ASHTON, Colin William
30 Commando Assault Unit
Fusilier Colin Ashton, 34 Army Troop, was killed during operations on Leros when his unit was attacked and bombed by enemy aircraft.
30 Cdo. AU Roll of Honour
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The Fallen from No. 30 Commando Assault Unit
Notes:
** These men were part of the signals intelligence team covertly designated as a platoon of 40RM Commando, 10 platoon 'X' Company , solely for the Dieppe Raid. This was the forerunner of 30 AU. Their names may also be on the 40RM Commando ROH.
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Below is an A-Z view of the Roll of Honour with information about each of the Fallen.
BANCROFT, John
30 Commando Assault Unit
Bombardier John Bancroft, 34 Army Troop, was killed during operations on Leros when his unit was attacked and bombed by enemy aircraft.
BELCHER, Thomas Eaton
30 Commando Assault Unit
Captain Thomas Belcher, 34 Army Troop, was killed during operations on Leros when his unit was attacked and bombed by enemy aircraft.
BENTLEY, Lennard
30 Commando Assault Unit
Marine Lennard Bentley died during operations at Normandy. He died when anti personnel bombs were dropped from enemy aircraft, as did Lieut. Ionides and Cpl. Leo Wright.
COWAN, Kenneth
30 Commando Assault Unit
Marine Kenneth Cowan, from Belfast, died in an accident.
Extract from the Belfast Telegraph Monday 29 January 1945
"Commando Killed. Commando Kenneth Cowan, Royal Marine Commandos, third son of Mr. and Mrs. Cowan, 12 Jellicoe Avenue, Belfast, killed in an accident in England. He had five years' service, including two in the Merchant Navy. Two brothers are in the Royal Navy. His father has 27 years' service in the R.N. and is still serving."
Sources
CWGC.
HUNTINGTON-WHITELEY, Herbert Oliver
30 Commando Assault Unit
Captain Herbert Huntington-Whiteley died during operations at Le Havre.
IONIDES, Theodore Alexander Maurice
30 Commando Assault Unit
Lieutenant Theodore Ionides, a RNVR underwater weapons expert attached to 30 Commando AU, died when anti personnel bombs were dropped from enemy aircraft, as did Cpl. Leo Wright and Mne. Lennard Bentley.
(Source: Ian Fleming's Commandos: The Story of the Legendary 30 Assault Unit, author Nicholas Rankin.)
JEFFCOTT, Henry Raymond
30 Commando Assault Unit
Marine Henry Jeffcott died during operations at Normandy.
MCDAID, Francis
30 Commando Assault Unit
Trooper Francis McDaid, 34 Army Troop, was killed during operations on Leros when his unit was attacked and bombed by enemy aircraft.
(Source: Ian Fleming's Commandos: The Story of the Legendary 30 Assault Unit, author Nicholas Rankin.)
O'CALLAGHAN, Frank John
40RM Commando
Marine Frank O'Callaghan was killed [1] by a sniper while attached to 30 Commando AU during operations at Normandy. He had previously served with 40RM Commando [2].
Sources
[1] CWGC
[2] The book Attain by Surprise edited by David Nutting.
Notes
ROBINSON, Anthony Denzil
30 Commando Assault Unit
Lieutenant Anthony Robinson died in Italy.[1]
Extract from the Derby Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 13 June 1945
SANDERSON, Herbert William
30 Commando Assault Unit
Marine Herbert Sanderson died during operations in France.
SHAW, Geoffrey
30 Commando Assault Unit
Marine Geoffrey Shaw died during operations at Le Havre. Also killed on that day from his unit and buried at Sanvic was Captain Huntington-Whiteley.
WRIGHT, Leo Arthur Philip
30 Commando Assault Unit
Corporal Leo Wright died during operations at Normandy when anti personnel bombs were dropped from enemy aircraft, as did Lieut. Ionides and Mne. Lennard Bentley.
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