42RM Commando Roll of Honour

Below is an A-Z view of the Roll of Honour with information about each of the Fallen. Displaying 1 - 31 of 31

BALLANTYNE, George

Lance Corporal
PO/X114916
42RM Commando
Royal Marines
West Lothian Constabulary
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal George Ballantyne died during operations at Kangaw, Burma. Son of James and Elizabeth Ballantyne; husband of Annie McNeil Fotheringham Ballantyne, of Bo'ness, West Lothian.

BANGAY, Lionel Arthur

Marine
PO/X112046
42RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Lionel Bangay died during operations at Kangaw, Burma.
 
Sources
[1] CWGC.
[2] Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/127.
 
Notes

BATEMAN, Walter

Walter Bateman 42RM Commando
Marine
CH/X 100600
42RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Walter Bateman from Hull died during operations at Kangaw, Burma.
Son of Amelia Bateman. Prior to joining the Forces in 1940 he was a switchboard operator with the Hull City Police, Eastern Division.
 
Sources
CWGC.

BEAMAN, Thomas Edward

Marine
PO/X110697
42RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Thomas Beaman died of wounds during operations at Kangaw, Burma.

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

CARLYLE, Edmond

Marine
PO/X112075
42RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Edmond Carlyle died during operations at Kangaw, Burma.

Sources
[1] CWGC.
[2] Registers Of Reports Of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/128.
[3] Registers of Births in England - Easington District, April, May and June 1923.

CRILLEY, John Henry

Lance Corporal
EX. 3297
42RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Lance Corporal John Crilley died during operations at Kangaw, Burma.

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

DELL, William Joseph

Corporal
EX. 3192
42RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal William Dell died during operations at Kangaw, Burma.
Son of Walter and Bithiah Rose Dell, of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.
 

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

GROVES, John

Marine John Groves 42 Commando
Marine
EX3635
42RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine John Groves died during operations at Kangaw, Burma. Son of Albert and Matilda Groves, of Heanor, Derbyshire.
 
Sources
CWGC.

HALL, Roger

Lieutenant
42RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Roger Hall died during operations at Kangaw, Burma. Son of Charles Phillips Hall and Ada Louise Hall, of Hipperholme, Yorkshire.
 
Sources
CWGC.
 

JACQUES, Henry

Sergeant
42RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Henry Jacques died of wounds inflicted on 31 January during operations at Kangaw, Burma. Son of William Henry and Isabella Jacques, of East Bowling, Yorkshire.
 
Sources
CWGC.

JONES, Jack Garner

Lieutenant
42RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Jack Jones died during operations at Kangaw Burma. Mentioned in Despatches (posthumous) for gallant and distinguished service. Husband of Lelgarde De C. Jones, of Tenby, Pembrokeshire.
 
Sources

KING, Herbert Richard

Marine
EX/4389
42RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Herbert King died during operations at Hill 170, Kangaw, Burma.

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

LOGAN, John

Sergeant
PLY/X100771
42RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant John Logan died during operations in Burma. Son of Archie and Mary Logan; husband of Elizabeth Logan, of Greenock, Renfrewshire.
 

PHILPOTT, Ronald Henry

Marine
CH/X106487
42RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Ronald Philpott died during operations at Kangaw, Burma.

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

RAWLINSON, James

Corporal
PLY/X 106012
42RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Corporal James Rawlinson died during operations at Kangaw, Burma.

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

ROSSER, Albert

Marine
PO/X 100791
42RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died on active service
Marine Albert Rosser died at Maungdaw, Burma.
 
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/136.
See Linked Content below.
 

SHERMAN, George

Marine
EX/3566
42RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine George Sherman died during operations in Burma. Son of Frederick and Ellen Sherman; husband of Joan Sherman, of Richmond, Surrey.

SHUTTLEWORTH, Charles Denis

Charles Denis Shuttleworth 42RM Commando
Marine
PO/X122001
42RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Charles Shuttleworth died during operations at Kangaw, Burma.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/137.
[Image] Ian Shuttleworth (nephew).
 

WHITEHEAD, John

Corporal
EX1219
42RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Corporal John Whitehead died during operations at Hill 170 in Burma.

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

YEOMANS, Geoffrey Richard

Lieutenant
42RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died on war service
Lieutenant Geoffrey Yeomans died from multiple injuries received in a road accident. Son of George Ralph and Audrey Ada Yeomans, of Norbury, Surrey. His brother Rifleman Bernard George Yeomans, 7th (1st Bn. The London Rifle Brigade) Bn., died in service on 8 May 1943.
 

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