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NP2400, in which my Dad and your Grandad served, was one of 5 MOLCABS formed, by those people at HMS Odyssey in Ilfracombe. They would then have trained together and been transported to the Far East. When the Japs surrendered, only Molcab1 and Molcab 2 were actually deployed. Once in Cochin, India, or Singapore, they became HMS LANDSWELL. Their purpose was to provide accommodation, security and technical facilities/support for Landing-Craft crews while they were operating away from their Parent Ship.(L.S.I's / Troopships) A MOLCAB consisted of 36 Officers and 374 other ranks, of which the vast majority were Royal Marines, under the command of a Royal Marine Officer. There were also Naval technical personnel, like Engine Room Artificers. I have found on a blogsite connected to Kranji War Memorial, in Singapore, mention of the grave of an Engine Room Artificer named B. JONES. He died whilst serving in HMS Landswell on 14th January 1946, at the age of 23.
As an ex Engine Room Artificer myself, I plan to visit his grave when I go to Singapore next month.
Though I can't yet be certain, the information I have and particularly the dates add up, so I am almost sure, they were transported to the Far East and possibly back again on board HMS RAJAH. Well worth looking up. My main source of information is the Royal Marines Museum at Eastney and their website.