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Faversham Transport Weekend, Kent, 16-17 May 2015. Bus and Truck Day, Saturday 16th. Court Street. (image C3399)
Arctic 'camo' adorned Sea King HC.4 Commando's 'WR' & 'R' performing some underslung load training at their home base of RNAS Yeovilton
24th July 2012
The Commando Memorial stands some 17ft high, and comprises a group of three bronze Commandos dressed in typical World War Two uniforms and equipment including cap comforters, ammunition pouches and weapons. They are looking south towards Ben Nevis. A large inscription on the plinth just beneath their feet reads "United We Conquer", while the plaque on the front of the plinth reads: "In memory of the officers and men of the Commandos who died in the Second World War 1939–1945. This country was their training ground."
In 1949 a competition was opened to Scottish sculptors to design a fitting memorial to the Commandos. The winner was Scott Sutherland, and the bronze was cast by H H Martyn Ltd, of Cheltenham. The Commando Memorial was unveiled by HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, on 12 September 1952. It has since become a stopping off point for many visiting the highlands: partly because of what the memorial represents; partly because it is simply such a fine monument; and partly because of its magnificent setting. (Oct 11)
Alpha Company 40 Commando Royal Marines on operations in Nahr-e Saraj, Central Helmand.
Photographs by L(Phot) Rhys Oleary – MOD/Crown Copyright 2013
Pictured: 3rd July 2025 –42 Commando Royal Marines conduct small arms training in New South Wales.
As part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, Royal Marine Commandos from 42 Commando have been training with their Australian counterparts in New South Wales.
UK Commando Force have been trading skills with partner forces on the ranges and a state-of-the-art close quarter battle training facility.
Photos: Royal Marines
General John Campbell talking to Afghan National Army commandos after their training exercise demonstration at Camp Morehead, Afghanistan.
Pictured: 3rd July 2025 –42 Commando Royal Marines conduct small arms training in New South Wales.
As part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, Royal Marine Commandos from 42 Commando have been training with their Australian counterparts in New South Wales.
UK Commando Force have been trading skills with partner forces on the ranges and a state-of-the-art close quarter battle training facility.
Photos: Royal Marines
The 10th Mountain Division conducts the E3B Qualifications May 15-19, 2023 on Fort Drum, N.Y. for Soldiers across the division. This event consists of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear exercises, moving under fire, and calling a nine line medical evacuation.
The Commando Memorial is a Category A listed monument in Lochaber dedicated to the men of the original British Commando Forces raised during World War II. It overlooks the training areas of the Commando Training Depot established in 1942 at Achnacarry Castle and unveiled in 1952 by the Queen Mother. It was created by the sculptor Scott Sutherland who won a competition to design the memorial in 1949.
The monument consists of a cast bronze sculpture of three Commandos in characteristic dress complete with cap comforter, webbing and rifle, standing atop a stone plinth. "United we conquer" is inscribed around the top of the stone plinth, while the original plaque on the stone plinth reads: "In memory of the officers and men of the commandos who died in the Second World War 1939–1945. This country was their training ground”
A Garden of Remembrance, which was subsequently added to the site, is used by many surviving World War II Commandos as the designated final resting place for their ashes. It has also been used as a place where many families have scattered ashes and erected tributes to loved ones who belonged to contemporary Commando units and who have died in more recent conflicts such as the Falklands War or in Afghanistan and Iraq.