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Displaying 1 - 166 of 166ANDREWS, Robin
BANKS, Michael Edward Borg
BERESFORD, David John
BEVAN, Christopher John
BISPHAM, Matthew
BOORN, Peter William
BRAY, William
Served with 'B' Troop in Malaya circa 1951-1953.
Source
Reunion article with photo in the Globe and Laurel magazine Nov/Dec. 2000 edition.
BRIDGES, Ernest Robert
BURRELL, Aleck Michael George
- 2nd September 2012 to retired list [2].
CANTRILL, Richard John
- 30 June 2011 promoted Lieutenant Colonel, 42 Commando, RM [2].
CARRUTHERS, William Ernest
CHAPPELL, Reginald
CHISNALL, David Alan
CLARICOATES, Daniel
CLARK, Ian Campbell
CLARKE, Anthony Keith
COATES, Timothy Patrick
COLLINS, Michael
COLLINS, Thomas Joseph
COLWILL, Horace Cecil
CONNOLLY, Noel Gerard
CORDEN-GILBERT, George Edward Charles
13 March 1943, 410 Kings Squad passed for duty at Chatham. Awarded the King's Badge. Operation Vantage 1961, Officer Commanding 'C' Troop.
Sources
RM Historical timeline online royal-marines.net
G&L Jul/Aug 1992 edition.
[Image] V.B. (42&45 Cdo).
COX, Grahame Dennis
CURRY, Thomas Geoffrey
CUTHELL, Garry
DAVIDSON, Peter Forbes
DAVIES, Michael James
Corporal Michael Davies died in service, cause unknown to this archive [Source: AFM ROH].
DENNIS, Donald Henry Arthur
Sergeant Donald Dennis, 'C' Troop, from Plymouth, was shot and killed by a sniper during Operation Musketeer, the Anglo-French Invasion of Port Said, Egypt.
DICKS, Darryn Ross
DICKSON, Kenneth
DOLIVERA, Brian
DONNAN, Christopher Neil
EATOUGH, Bryan
Marine Bryan Eatough from Lancashire died of wounds after being shot by a bandit sentry in Malaya.
ECCLES, Michael
EMSLIE, Hamish Brian
EVANS, Anthony Stephen
Lance Corporal Anthony Evans died in service, cause unknown to this archive [Source: AFM ROH].
EVANS, Tony
Marine Tony Evans died during operations in Afghanistan. He and Marine Georgie Sparks, both of J Company, had been conducting a foot patrol to the north-west of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province.
EVES, Ernest Edward
FAIRBROTHER, David
FISHER, Daniel
FOLEY, Colin
FORMOY, Ronald David
Marine Ronald Formoy, Lima Company, died during an action which resulted in the rescue of hostages taken and held at Limbang, Sarwak.
FOSTER, Cecil Wylie
Source: Armed Force Memorial ROH.
GARDNER, James Patrick
GIBSON, Robert Grierson
GILBERT, Adam
GILL, Martin Joseph
GILLINGHAM, Graham John
GOULDEN, Alan Douglas
Marine Alan Goulden died in service, cause unknown to this archive [Source: AFM ROH].
GRANT, Roland Stephen
HANNAH, Rowan
Corporal Rowan Hannah died whilst deployed overseas with 42 Commando RM.
HARROLD, John
Served with 'B' Troop in Malaya circa 1951-1953.
Source
Reunion article with photo in the Globe and Laurel magazine Nov/Dec. 2000 edition.
HAYTON-WILLIAMS, Alastair John Gareth
HAZELL
Served with 'B' Troop in Malaya circa 1951-1953.
Source
Reunion article with photo in the Globe and Laurel magazine Nov/Dec. 2000 edition.
HEWETT, Alan
HIGGINS, Nigel William
Lance Corporal Nigel Higgins died in service, cause unknown to this archive [Source: AFM ROH].
HILL, Ray
Served with 'B' Troop in Malaya circa 1951-1953.
Source
Reunion article with photo in the Globe and Laurel magazine Nov/Dec. 2000 edition.
HIND, Joseph Temple Osborne
HODGSON, Peter
HOLLOWAY, James Oliver Roe
Marine James Holloway was found dead on board the RFA Fort Rosalie which was moored in Dubai.
HOOLE, Alexander
HOWARD, David
Marine David Howard, from King's Lynn, died during Operation Musketeer, the Anglo-French Invasion of Port Said, Egypt.
