ASHTON, Colin William
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
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
Captain Thomas Belcher, 34 Army Troop, was killed during operations on Leros when his unit was attacked and bombed by enemy aircraft.
BENTLEY, Lennard
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.
HUNTINGTON-WHITELEY, Herbert Oliver
Captain Herbert Huntington-Whiteley died during operations at Le Havre.
IONIDES, Theodore Alexander Maurice
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
Marine Henry Jeffcott died during operations at Normandy.
MCDAID, Francis
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
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
Lieutenant Anthony Robinson died in Italy.[1]
Extract from the Derby Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 13 June 1945
SANDERSON, Herbert William
Marine Herbert Sanderson died during operations in France.
SHAW, Geoffrey
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
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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