2 COMMANDO OFFICERS WEDDING TRAY 1942

A truly superb item.

This being a silver tray awarded to :
Captain & Mrs S L Jenkins ,from No.1 troop
No.2 Commando AYR 16th December 1942


Captain Samuel Jenkins joined No.2 Commando on 27 August 1942. Reported wounded, missing and believed a prisoner of war 5 March 1944 during operations at Solta, later confirmed as having died of wounds 6 March 1944 whilst a prisoner of war. Son of John and Ellen Jenkins, of Carmarthen; husband of Jean Rosaleen Jenkins.

The previous year he had been wounded during operations at Sicily on 16 August 1943.
Extracts from the No.2 Cdo War Diary
4th March 1944 at Vis - "Captain S.L. Jenkins departed with Lt McMenamin to Solta to recce for proposed raid";
8th March 1944 at Vis - "Lt McMenamin returned with the news that Captain Jenkins had been wounded and captured by the Germans on Solta."

Captain Jenkins originally enlisted in the South Wales Borderers before passing Commando selection and posted to No. 2, Commando

Captain Jenkins died age 29 on 06 March 1944 whilst a prisoner of war and is buried in Belgrade War Cemetery.


This tray is in ` as found` condition and has not been cleaned in many year.

Special thank you to the Commando veterans archive for use of their files ,thank you .

Code: 275