HOWE, Gilbert Rex
HOWGILL, Colin Humphrey Cowley
- 17 August 1979 promoted Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2].
HUTTON, Jamie R.J.
JACKSON, Ian
Colour Sergeant Ian Jackson died during an exercise in the Swiss Alps when he fell during abseiling on the Wyssifrau (White Lady) mountain in the Bernese Oberland.
JACQUES, Stephen
JENNINGS, Richard
Marine Richard Jennings, Lima Company, died during an action which resulted in the rescue of hostages taken and held at Limbang, Sarwak.
JOHNSON, Frederick Elliott
JOLE, Leslie Hugh
Captain Leslie Jole, Officer Commanding 'Y' Troop since September 1950, was awarded the Military Cross for gallant and distinguished services in Malaya during the period June 1951 to 31st December, 1951.
JONES, James
Marine James Jones was awarded the Military Medal for gallant and distinguished service in 3 Commando Brigade operations at Perak, Malaya during the period 1st January to 30th June, 1952.
JONES, Kenneth
Corporal Kenneth Jones died after a short illness during his 2nd tour with 42 Commando in the Malaysia and Indonesia conflict. [Sources: AFM ROH / Online Publication Soldier an' Sailor Too.]
JUKES, Alan Godfrey Herbert
KEMP, Dylan James
KIERANS, Gerald
Marine Gerald Kierans, Lima Company, from Widnes, died during an action which resulted in the rescue of hostages taken and held at Limbang, Sarawak.
Sources
AFM ROH.
[Image] His sister Estelle Hart.
KITE, Colin Luther
Colour Sergeant Colin Kite died in a road traffic accident in Scotland whilst travelling home to Arbroath.
LAMB, Richard
Lance Corporal Richard Lamb died of injuries sustained in road traffic accident at Bassingham, Lincolnshire.
Sources
AFM ROH.
Globe and Laurel Jul/Aug.2007.
Special Forces ROH website.
LAWS, Kenneth
[Sources: AFM ROH / royal-marines.net website]
LAYTON, Jason
LEE, Oliver Andrew
LEEVES, Luther John
Marine Luther Leeves died in Egypt.
LESTER, William John
LEWIS, James Austin Ellery
LISON, Adam
MACFARLANE, Walter Grant
Sergeant Walter Macfarlane, Lima Company, from Middlesborough, died during an action which resulted in the rescue of hostages taken and held at Limbang, Sarwak.
MACKAY, Peter Lewis
MACKIE, Alastair
MACKINTOSH, Ian Robert
MACKLIN, James
Extract from the Birmingham Daily Post - Friday 29 March 1974
MACNISH, Charles James
MAHONEY, David Callaghan
MAY, Dominic Peter
MCCREA, Edward
MCINTYRE, Mitchell
MEAD, Nigel Dean
MIDDLETON, Alan William
Marine Alan Middleton received a Mention in Despatches in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the Operations in the Near East at Suez, October to December, 1956.
Source
London Gazette 41092, page 3419.
MILLER, Robert Keith
MORRIS, Henry Arthur
Extract from the Dundee Courier - Monday 25 January 1954
MURCHISON, Ewen Alexander
NEWLAND, Stephen Charles
NUNN, Christopher John
OATES, Ashley
PHILLIMORE, Anthony Leonard Wiliam
PIMP, Don
POWELL, Fred Stewart
Marine Fred Powell, Lima Company, died during an action which resulted in the rescue of hostages taken and held at Limbang, Sarwak.
PRICE, Bernard John
Marine Bernard Price, 'C' Troop, from Cardiff, died during Operation Musketeer, the Anglo-French Invasion of Port Said, Egypt.
PRITCHARD, Peter John
PROCTOR, Reginald
Marine Reginald Proctor died in service, cause unknown to this archive [Source: AFM ROH].
RATCLIFFE, Nathan
RAWLINSON, Robert Croft
READING, Percy James Thomas
REDDY, Benjamin
Marine Benjamin Reddy, 'K' Company, died when his unit came under enemy fire during a deliberate clearance operation in the Kajaki area of Helmand Province.
RHYCE-REES, Stewart Duncan
Marine Stewart Rhyce-Rees died on a 9 mile cross country march carrying full kit during his Commando training. An inquest heard evidence from pathologist Dr. G.A.C. Lynch that he died from a liver infection. Coroner Mr. W.E.J.
