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Originally Posted by Colin S
Looks like he could be a Royal Marine Commando, as there is no tombstone shaped cloth backing to his beret badge (as would be worn on a sea-going ‘ships marine’ blue beret) so his beret is likely to be the commando green beret.
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Good shout Colin, that would work out date wise as the Royal Marines became commando in 1942 and adopted the green beret later that year and as you say can’t see the tombstone backing .
Gerard