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Displaying 1 - 99 of 99Three UK based Army Commando units, Nos. 7, 8, and 11 Commandos, were initially combined within 'Force Z' for operations initially envisaged against Rhodes in the Eastern Mediterranean. Other elements of the Force included a number of men from No.3 Commando and the Canoe section of No.8 (Guards) Commando. They sailed from the Isle of Arran on the 31st January 1941, and arrived at Suez on the 7th March.
For historical & research purposes, we have tried to compile the names of all No.11 Commando volunteers which were obtained from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Lists of Casualties, the No.11 Commando War Diary, papers from the National Archives and further research by members of the CVA and various other resources.
These are some of the operations that No 11 Commando took part in, either on their own, or as part of a Combined Operations assault. No 11 Commando became part of Layforce.
Lance Corporal William Ainslie, 2 troop, died during operations at Litani River.
Lance Corporal Alexander Baillie died during operations at Litani River.
Lance Corporal Alexander Ballantyne died whilst assigned from the Commando to Middle East Detachment 2, later redesignated 2nd Special Service Detachment (SSD 2), in Burma.
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Corporal James Bertie died during operations at Litani River.
Private George Best died during operations at Litani River.
Gunner Charles Burrows died during operations at Litani River.
Private William Campbell died during operations at Litani River.
Private William Chantrell died during operations at Litani River.
Sergeant James Chisholm died during operations at Litani River.
Corporal Aaron Cohen died during operations at Litani River.
Lieutenant Donald Coode, 1 troop, died during operations at Litani River.
Lance Bombardier John Cooke died during operations at Litani River.
Lance Corporal James Craig died during operations at Litani River.
Corporal Edgar Dibb died during operations at Litani River.
Private Henry Dinsdale died during operations at Litani River.
Private Joseph Duffy joined L Detachment, SAS, from No 11 Commando on the 28th August 1941 and was accidentally killed in training due to a parachute failure, along with his friend and fellow Seaforth Highlander, Private Kenneth Warburton. Location given as East side of the Great Bitter Lake. The pair became the Regiment's first casualties.
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/33.
The SAS and LRDG Roll of Honour 1941 - 47. www.sas-lrdg-roh.com/index.html
Lance Corporal Albert Eardley died during operations at Litani River.
Private Thomas Fraser died during Operation Flipper, the raid on Rommel's HQ.
Private Denis Gallagher died during operations at Litani River.
Gunner William Gibbs died during operations at Litani River.
Corporal Robert Greig died during operations at Litani River.
Driver Alexander Hamilton died during operations at Litani River.
Private Robert Hamilton died during operations at Litani River.
Private Edwin Harland died during operations at Litani River.
Lance Corporal Albert Hughes died in North Africa.
Private Ben Hurst died during operations at Litani River.
Corporal Harold Jones died during operations at Litani River.
Lance Corporal Ernest King died during operations at Litani River.
Private Robert Kinghorn died during operations at Litani River.
Second Lieutenant Denis Knight died during the period the Commando were based for training on the Isle of Arran. He was found with a gunshot wound to his head in the dwelling house in Lamlash where he was billeted. Cause of death given by Captain J. P. Baird RAMC. Certified by William Grant, Procurator Fiscal.
Lance Corporal John Lang died during operations at Litani River.
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Private Richard Lister died during operations at Litani River.
Lance Bombardier Robert Macarthur died during operations at the Litani River.
Lance Corporal Donald MacQuarrie, 8 troop, died during operations in North Africa.
Lance Corporal Michael McAuley died during operations at Litani River.
Corporal John McGuire died during operations at Litani River.
Corporal Robert McKay died during operations at Litani River.
Private John McKeown died during operations at Litani River.
Private James Mullen died during operations at Litani River.
Private James Murphy died during operations at Litani River.
Sergeant William O'Sullivan died during operations at Litani River.
Corporal John Padbury died during operations at Litani River.
Lieutenant Geoffrey Parnacott, 4 troop, died during operations at Litani River.
Fusilier John Plunkett died during operations at Litani River.
Lance Corporal Jack Purse died during operations at Litani River.
Private Leslie Robb died during operations at Litani River.
Gunner Andrew Robertson died of wounds received during operations at Litani River.
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/27.
Notes
Ramleh War Cemetery was used "by various Commonwealth hospitals posted in turn to the area for varying periods." (Source: CWGC).
Private Lawrence Rooney died during operations at Litani River.
Captain Sceales had served as OC 7 troop whilst attached to the Commando before rejoining his Regiment.
Promoted Major, he was killed during operations with the 1st Bn. A&SH at Cassino. He is named on the casualty lists from the 1st Argyll's regimental history for their period in Italy.
Sergeant John Rolland Smith died during operations at Litani River.
Gunner Peter Smith died whilst a prisoner of war.
Historical information for Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery.
Those buried here died while prisoners of war during the German occupation, most of the graves coming from the cemetery at the large camp at Lamsdorf, Stalag VIIIB (after 1943 known as Stalag 344), where there was a hospital of 450 beds used only for Commonwealth prisoners. (Source : CWGC.)
Corporal Thomas Stevenson died during operations at Litani River.
Signaller Alexander Styles died during operations at Litani River.
Private Royce Thomspson died during operations at Litani River.
Lance Corporal Cyril Titterton died during operations at Litani River.
The full circumstances of the death of Corporal Hugh Wallace are not known to this archive.
Sapper Desmond Woodnutt died during operations at Litani River.
Joe Rogers MM
No 2 Commando
Bob Mewett
No 12 & No 1 Commando
Mick Collins
No 5 Commando