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Offline fleming1

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Royal marines 1940- 1946
« on: Monday 20 July 09 20:42 BST (UK) »
I wonder if someone can help me decipher my fathers war record in the royal marines. The only information it gives are division or ship and the dates but no information with regard to location or if someone knows of a good book that might help I would be very gratefull.
The information is as follows.
HBLMNBDO Jan 1 1941- May 17 1944
HMS Volcano May 18 1944- June 7 1944
Odyssay (RNP1732) June 8 1944- Sep 11 1945
Best regards
Eric
Leeds, Fleming, Harrison, Oddy, Sowden, Holdsworth Mozley.
Caselford, Briggs Gott,
Norton. Maw,Wray
Hull  Fleming, Todd, Abel,Harrison, Briggs(Liversedge), Parker, Ives, Good
 Ainsty. Denton, Dixon.
Lincolnshire Goodhand, Benson, Healles, Jewison.
 Suffolk, Todd, Baldrey, Masterson, Whinney.

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Re: Royal marines 1940- 1946
« Reply #1 on: Monday 20 July 09 21:19 BST (UK) »
HBL ??? - a component of an MNBDO?
MNBDO  - Mobile Naval Base Defence Organisation (1 MNBDO served in UK - 1940-41), Crete, Egypt, Syria and from 1943 Ceylon)
HMS Volcano - was the RN Bomb and Munitions Training School located at Holmrook Hall, Cumbria.
Odyssay (actually HMS Odyssey - the Accounting Base of detached Naval Parties (as NP 1732) - HMS Odyssey was located in the Collingwood Hotel, Ilfracombe.
Mike

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45 Royal Marine Commando
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 24 October 12 17:00 BST (UK) »
Could anyone please tell me how I can find out which troop of The  45 Commandoes my late Father was in ?.
He served in The Marines from april 1940 till March 1943, then the 45 Commandoes till August 1945
I have his service record but it does not tell me the troop.

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Re: Royal marines 1940- 1946
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 24 October 12 17:47 BST (UK) »
Lowe(Lower Gornall-Castleford)
Blackburn (Castleford)
Sidwell(Ledsham)
Fairburn(Hartshead)
Wood(Liversedge)
Tallon (Whittington Lancs/Hartshead West Yorkshire)

Researching all Great War soldiers from the Spen Valley of West Yorkshire Especially lads from the Cleckheaton Company of 1/4th West Riding Regiment.

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Re: Royal marines 1940- 1946
« Reply #4 on: Friday 22 January 16 19:13 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: fleming1 on Monday 20 July 09 20:42 BST (UK)
I wonder if someone can help me decipher my fathers war record in the royal marines. The only information it gives are division or ship and the dates but no information with regard to location or if someone knows of a good book that might help I would be very gratefull.
The information is as follows.
HBLMNBDO Jan 1 1941- May 17 1944
HMS Volcano May 18 1944- June 7 1944
Odyssay (RNP1732) June 8 1944- Sep 11 1945
Best regards
Eric

I have the largest collection of photographs and info in the world re HMS Volcano, Holmrook Hall.

Contact me via this web page.

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~rwbarnes/defence/volcano.htm

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Re: Royal marines 1940- 1946
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 24 January 16 00:45 GMT (UK) »
I found this helpful piece of information on http://forum.commandoveterans.org/cdoForum/posts/list/1695.page

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There were 2 MNBDO groups in WW2 . The second was formed in 1941 and disbanded just before D Day with most of the men absorbed into the RM Commandos. They did serve I believe in Italy before disbandment.

The HBL at the end of the number is
Home Based Ledger, i.e. miscellaneous personnel

As I said MNBDO 2 disbanded in April/May 1944 and most of the men were absorbed into the RM Commandos and an Anti-Aircraft Brigade, and to become landing craft crew for the Normandy landings that June .

RRTB
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