VI COMMANDO

Lt. Donald A. "Half-Pint" Colquhoun, formerly of the Scots Guards, served as a sub-altern with No.6 Troop of No.6 Commando from at least 5^th August 1941.

He is reported as being in charge of No.6 Troop (just 30 men) and conducting a fighting patrol in Djeb El Berakine area of Tunisia on 1st February 1943.

He was given a field promotion to A/Captain by Lt-Col. Derek Mills-Roberts on 10^th March 1943 to be effective from 26^th February 1943 , and was promoted to full Captain on 24th June 1944 and assumed command of No.3 Troop effective from 6^th June 1944 , following the death of Capt. Alan Pyman. 

On the return of No.6 Commando to the UK the unit was re-organised for their envisaged move to the Far East, and on 27^th January 1945 Capt. Donald Colquhoun was replaced as OC No.3 Troop by Capt. D. Stalker. Capt. Donald Colquhoun left the Commando.

He was commissioned on 18th May 1938.