4 Cdo
 

Pour memoire - as they say.
Nothing exceptional about this title - except that it was worn on D-Day, 6 June 1944 by a French Commamdo JNCO, LCpl Guyader, ex 10 (Inter Allied) Cdo.
Mike
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Exceptional enough for me Mike

Thanks for sharing !
Jacques Guyader, badge 160, 1er batallion de Fusiliers Marin Commando (1st BFMC) was from Le Havre. A small remembering time will take place tomorrow at St Marie cemetery, Le Havre, in honor of Jacques Guyader and 2 other free French Commandos who landed on Sword beach on the 6th of june 1944 and now rest here in Le Havre.
RIP
Best regards from Normandy !
Normandie18

Thanks for sharing, Mike.
Jacques Guyader, badge #160 was assigned to Troop 8, 2nd section (Lt Hulot), 2nd sub-section (Sgt Senée). He landed on D-Day with 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commandos and participated in the Ouistreham attack. Cdo training early 1944. He left the unit mid Dec 1944.

Then it is, without any doubt, whatsoever, truly exceptional.

Many thanks for sharing - every one who wore that title was exceptional in many ways
Mike

Thank you so much everyone - I think I will frame that single title with his photograph and all the personal information that members have so kindly provided. What a remarkable site this can be. Until I obtained that title (in an exchange with a French collector) the prize item in my collection was the then WO1 "Bronco" Lane's beret badge - discarded in the bin in the tailoress's shop at Hereford when he was commissioned - and started to wear a wire embroidered badge in its place.

Wonderful history on this title and great to see all the information provided by members.

This forum still has good days.

Hi,
The resting place of Jacques Guyader :

https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ctureid=169977https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ctureid=169976

regards

Normandie18

Excellent to see the story behind 'a piece of cloth' ... attribution and good research brings inanimate items to life.
Mike

Very many thanks. Much appreciated. Mike

Really beautiful !!! We can see Jacques GUYADER the June 5 going with his comrades to warshah in a vidéo

If that is 'nothing exceptional' - I would love to know what something has to be to be exceptional

Fully agree Mike.

Four years older and a little wiser - I agree. It's an exceptional piece and I treasure it. Mike J