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THORP, Thomas Edward

Corporal
PLY/X 1309
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Thomas Thorp died during operations at Dieppe, France. He has no known grave. Son of Thomas Edward and Jane Thorp; husband of Edith Mary Thorp, of Gwennap, Cornwall.
 
Sources
CWGC.

TOES, Frank

Corporal
PLY/X 2843
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Corporal Frank Toes died during operations at Termoli, Italy.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/138.
 

TOWERS, James

Marine
PLY/X105669
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine James Towers died during operations at Anzio, Italy.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/138.

TRUMP, William Charles

Marine
CH/X 104658
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine William Trump died along with the rest of 'T' Company 40RM Commando, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed and sunk. Son of Albert and Mary Trump, of Seven Sisters, Glamorgan.
 
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TURNER, Anthony James

Marine
PLY/X 109504
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Anthony Turner died during operations in Sicily whilst aboard the HMS Queen Emma during an enemy air attack on the vessel. Son of John and M. E. Turner, of Newcastle-on-Tyne.

TURNER, Roland Clement

Marine
CH/X 2632
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Roland Turner died along with the rest of 'T' Company 40RM Commando, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed and sunk.
 
Sources
CWGC.

TURRELL, John Edward

Marine
PO/X 103787
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine John Turrell died during operations at Termoli, Italy. Son of John Charles and Austena Turrell, of King's Norton, Birmingham.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/138.

TWIDALE, Thomas

Marine
EX/ 3870
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Thomas Twidale died along with the rest of 'T' Company 40RM Commando, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed and sunk. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Twidale, of Hull.
 
Sources
[1] CWGC.

TYMAN, Frederick Philip

Marine
CH/X113132
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Medal (MM)

Marine Frederick Tyman was awarded the Military Medal for courage, determination and resource in silencing a German mortar position single handed in an operation in Italy. He was later taken prisoner of war.

USHER, Frederick George

Fred Usher 40 RM Commando
Marine (acting T/Corporal)
CH/X 104066
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Medal (MM)
Corporal Frederick Usher was awarded the Military Medal for gallant and distinguished services in operations leading to the capture of Termoli, Italy.
Recommendation

WAKEFIELD, Jack Harry

Marine
CH/X 1417
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Jack Wakefield died along with the rest of 'T' Company 40RM Commando, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed and sunk.
 
Sources
CWGC.

WAKELING, James Dennis

James Wakeling 43 and 40 Commando
Acting Temporary Major
40RM Commando
43RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Cross (MC)
Major James Wakeling, 40RM Commando, was awarded the Military Cross for great courage and exemplary behaviour whilst carrying out commando operations under heavy enemy fire off the Yugoslavian coast [1][2].
Recommendation

WALKER, Percy Edward

Marine
PO/X 2542
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Percy Walker died during operations at Dieppe, France. He has no known grave.
 
Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths: Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/138.
 

WALLACE, J.

Private (Corporal)
3129799
40RM Commando
Royal Army Medical Corps

Private Wallace, R.A.M.C. attached to 40RM Commando, was wounded 9 October 1944 during operations in Albania. Post war member of the Commando Association who record his final rank attained as Corporal.

WARD, George

Marine
PO/X108379
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine George Ward died during operations in Italy.
 
Sources
CWGC.
The Green Beret by Hilary St George Saunders.
 
Notes

WEST, Wallace George

Corporal (Acting Temporary Company Sergeant )
PLY/X100645
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Acting Sergeant Wallace West was awarded the British Empire Medal (Military Division) for bravery in saving the life of two airmen when an aircraft crashed in a wood.
 
Sources

WHITE, Charles, E.

Corporal White RM
Corporal
CH/X 1736
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Corporal Charles White was captured on 3 June 1944 during operations at the island of Brac (Operation Flounced).

Sources:
RM Prisoners of War / National Archives file ADM201/111.

WILKINSON, John

John Wilkinson 40RM Commando
Marine
PLY/X103684
40RM Commando
Royal Marines

John Wilkinson, a Cotton Operative from Rochdale, enlisted in the Royal Marines 6 May 1941. Volunteered in 1942 for the first Royal Marine Commando unit formed. Marine Wilkinson was wounded and a prisoner of war 19 August 1942 after Operation Jubilee at Dieppe, France.

WILSON, Desmond John

Marine
CH/X 2546
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Desmond Wilson died along with the rest of 'T' Company 40RM Commando, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed and sunk. Son of Jesse Ernest and Alice Mary Wilson, of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk.
 
Sources

WISE, Albert

Graves of Marines Wise, Porter, Denmark and Spencer
Marine
CH/X 111182
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died on active service
Marine Albert Wise was one of five commandos who died from injuries sustained in the accidental explosion of an ammunition truck in Sicily. He is buried in a collective grave with Marines Robert Denmark, Ernest Porter, and Frank Spencer.
 
Sources
CWGC.

WOOD, Alexander

Marine
CH/X 105330
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Alexander Wood died during operations in Sicily whilst aboard the HMS Queen Emma during an enemy air attack on the vessel. Son of Robert James and Eleanor Annie Wood, of Stocksfield-on-Tyne, Northumberland.
 
Sources

WOOD, Robert Frederick

Marine
CH/X 3476
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Robert Wood died during operations at Milna on the enemy held island of Brac, Yugoslavia.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/139.

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