command | 112 | 77 | 140 | 2 |
| V FORCE | British V Force,Burma 1942-45 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| VIPER FORCE | Viper Force,Royal Marines | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| X CRAFT AND CHARIOTS | Royal Navy Midget Submarines and Human Torpedoes | 39 | 69 | 58 | 1 |
| ZSU | Z Special Unit | 55 | 85 | 75 | 0 |
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2 SAS group 1944Operation Wallace and/or Hardy - I think the SAS soldier at the back is Fred Rhodes - 2nd SAS William Oakes - son Freddy Oakes signaller with 2nd SAS
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Fred MilnerFrederick Stanley Milner was commended by Peter Wilkinson for his work with the Czechoslovakian party some of whom would go on to assassinate...
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2 SAS GroupCan anyone shed light on who else is in this photo? I'm led to believe the chap to the far left is Bill Stirling.
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PPA Group (see note)Ralph North? Is actually Richard Thomas North (my grandfather) mentioned in despatches Ravenna, Italy
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V. LustedThanks for photos, i have updated the award entry to link to them as well. Do you have any biographical information to add? Best regards, Craig