46 commando

46 COMMANDO
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46 COMMANDO
No. 46 (Royal Marine) Commando was formed in August 1943, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Campbell Hardy as part of the conversion of the Royal Marines Division into commandos. Following training it was allocated to the 1st Special Service Brigade. It took part in the Normandy landings of 6 June 1944, serving on the Orne River bridgehead alongside the British 6th Airborne Division. It suffered heavy casualties in Normandy and at the end of September 1944 was returned to the United Kingdom to refit. Returning to mainland Europe in January 1945 it was the Antwerp guard force. The commando then participated in a number of assault river crossings during the advance into Germany. At the end of the war the commando took part in the occupation of Germany before being disbanded in February 1946.

No. 46 (Royal Marine) Commando was disbanded after the Second World War.
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  1. RM CDOS Anderson, Albert

    SURNAME Anderson FORENAME Albert UNIT 46 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER EX/3975 DATE OF DEATH 25th August 1944 AGE 26 GRAVESITE Ranville War Cemetery, France VA.K.1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 1918 son of Philip and Mary Ellen Anderson, Northwich, Cheshire died Normandy

  2. ARMY CDOS Villiers, Ernest Robert

    SURNAME Villiers FORENAME Ernest Robert UNIT 10 Commando (X Troop) attached 46 RM Commando RANK Sergeant NUMBER 6436356 DATE OF DEATH 24th March 1945 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Reichswald Forest War Cemetery,Germany 62.B.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION true name Vogel,Egon parent unit...

  3. ARMY CDOS Seymour, Herbert A.

    SURNAME Seymour FORENAME Herbert A. UNIT 10 Commando (X Troop) attached 46 RM Commando RANK Private NUMBER 6305471 DATE OF DEATH 23rd March 1945 AGE 27 GRAVESITE Groesbeek Memorial,Netherlands Panel 3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION true name Sachs,Herbert P. parent unit Buffs...
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