RESEARCH UPDATE

PROGRESS All known fatalities now have a paper (old fashioned) file and are also included in the project database. Not all fatalities are directly linked to Commando training or at Achnacarry. Several men died in associated training and in different locations, one died of an illness in Stirling. Two drownings occurred during an off-duty fishing trip with a local lad. There are two American Rangers who died in separate incidents, and the Rangers archivist, Jane, has been extre

INTRODUCTION In April 2026 I was able to publicly announce that research had started into the known fatalities that occurred during Commando training in World War II. It also announced the launch of the GoFundMe page in March and that subscriptions had been secured for the British Newspaper Archives and Ancestry UK to access their phenomenal records and data. The search fees and subscriptions have been funded by the generosity of donations made through the GoFundMe link. This

“It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.” Chinese Proverb This first project update is to inform everyone that the research has now started. It began with the launch of the GoFundMe page in March and subscribing to the British Newspaper Archives and Ancestry UK to access their phenomenal records and data. Scotland’s People is a Scottish government platform for all births, deaths and marriages in Scotland and operates a ‘Pay As You Go’ pricing model. As the