![]() "To him, this was the ultimate in choice of a service and, because he was so splendid a Commanding Officer, he gained quickly the affection and respect of his new command drawn, as it was, from almost every Regiment in the Army. New content has been added over the years since.Ĭlick/touch No 2 Commando below for additional content, or follow the links below it to specific content entries. 2 Commando to fall in battle, September 13th, 1943. Dennis Wright, who at the age of 18 was the youngest member of No. 2 Commando history written by Bob Bishop and dedicated to John and Daisy Wright of Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire in memory of their son, Pte. Many of the entries below commencing with the Commanders are from a narrative of No. Augustus Charles Newman was now at Paignton, and consisted of men who had perviously served in some of the Independent Companies that formed the short lived 1st Special Service Battalion. The new No 2 Commando under the command of Lt.Col. 2 Commando by the reorganisation of the 1st Special Service Battalion. On the 26th February 1941 authority was granted to raise a new No. ![]() They were the airborne part of the Commando "Special Service" units, and had no connection to the SAS later raised by David Stirling They would be renamed 1st Parachute Battalion in September 1941. In November 1940 the unit would be redesignated as 11 Special Air Service Battalion. A nominal roll of 'C' and 'D' troops can be found in our documents album within the No 2 Commando gallery. The Unit at the time consisted of four troops - 'A', 'B', 'C' and 'D'. ![]() The first No.2 Commando was formed on the 22nd June 1940 for a parachuting role at Cambrai Barracks, Perham Down, near Tidworth, Hants. ![]()
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