41RM Commando Roll of Honour

Below is an A-Z view of the Roll of Honour with information about each of the Fallen. Displaying 1 - 144 of 144

ALDIS, Alec George

Lieutenant
PO/X 1477
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Medal (MM)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Alec Aldis MM, Signals Officer, 'Y' Troop, died during operations at Normandy on 6 June 1944. Son of Edith Nivette Aldis, of Lowestoft, Suffolk.

ALLISON, George Edwin

Sergeant
PO/X1752
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died in service
Sergeant George Allison, born Abingdon Berkshire, died at 77 British General Hospital in Germany from post operative haemorrhage after a tonsillectomy. Son of Albert Edwin and Gertrude Annie Allison; husband of Monica Audrey Allison, of Wicor, Fareham, Hampshire.
 

BALL, Robert Michael

Marine
CH/X 111845
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Robert Ball died during operations at Salerno, Italy. He has no known grave. Son of Edith Maud Waldock, of Hail Weston, Huntingdonshire.
 

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/127.

BARCLAY, David Lovat

Major
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Major David Barclay was killed during operations at Normandy, France. He has no known grave. Son of Clifford and Rosamund Barclay; husband of Daphne Joan Barclay, of East Croydon, Surrey. Born in May 1920, Dave Barclay entered the Corps in September 1938. He served in H.M.S.

BARNES, John

Marine
PO/X 117497
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine John Barnes died of wounds at the 8th Canadian General Hospital in Belgium.
Son of William and Catherine Barnes, of Reddish, Lancashire.
 
Sources
CWGC.

BATE, Richard Shepperson

Lieutenant
194642V
41RM Commando
General Service Corps, S.A. Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Richard Bate died of wounds inflicted during operations in the Waspik sector of the Maas River front. Son of John O. and Edith J. Bate, of Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa.

BELCHER, Ernest John

Regimental Sergeant Major
PO/X 252
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Regimental Sergeant Major Ernest Belcher died during operations at Normandy on D Day. The announcement of his award of the British Empire Medal (Military Division) was made 2 days after his death. Son of William John and Fanny Frances Belcher, of Wallingford, Berkshire.

BELL, Derek Kerr

Marine
PO/X 117392
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Derek Bell died during operations in Holland. Son of the late Dr. J. Kerr Bell and Mrs A.E. Bell of Timperley, near Manchester, brother of Queenie and Joan, uncle of Brendan, Pat, Michael, and Angela.
 
Source
CWGC.

BELL, James

Marine
PO/X110729
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine James Bell died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Mary Edith Bell, of Wallsend, Northumberland.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/127.

BENSON, Robert Edwin

Lance Corporal
PO/X 102614
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Robert Benson died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette).

BETTS, Joseph

Marine
CH/X104632
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Joseph Betts was reported missing presumed killed during operations in Italy. His Commando were engaged in the valley south of La Molina and the nearby hills close to Vietri. He has no known grave. Son of Arthur Betts, and of Elenor Betts, of Witton Green, Norfolk; husband of Doris M.

BOND, Alfred John

Lance Corporal
PO/X 100850
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds

Lance Corporal Alfred Bond died at Woolston E.M.S. Hospital, Newport, Monmouthshire. Mentioned in Despatches for good service while operating with the Army in North West Europe. Son of Herbert and F. Allen Bond of Swindon.

BOWERING, George Henry

George Bowering 41 Commando
Lance Corporal
EX/1011
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine George Bowering died during operations at Salerno, Italy. He has no known grave. Son of George and Lilian Bowering, from Hull; husband of Isabella Wilson Bowering, of Hawick.
 
Sources
CWGC.

BROOKES, Arthur

Marine
EX/4665
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Arthur Brookes died in Holland. Son of Arthur and Edith Maud Brookes, of Hockley, Birmingham. 41RM Commando were engaged in operations at the River Maas. 
 
Sources
CWGC.

BROTTON, Harry

Marine
PO/X 107381
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Harry Brotton died during operations at Salerno, Italy. He has no known grave. 
Son of James and Elizabeth Brotton, of Stokesley, Yorkshire.
 
Sources
CWGC.

BULLOCK, Donald Charles

Sergeant
CH/X3346
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Donald Bullock was reported missing presumed killed during operations at Salerno, Italy. He has no known grave. Son of Frederick and Doris Bullock; husband of Bette Eileen Bullock, of Hastings, Sussex [1]

CARR, Thomas Edward

Sergeant
CH/X 103923
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Sergeant Thomas Carr died in Belgium. 

Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/128.

CARTER, William

William Carter 41 Royal Marine Commando
Marine
PLY/X 109971
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine William Carter, from Preston, died during operations in Holland. Son of Richard and Catherine Carter, of Preston, Lanca

CHRISTIAN, Thomas Edward

Sergeant
PLY/X3870
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Thomas Christian died during operations at Salerno, Italy. Son of Robert and Elizabeth Jane Christian, of Ramsey, Isle of Man. 41RM Commando were engaged in operations at the valley south of La Molina and the nearby hills close to Vietri.
 

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CLARK, Hedley Thomas James

Captain
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Hedley Clark died during operations at Salerno, Italy. At the time of his death his commando were engaged in action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette).
Son of Hedley James Clark and Nellie M. Clark, of Liverpool.
 

COGGINS, Frank

Corporal
PLY/X 104039
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Frank Coggins died during operations at Sicily. Son of Joseph Edward and Amelia Coggins, of Ashted, Warwickshire.
 
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/129.
 

CONNER, William

Marine
PO/X 105911
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine William Conner died during operations at Salerno, Italy. Son of Dougald and Janet Conner, of Shettleston, Glasgow.
 

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/129.

COOKE, William Frank

Marine
CH/X 115547
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine William Cooke died during operations at Westkapelle, Holland. Son of Thomas Benjamin and Clara Jane Cooke, of Leicester.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/129.

CUFF, Patrick Joseph

Marine
CH/X 104599
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Patrick Cuff died during operations at Salerno, Italy. He has no known grave.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/129.

DABBS, William

Marine
PLY/X 102644
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine William Dabbs died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of George Dabbs, and of Nellie Dabbs. of Harden, Staffordshire.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/129.

DENNANT, William Henry

Marine
PLY/X 114068
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine William Dennant died during operations in Holland. Son of William Henry and Eva Dennant, of Aldridge, Staffordshire.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/129.

DIXON, Peter Cory

Captain
140423
41RM Commando
Royal Artillery
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Peter Dixon B.A., a Royal Artillery Forward Observation Officer attached to 41RM Commando, was killed during an enemy air attack on the Commando HQ. He received a Mention in Despatches for gallant and distinguished service in North West Europe.

DOANE, Herbert

Marine
PLY/X 104009
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Herbert Doane died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette). Son of Albert and Alice Doane, of Hanham, Bristol; husband of Alice Amelia Doane, of Hanham.

DREW, Arthur Ronald Harry

Marine
PO/X111083
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Arthur Drew died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Leonard and Doris Lesley Drew, of East Dulwich, London.
 

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/130.

DREW, Kenneth Harrison

Marine
PLY/X 111244
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Kenneth Drew died at 131 Field Ambulance during operations at Salerno, Italy. 
Nephew of Mrs. E. Newbury, of Membury, Devon.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/130.

EDWARDS, John Richard

Major
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Major John Edwards died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette). Son of Frank Basil and Rosa Christine Edwards; husband of Sara Patricia Edwards (nee Jermain), of Hill Head, Hampshire.
 

EGAN, John

Marine
PLY/X103476
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine John Egan died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of John and Norah Egan; nephew of Margaret Shanahan, of Miltown, Malbay, Co. Clare, Irish Republic.

ELSOM, Harold Edward

Troop Sergeant Major
CH/X 3109
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Company Sergeant Major Harold Elsom, 'P' Troop, was gravely wounded during operations in the Waspik sector of the Maas River front. He was evacuated to the UK but succumbed to his wounds 9 days later at the RAF Hospital, Wroughton, Wiltshire.

EMERSON, James

Corporal
PO/X105915
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Corporal James Emerson died during operations at Normandy.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/130.

EYRES, George Henry

Marine
PLY/X 103852
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine George Eyres died during operations at Sicily. Son of George Henry and Bedelia Eyres, of Harpurhey, Manchester.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/130.

FAULKNER, John William

Lance Corporal
PO/X 105886
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal John Faulkner died during operations at Santa Maria, Gulf of Salerno, Italy. Son of John and Elizabeth Faulkner; husband of Margaret Hannah Faulkner, of Cadishead, Lancs.

FELSTEAD, Robert William

Mne. Robert William Felstead
Marine
PO/X 108004
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Robert Felstead died during operations at Salerno, Italy. He has no known grave. Son of Richard and Evaleen Felstead, of St. Benedict's, Norwich. In 1939 before his military service he was employed as a Veldt Schouen worker in the shoe trade and residing Norwich.. 
 

