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this may be a start a few others if you google, 42 Royal Marine Commando

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.5310

From a search:

42 Commando RM - The Battle of Kangaw - 31 January 1945
In Burma during January 1945, following the capture of the Myebon Peninsula, 3 Commando Brigade was given the task of making a further landing near Kangaw, with the intention of cutting the Japanese lines of withdrawal down the coast. On 22 January 1945, 42 RM Commando (Lieutenant Colonel H H Dales) together with No 1 Commando landed and occupied positions in the mangrove swamp. Subsequently the Commando was ordered to capture a heavily wooded ridge known as Hill 170. Two days of hand-to-hand fighting were necessary before the Japanese could be driven from the ridge, and no sooner were they dislodged than they subjected it to heavy artillery fire. After a lull of several days, the Japanese counter-attacked at dawn on 31 January 1945. The enemy attacked repeatedly. In spite of heavy casualties to the Commando, the Japanese were finally beaten off, and withdrew, leaving their dead and dying among forward Commando positions. In a Special Order of the Day to 3 Commando Brigade, Lieutenant General Sir Philip Christison, Commander of XV Corps, concluded "The Battle of Kangaw has been the decisive battle of the whole Arakan campaign, and that it was won was very largely due to your magnificent defence on Hill 170".

That story is in the one above that i posted Harry.In the History bit.

Sorry mate, clicked on your link but didn't see it. Still, Seeweed is knocking on a bit and probably needs to read it twice

War diaries for 42 Commando 1943-1946 are held at the National Archive under reference ADM 202/94: Medal citations for 4 RM O/Rs during service with 15 Indian Corps in SEAC are under reference ADM 1/30238.

Thanks folks, both for Hill 170 and TNA refs. When you're knocking on a bit you realise the need to tie up the ends for those that come after.

try getting in touch with the globe and buster mate there was someone on about writing a book on 42 not long since.

Seaweed,

You may have tried already but both the Corps Secretary (Lt Col Ian Grant RM) at DRM, Whale Island and the Corps Historical Records Officer (Maj Mark Bentinck), who used to be based at Centurion Bldg but not sure if he;s still there, should be able to help you. Good Luck