RIDLEY, Mark Lewis
ROLLASON, Hayden
ROLLS, Graham
ROSE, Harry Howard
Marine Harry Rose died in Ipoh General Hospital as a result of an accidental gunshot wound. He was originally buried at Batu Gajah Cemetery but was later exhumed and cremated at Sek Keng Cheng Crematorium, Kuala Lumpur and his ashes returned to the UK.
ROTHWELL, Thomas Frank
ROWE, William Richard Norman
RUDLAND, Geoffrey Peter
SAGGERS, Ronald Frederick
Marine Ronald Saggers received a Mention in Despatches in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the Operations in the Near East, Oct. to Dec., 1956.
Source
London Gazette 41092, page 3419.
SHARP, Richard
SHERIDAN, James Maurice Guy
SHORT, Brian John
Marine Brian Short, from Parkstone, Poole, died during Operation Musketeer, the Anglo-French Invasion of Port Said, Egypt.
SILLITOE, Frederick Roy
- 1956 (Captain) (42 Commando RM) Mentioned in Despatches for gallant and distinguished services in operations at Suez between October and December [2].
SIMMONS, Timothy Mark Andrew
Marine Timothy Simmons died in service, cause unknown to this archive [Source: AFM ROH].
SIMPSON, Peter Leash
Extract from the Aberdeen Evening Express - Monday 14 April 1952
SKINLEY, Brian Cecil John
SMITH, Ian David Broadway
Lieutenant Ian Smith died in service, cause unknown to this archive [Source: AFM ROH].
SMITH, Jeremy
SMITH, Philip Robert
SPARKS, Dennis
SPARKS, Georgie
Marine Georgie Sparks died during operations in Afghanistan. He and Marine Tony Evans, both of J Company, had been conducting a foot patrol to the north-west of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province.
SPEAKE, Terence
SPIERS, R.A.S.
STANTON, Allen John
STEVENSON, Paul Timothy
-
1982 Divisional HQ; Staff Officer (Operations); Falklands Conflict [2].
STOREY, John
Marine John Storey died in Malaya as a result of an accident.
Sources
AFM ROH.
Malayan Emergency Commonwealth Deaths 1948-1960.
SUMMERS, Scott Gordon
Marine Scott Summers died in a traffic accident that occurred on the 4th February after he had volunteered to drive in a routine convoy in Helmand province.
SUTHERLAND, Neil
- 2009 promoted Lieutenant Colonel commanding 42 Commando RM.
- 2022 Deputy Commandant General, RM.
SWALLOW, James Anthony
TAYLOR, Clive Paul
THOMPSON, John Thomas
TYRRELL, Ernest Trevor
VARLEY, Richard James
VAUX, Nicholas Francis
VICE, Paul Anthony
WARD, Chrystie Nigel Hanslip
WATERS, Peter, S.
Lieutenant Peter Waters, second in command Lima Company, was wounded in the hostage rescue at Limbang, Malaysia, on 12 December 1962.
WATSON, Richard John
WATTS, Laurence George
WEAVER, Kevin William
WELLINGTON, Walter
Marine Walter Wellington died in a motor accident whilst deployed overseas.
Sources
AFM ROH.
Globe and Laurel RM Magazine October 1964 edition.
WEMYSS, Brian Alexander
Corporal Brian Wemyss died in service, cause unknown to this archive [Source: AFM ROH].
WESTON, Barry John
WHATLEY, Benjamin Mark Lawson
WHEDDON, Gareth Christopher
WHITE, Mark
WHITELEY, Christopher Vivian
- 13 June 1998 (Captain) appointed M.B.E. (Military Division).
WILLEY, Simon
WILLIAMS, John Henry Morris
WILLS, Terrance John
- 1 January 1970 appointed M.B.E. (Military Division).
WOOLMAN, Tudor Lloyd
WRIGHT, James Robert
WRIGHT, Robert
Marine Robert Wright died of encephalitis in Malaya. He was buried in Batu Gajah, later exhumed, cremated at Sek Keng Cheng Crematorium, Kuala Lumpur and ashes returned to UK.
Sources
AFM ROH.
Malayan Emergency Commonwealth Deaths 1948-1960.
YOUNG, Peter Shand
Corporal Peter Young received a Mention in Despatches in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the Operations in the Near East at Suez, November 1956.
Source
London Gazette 41092, page 3419.
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