FIELDING, Ronald

Sergeant
PO/X 106789
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Ronald Fielding died during operations at Normandy, France. Third son of Harold and Isabella Fielding; husband of Grace Fielding, of Marton, Blackpool, Lancashire.
Extract from the Rochdale Observer 1st July 1944

FINCH, Ernest Walter

Lance Corporal
PO/X 108592
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Ernest Finch died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action in the valley south of La Molina and the nearby hills close to Vietri. He has no known grave. Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Finch, of Guildford, Surrey.

FINNEY, George Edward

Marine George Edward Finney 41 Commando
Marine
PLY/X 102675
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine George Finney died during operations in Holland. He had been in the Forces for four years before which he was employed as a China Caster by Messrs Brain and Co., Longton. Son of John Joseph and Edith Finney, of Longton, Stoke-on-Trent. 
 
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FISHER, Edward

Marine
PO/X 105076
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Edward Fisher died during operations at Salerno and Vietri, Italy. Son of Fred and Emily T. Fisher, of Glinton, Northamptonshire.
 

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/130.

FORD, Francis Orme

Captain
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Francis Ford died during operations in Sicily whilst aboard the HMS Queen Emma during an enemy air attack on the vessel. Son of the Revd. Roger Anson Ford and Kathleen Orme Ford.
 
Sources
CWGC.
 

GARLICK, Horace

Marine
CH/X 105862
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Horace Garlick died during operations at Salerno, Italy. Son of Alfred Thomas Garlick and Charlotte Mary Garlick, of Deptford, London.

GILBERT, Kenneth William

Marine
CH/X 104417
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Kenneth Gilbert died during operations at Salerno, Italy. Son of Arthur Edward and Nellie Gilbert, of Romford, Essex. Former civil occupation: Bread Baker.
 
Sources
CWGC.

HARRIS, Andrew

Marine
PO/X 108595
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Andrew Harris died during operations at Salerno, Italy, these dates being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette). He has no known grave. Son of Eliza Jones, of Farnham, Surrey.

HAWKARD, John Stuart

Lieutenant Hawkard 41 Commando
Lieutenant
PO/X 111009
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant John Hawkard died during operations at Salerno, Italy. Son of Herbert and Florence Hawkard, of Fairhaven, Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire.

HAY, John

Marine
PLY/X 111511
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine John Hay died during operations at Westkapelle, Holland. Son of John Richard and Agnes Maude Hay, of Darlington, Co. Durham.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/131.

HAYDON, Peter Hillyard

Captain
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Peter Haydon DSO from Penzance was killed during operations at Walcheren. Son of Rollo Hillyard Stafford Haydon and Annie Gwendoline Haydon, of Equador.

HEY, Ashton Usher

Ashton Hey 41RM Commando
Grave of Sergeant Ashton Hey RM
Sergeant
PO/X106797
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Ashton Hey, 'B' troop, died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of George Herbert and Martha Jane Usher Hey; husband of Elsie Gordon Hey, of Glasgow.
 
Sources
CWGC.

HEYWOOD, Herbert William

Sergeant
PLY/X 106621
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Sergeant Herbert Heywood died during operations at Westkapelle, Holland. Son of Frederick Thomas Heywood and Alice Heywood, of Fallowfield. Manchester.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/132.

HOLMES, John William

Lieutenant
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Lieutenant John Holmes died during operations at Walcheren, Holland. Son of John William and Mabel Holmes; husband of Barbara Holmes, of Lindley, Huddersfield.

Sources
CWGC.

HOLT, Harry

Marine
PO/X 111449
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Harry Holt died during operations in NW Europe. Son of Harry and Winifred Holt, of Warrington, Lancashire; husband of Mary Holt, of Warrington.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/132.

HONEYMAN, Norman Frederick

Lance Corporal
CH/X 2489
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Norman Honeyman died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette). Son of Alfred James Honeyman and Louisa Beatrice Honeyman, of Goodmayes, Essex.
 

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HORSTED, Ronald Edward

Ronald Horsted 41 Commando
Marine
CH/X 108542
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Ronald Horsted, aged 19, died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette). Son of Albert Edward and Amy Ada Horsted, of Hanwell, Middlesex.

