42RM Commando
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3 Cdo Bde Operations in Burma
Location
Myanmar
21° 54' 50.274" N, 95° 57' 22.4028" E
The following reports relate to the operations of the Commando Units attached to 3 Commando Brigade.
42RM Cdo. Officers, Oct.'44
Extract from the Navy Lists
42RM Cdo. Roll of Honour
"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them."
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42RM Commando
Formed as No. 42 Royal Marine Commando, Royal Marines, on the 1st August 1943 from the disbanded 1st RM Battalion. Those from the Battalion not selected for the Commandos were posted primarily to Landing Craft duties. On the 5th October 1943 the unit attended the CBTC for Commando training.
BALLANTYNE, George
LCpl Ballantyne was killed during operations at Kangaw.
BANGAY, Lionel Arthur
Mne. Bangay was killed during operations at Kangaw.
BARKS, Wilfred John
Marine Wilfred Barks, 'X' troop, was awarded the MM for his gallantry during operations at Kangaw, Burma [1].
BATEMAN, Walter
Mne. Bateman was killed during operations at Kangaw.
BAVIN, Richard Julian Ebblewhite
Lieut. Colonel Richard Bavin OBE was killed whilst on board a US Marine Corps transport plane that crashed into Mount Tobin, Nevada during a snowstorm. 18 US servicemen also died in the crash. He was serving as the UK Royal Marines representative at the Quantico Education and Development Centre.
He had previously served in 42RM Commando during WW2 *, and was a member of the Commando Association. On the 8th June 1963 the then Major Bavin had been appointed OBE.
BEAMAN, Thomas Edward
Mne. Beaman was killed during operations at Kangaw.
BENT, James
Cpl. Bent was killed during operations at Kangaw.
BOSWELL, Thomas William
Mne. Boswell was killed during operations at Kangaw.
BROWN, John Herbert
Mne. Brown is believed to have died of illness in the UK.
(Source: Naval History website.)
CARLYLE, Edmond
Mne. Carlyle was killed during operations at Kangaw.
CRACKNELL, Frederick George
Mne. Cracknell was killed during operations at Kangaw.
CRILLEY, John Henry
LCpl. Crilley was killed during operations at Kangaw.
CUTTING, Vincent
Colour Sergeant Vincent Cutting RM was from Little Hulton, Greater Manchester. He also served in 41 and 45RM Commando [1].
His son Gunner Robert Steven Cutting, 29 Commando Regiment RA, was killed on active service in Northern Ireland [View ROH entry] [2].
Sources [1] Commando Association newsletter 114 issued March 2002. [2] + [image] His daughter Sandra Kennedy.DELL, William Joseph
Cpl. Dell was killed during operations at Kangaw.
ELLIS, Raymond Frederick
Mne. Ellis was killed during operations at Kangaw.
FELLOWES, Halford David
Captain (Brevet Major) (Acting Colonel) Halford David Fellowes was awarded the DSO [1] whilst officer in command of 42RM Commando in the Far East. He commanded them from May 1944 until wounded at Myebon [view], and relinquishing command on the13th January 1945.
FENTON, Ernest
Corporal Ernest Fenton was awarded the MM for his gallantry during operations in Burma.
FOUNTAIN, Joseph Walter
Mne. Fountain was killed during operations at Kangaw.
GOWER, Herbert George
The exact circumstances of the death of Mne. Gower, only 3 weeks after the formation of the Commando, are not known.
GROVES, John
Mne. Groves was killed during operations at Kangaw.
HALL, Roger
Lieut. Hall was killed during operations at Kangaw.
HERBERT, Thomas Henry
Lance Corporal Thomas Herbert, 'X' troop, was awarded the MM in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in Burma.
JACQUES, Henry
Sgt. Jacques died of wounds inflicted on the 31st January during operations at Kangaw.
[Source: Issue 9 of the Third Jungle Book.]
JONES, Jack Garner
Lieutenant Jack Jones was killed during operations at Kangaw. He received a posthumous MiD for gallant and distinguished service.
Sources
CWGC
London Gazettes Supp. 37318, page 5181 and 37338, page 5402 [errata]
KING, Herbert Richard
Mne. King was killed during operations at Kangaw.
LOGAN, John
Sgt. Logan was killed during operations in Burma.
Source
Westminster Abbey Commando Roll of Honour file ref. National Archives DEFE/2/843.
LUCAS, William Frederick
Sergeant Major William Lucas was awarded the MM for distinguished services during the war in the Far East.
Sources London Gazettes Supp. 37636, page 3390. National Archives file WO 373/47/111.MELLOR, Peter Joseph
Marine Peter Mellor was awarded the MM for distinguished services during the war in the Far East.
MILLS, Henry Richard
Mne. Mills died during operations in Burma.
[Source: Issue 9 of the Third Jungle Book.]
PEGRUM, John David George
Lieutenant John Pegrum was killed during operations at Lake Comacchio.
Notes
The Navy Lists show a Lieut. J.D.G. Pegrum on the roll of Officers of 42RM Commando in 1944. [view].
PHILPOTT, Ronald Henry
Mne. Philpott was killed during operations at Kangaw.
PICKERILL, William
The exact circumstances of the death of Sergeant William Pickerill are not known by this archive.
RADLEY, Charles Wilfred Robert
Mne. Radley was killed during operations at Kangaw.
RAWLINSON, James
Cpl. Rawlinson was killed during operations at Kangaw.
ROSSER, Albert
Mne. Rosser died during operations in Burma.
[Source: Issue 9 of the Third Jungle Book.]
RUSSELL, Ronald Frank
Corporal Ronald Russell was awarded the MM in recognition of distinguished service in Burma.
SCOTT, Thomas Veitch
Marine Thomas Scott was killed during operations at Myebon.
The 42 RM Commando War Diary and the CWGC both record only one commando from 42 as dying on this day. The entry in the War Diary reads as follows:
“Date 12 Jan 1945.
Place - Akyab Island Myebon
SHERMAN, George
Mne. Sherman was killed during operations at Kangaw.
SHUTTLEWORTH, Charles Denis
Mne Shuttleworth was killed during operations at Kangaw.
SNOW, Henry Thomas
Lance Corporal Henry Snow, RAMC attached to 42RM Commando, was awarded the MM in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Burma.
Sources
London Gazettes Supp. 37040, page 20180.
THORNEYCROFT, Eric William
LCpl Thorneycroft was killed during operations at Kangaw.
WELSH, Albert James
Company Sergeant Major Albert Welsh, 'X' troop, was awarded the DCM for bravery and undaunted devotion to duty during operations in Burma.
WHITEHEAD, John
Cpl. Whitehead was killed during operations at Kangaw.
YEOMANS, Geoffrey Richard
Lieut. Yeomans is believed to have died in a road accident.
(Source: Naval History website.)
His brother, Rifleman Bernard George Yeomans, 7th (1st Bn. The London Rifle Brigade) Bn., died on the 8th May 1943.
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