HOWARD, Alan Duncan

Marine Alan Duncan Howard
Marine
PO/X 105934
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Alan Howard of Suggitt Street, West Hartlepool, died during operations at Salerno, Italy. Prior to joining the Forces he was an apprentice joiner and plumber. A former pupil of Jesmond Road School and for many years a member of the 1st West Hartlepool Company of the Boys Brigade (St.

HUNTER, Caley Lovell

Marine
PLY/X104042
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Caley Hunter, ‘A’ Troop, died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Henry Lovell Hunter and Gladys Hunter, of Whetstone, Leicestershire.
 
Sources
CWGC.

JACKSON, John Geoffrey

Marine
PLY/X 112600
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine John Jackson, HQ Troop, died at the RN Hospital, Haslar, Portsmouth, of wounds inflicted on the 7th June during an enemy air attack on the Commando HQ. Son of John Jackson, and of Gert

JACKSON, William

Marine
PLY/X 107655
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine William Jackson , ‘B’ Troop, died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of James William Jackson, and of Harriett Jackson, of Wythenshawe, Cheshire.

JOHN, Reginald Brinley

Marine
PLY/X 104029
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Reginald John died during operations at Walcheren, Holland.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/132.
 

JOHNSON, Edward

Marine
PO/X 108598
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Edward Johnson died between 6 June 1944 and 7 June 1944 during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Johnson, of Islington, London.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/132.

JONES, John Thomas

Mne JT Jones 41RM Commando
Marine
PLY/X 112140
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine John Jones died during operations in Holland. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jones, of Great Barr, Birmingham.
 
Sources
CWGC.

KENNEDY, Alexander

Marine
PO/X105922
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Alexander Kennedy died in Italy. He has no known grave. His commando were engaged in operations at Vietri, Salerno.
 
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/133.
 

LEES, James Sykes

Company Sergeant Major
PO/X 1707
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Medal (MM)
Died on war service
Company Sergeant Major James Lees MM, 'B' Troop,  died at Heiden Germany from a cerebral haemorrhage sustained in a Jeep accident.

LEES, William

Marine William Lees 41 Commando
Marine
PO/X 105877
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine William Lees died during operations at Vietre Sul Mare, Salerno, Italy.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/133.
[Image] Manchester Evening News - Thursday 14 October 1943.

LLOYD, David Clifford

Lieutenant
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant David Lloyd died during operations at Salerno, Italy. Son of Henry Clifford Lloyd and Millicent Lloyd, of Medmenham, Buckinghamshire.
 
Sources
CWGC.
 

LOWLES, Eric Henry

Marine
PO/X 111092
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Eric Lowles died during operations at Normandy, France.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/133.

McKENNA, Joseph

Corporal
PO/X 111077
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Joseph McKenna died of wounds inflicted during operations in the Waspik sector of the Maas River front. His Commando had been ordered to maintain forward positions on the small island of Kapelsche Veer which lies between the River Maas and the River Oudermaas.

MCNEILL, James

Lance Corporal
CH/X 112098
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Lance Corporal James McNeill, HQ Troop, died during an enemy air attack on the Commando HQ in Normandy, France.

MOSES, Byron

Marine
PLY/X 103430
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Byron Moses died during operations at Walcheren, Holland.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/134.

MURRAY, John

John Murray 41RM Commando
Sergeant
PO/X 106800
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant John Murray died during operations at Normandy, France [1][2].
Son of John and Jane Rankine Murray; husband of Agnes Murray, Barrhead, Renfrewshire [1].

NEWHAM, Percy Robert

Colour Sergeant
PO/X 4908
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Colour Sergeant Percy Newham died during operations at Sicily.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/135.

NICHOLSON, Robert Fisher

Marine
PO/X 100815
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Robert Nicholson died at Harefield County Hospital, Middlesex, of wounds inflicted at Walcheren, Holland. Son of Richard Fisher Nicholson and Hannah Nicholson, of Belfast.

NUNNEY, Ronald Harry

Marine
PO/X 105243
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Ronald Nunney died during operations at Dragone, Gulf of Salerno, Italy. Son of Robert Henry and Kathleen Mary Nunney, of Shepherd's Bush, London.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/135.

PAGE, Henry

Marine
PO/X 4323
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Henry Page died during operations at Walcheren, Holland. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Page, of Barry Dock, Glamorgan.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths: Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/135.

PARR, Albert John

Lieutenant
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Lieutenant Albert John Parr died during the period his Commando were engaged in patrolling the Lower Maas. He is  recorded on the Naval History website as dying of wounds. 

PEAT, John William

Corporal
PO/X 3475
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Corporal John Peat died during operations at the French coast of Normandy.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives files ADM 104/135.

POPE, William Joshua

William Pope 41 Commando
Marine
CH/X107152
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died on active service
Marine William Pope of 'S' troop, from Dagenham, died from head injuries sustained when he fell from a jeep after a training exercise in Holland. Son of Albert William Pope, and of Amy Pope, of Dagenham, Essex.
 

POULTNEY, Ronald

Marine
PLY/X104049
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Ronald Poultney died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Thomas and Esther Elizabeth Poultney, of Leek, Staffordshire.
 
Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths: Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/135.

PRICE, Kenneth

Marine
PLY/X 104025
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Kenneth Price died during operations in Sicily.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths: Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/135.

PROCTOR, John Webster

Marine
PO/X 106796
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine John 'Jack' Proctor died during operations at Vietri Sul Mare, Gulf of Salerno, Italy. Son of William and Jessie Daer Proctor, of Kirksyde Avenue, Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire.
 
Sources
CWGC.

PRYOR, Frederick William

Sergeant
CH/X 104490
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Medal (MM)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Sergeant Frederick Pryor, M.M., died on board HMCS Algonquin during operations at Normandy, France. He was awarded the Military Medal for leadership, gallantry and devotion to duty while serving with Royal Marine Commandos in Italy.

READ, John William

Marine
CH/X 107158
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine John Read died during operations at Walcheren Island, Holland. Son of Samuel and Florence Mary Read, of Northfleet, Kent; husband of Gertrude Mary Read, of Northfleet.

READER, Ronald

Marine
PO/X 111108
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Ronald Reader died during operations in Italy, this date being that of the action in the valley south of La Molina and the nearby hills close to Vietri, Salerno. Son of Arthur and Sarah Reader, of Bolton, Lancashire.

ROBERTSON, John Burt

Marine
PO/X 105905
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine John Robertson died at Ostend Belgium. His Commando were engaged in operations at Westkapelle, Walcheren. 

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives files ADM 104/136.

ROBINSON, George Thomas

Lance Corporal
PO/X 108029
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Lance Corporal George Robinson died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette). Son of George Butler Robinson and Ellen Louisa Robinson.

ROBINSON, John

John Robinson 41 Commando
Marine
PO/X 105512
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine John Robinson died during operations at Santa Maria, Gulf of Salerno, Italy. Son of John and Anne Robinson, of Salford, Lancashire; nephew of Mrs. M. McCormick, of Salford.
 
Sources
[1] CWGC.

ROBINSON, Peter Dennis

Lieutenant
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Peter Robinson died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Arthur Thomas Robinson and Dorothy Annie Robinson, of Buckden, Huntingdonshire.
 
Sources
CWGC.
 

SCOTT, Lawrence Richard

Lawrence Richard Scott 41 Commando
Lieutenant
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Lawrence Scott died during operations at Salerno, this date being that of the action in the valley south of La Molina and the nearby hills close to Vietri. Son of Charles Purvis Scott and of Charlotte Scott (nee Vincent).

SCOTT, William Cameron

Marine
PO/X 106813
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine William Scott died during operations at Salerno, this date being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle*. Son of Andrew Scott, and of Margaret Scott, of Dundee; husband of Margaret Stunnock Scott, of Dundee.

SHANNON, Christopher James

Marine
PLY/X 104032
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Christopher Shannon died during operations at Salerno, this date being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette). Son of Violet May Shannon, of Town Hill, Swansea.
 
Sources

SMITH, Charles Edward

Corporal
CH/X 105869
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Corporal Charles Smith died during operations at Walcheren Island, Holland. Son of William John and Margarate Sarah Smith, of Leytonstone, Essex.

Sources
[1] CWGC.
[2] Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/137.

SMITH, Henry Defriez

Lance Corporal
PO/X111098
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Henry Smith died during operations at Salerno, Italy. He has no known grave. Son of Charles and Eleanor Smith, of Leytonstone, Essex; husband of Joyce Smith. of Leytonstone.
 

Sources
CWGC

SMITH, Reginald

Marine
PO/X 116673
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Reginald Smith died during operations at Walcheren, Holland. Son of Arthur Owen Smith and Bessie Elizabeth Smith, of Kingsley, Northampton.
 
Sources
CWGC

SPAWFORTH, Herbert

Corporal
PO/X 3222
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Corporal Herbert Spawforth died during operations at Normandy, France.

Sources
CWGC
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/137.
Records of Births registered in Wakefield Oct/Nov/Dec. 1920.

SPENCE, Ernest

Marine
PLY/X 103991
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Ernest Spence died during operations at Normandy, France.

Sources
CWGC
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/137.

STALKER, Hugh Henry

Sergeant
PO/X 3238
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Sergeant Hugh Stalker died in Holland. At the time of his death his Commando were engaged in patrolling the Lower Maas. 

Sources
CWGC
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/137.

STILES, Arthur

Marine
CH/X 104614
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Arthur Stiles was reported missing presumed died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action on the hills near the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette). He has no known grave. Son of Henry W. Stiles and Lucy Stiles, of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.

STOTT, Ronald Martin

Captain
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Ronald Stott died during operations at Salerno, Italy. He has no known grave. Son of Ronald and Elsie Stott, of Greenfield, Yorkshire.
 
Sources
CWGC.
 

STRADLING, Robert Fettes

Sergeant
EX/3351
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds

Sergeant Robert Stradling died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette). He received a posthumous Mention in Despatches for outstanding service whilst operating with the allied armies in Italy.

SUMMERS, Kenneth

Marine
CH/X 110147
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Kenneth Summers died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Edward and Nellie Summers, of Basford, Nottingham.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/137.

TAAFFE, William

Marine
PLY/X 103178
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine William Taaffe died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette). Son of George and May Taaffe, of Preston, Lancashire; husband of Nora Taaffe.

TAYLOR, Ernest

Marine
PLY/X 2460
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Ernest Taylor, 'A' Troop, died of wounds during a small raid across the River Mass to the German held north bank of the river. 41RM Commando had been tasked with patrolling a large stretch of the river between the Island of Schouwen and Geertruidenberg. 
 

THOMSON, Hugh

Lance Corporal Hugh Thomson 6 Commando
Lance Corporal
PO/X106815
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Hugh Thomson died during operations at Salerno, this date being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette). Son of Thomas and Grace Thomson; husband of Margaret Thomson, of Dundee [1][2].

THWAITES, Henry

Marine
CH/X 114394
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Henry Thwaites died during operations at Beuzeville, France. Originally buried in Beuzeville before being re-interred on 17 October 1945 at Ranville War Cemetery. Son of Thomas Richard and Sophia Ellen Thwaites, of Battersea, London.

TIERNEY, Norman

Regimental Sergeant Major
PO/22609
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Regimental Sergeant Major Norman Tierney died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action in the valley south of La Molina and the nearby hills close to Vietri. He has no known grave.

TONER, Peter

Marine Peter Toner 41 Commando
Marine
PO/X 105899
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Peter Toner died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette). He has no known grave. Peter Toner of Portland Gardens, Liverpool, 5, was a former pupil of St. Bridget's School.

TWIGGER, James Thomas

Colour Sergeant
PLY/X972
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Colour Sergeant James Twigger was reported missing presumed died during operations at Salerno, Italy. He has no known grave. Mentioned in Despatches for distinguished service in Sicily. Husband of Muriel Twigger, of Emsworth, Hampshire. Father of Ronnie Twigger.
 

WASSALL, George

Marine
PLY/X 110255
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine George Wassall of 34 Pendrill Street, Neath, was reported missing presumed died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette). He has no known grave.
 
Sources

WHITE, Ernest George

Marine
CH/X115681
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Ernest White died during operations at Normandy, France.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/138.

WHITMAN, Edward Thomas John

Marine
PLY/X 109373
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Edward Whitman died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action in the valley south of La Molina and the nearby hills close to Vietri. Son of Edward Thomas Whitman and Mary Ann Whitman, of Hoxton, London.
 
Sources

WIGHTMAN, Frederick Gordon

Corporal
PO/X 103557
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Corporal Frederick Wightman, a Signaller, was killed during an enemy air attack on the Commando HQ. Son of Walter William and Florence Wightman, of Leicester; husband of Florence Isabel Wightman, of Leicester.

WILKINSON, Raymond Desmond

Marine
PO/X 103947
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Raymond Wilkinson died during operations at Salerno, this date being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette). Son of Daniel Broadhurst Wilkinson and Alice Madaline Wilkinson, of Wallasey, Cheshire.

WRAY, Peter Francis Hugh

Lieutenant
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Peter Wray died during operations at Salerno, this date being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette). Mentioned in Despatches for distinguished service in Sicily. Son of Leslie Hugh and Margery Wray, of East Molesey, Surrey.
 

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