47RM Commando Roll of Honour

Maj. J.R.  FEACEY
Maj. W.J.  TYNDALE-BISCOE
Maj. D.H. WALTON 
Capt. T.F.  COUSINS
Capt. B.J.  STICKINGS
Lieut. I.W.  ADAM
Lieut. F.  BORNE
Lieut. M.C.  GARDENER
Lieut. N.A.W.  HAYWARD
Lieut. M.G.H.  STYLE
Lieut. G.B.  WHITTAKER
CSM. H.H.  PLANK
CSM. W.J.C.  SPEAR
C/Sgt. C.N.  MORLEY
Sgt.  E.E.  BEE
Sgt.  A.J.   BRADLEY 
Sgt.  R.H.R.  BREHME
Sgt.  T.P.  FLETCHER
Sgt.  E.D.  FULLER 
Sgt.  D.  HUGHES
Sgt.  J.E.  PUDDICK
Sgt.  R.F.  RACKHAM
Sgt.  R.E.  WEBB
Cpl.  F. J   DYKE
Cpl.  E.J.  EVANS
Cpl.  A.A.  JENKINS
Cpl.  N.   JONES
Cpl.  C.S.  RIPINER
Cpl.  G.  ROBERTSON
Cpl.  K.T.  TEED
Cpl.  J.  UNSWORTH
LCpl. H.  ANDREWS 
LCpl.  J.  BUCHANAN
LCpl.  J.H.  CATTS
LCpl. A.J.  CHATFIELD 
LCpl. E.N.  DAVID
LCpl. W.R.D.  FLETCHER
LCpl. M.H.  GRIMSDELL
LCpl. E.G. LAWTON
LCpl. F.  NICHOLL
LCpl. R J    YOUNG
Mne. R.E.  ANSELL
Mne. V.  ASHCROFT
Mne. C.  BAINBRIDGE
Mne. G.H.  BAXTER
Mne. H.W. BEDWORTH
Mne. E.T.L. BREACH
Mne. K.C.  BUNYAN
Mne. A.V.  CABLE
Mne. A.E.  CARTER
Mne. D.J.   CLARK
Mne. J.W.  COLLINS
Mne. A.S.  DAVIES
Mne. W.N.  DAVIES
Mne. J.E.  DAY
Mne. M.  DERRICK
Mne. A.  DUKE
Mne. J.  FAWCETT
Mne. D. FEE
Mne. P.B.  FELLOWS
Mne. C.H.  FEWTRELL
Mne. J.  FLAHERTY
Mne. J.  FLANNAGAN
Mne. A.  FLEET
Mne. M.H.  GOUDE
Mne. S.  GREENHALGH
Mne. J.H.  GRIFFITHS
Mne. A.W.  GUYMER
Mne. R. L.  HUBBARD
Mne.  J.  KEMP
Mne. W.C.D.  KINLOCH
Mne. A.  LONGDEN
Mne.  J.  LUMSDEN
Mne.  N.S.  MAUD
Mne.  D.F.  McGREGOR
Mne.  G.W.F.  MILLS
Mne.  J.  MUIR
Mne. G.  NORIE
Mne. J.H.  NUTTALL
Mne. B.  OATES
Mne. K.G.  PATEY
Mne. H.  PAYNE
Mne. R.A.  PETTIT
Mne. B.C.H.  PRY
Mne. W.  REDMAN
Mne. B.C.V.W.  REYNOLDS
Mne. C.  ROWLINSON
Mne. W.D.  SAMBROOK
Mne. F.L.  SCOTT
Mne. B.G. SMITH
Mne.  J.  SMITH
Mne. T.W.C.  SMITH
Mne. W.C.   STOVELL
Mne. E.J.  SWEENEY
Mne. N.Y.  TATTON
Mne. A.G.M.  THATCHER
Mne. W.H.   TOWLE
Mne. A.F.P.  TULL
Mne. D.A.R.  TULLETT
Mne. A.  TURNER
Mne. S.H.R.  TURNER
Mne. J.C.  WALKER
Mne. R.   WALKER
Mne. L.T.  WAYGOOD
Mne. R.H.  WEBB
Mne. R.M.  WILKINSON
Mne. R.  WILLIAMS
Mne. G.M.  WILSON
Mne.  J.V.  WITHINGTON
Mne. R.   ZAMMIT
Below is an A-Z view of the Roll of Honour with information about each of the Fallen. Displaying 1 - 55 of 110

ADAM, Ian William

Lieutenant
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Ian Adam died during operations against the German held small island of Kapelsche Veer which lies between the River Maas and the River Oudermaas. Son of William Alexander Adam and Mary Louise Adam, of Haywards Heath, Sussex.

ANSELL, Ronald Edwin

Marine
PLY/X108473
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Ronald Ansell died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Robert Stewart Kemp and Jemima Frazer Kemp, of Dundee; husband of Jane Leslie Kemp, of Dundee.
 
Sources
CWGC.

ASHCROFT, Victor

Marine
PLY/X 112790
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died on war service

Marine Victor Ashcroft died of wounds at the 12th Canadian General Hospital, Bruges, Belgium. 

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

BAINBRIDGE, Cyril

Marine
PLY/X103334
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Cyril Bainbridge died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of George and Maria Bainbridge, of Old Basford, Nottingham; husband of Lottie Ilfra Bainbridge, of Old Basford. 

BAXTER, George Henry

Marine
CH/X104134
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine George Baxter died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Robert George and Lydia Baxter, of Twickenham, Middlesex. 

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

BEDWORTH, Horace William

Marine
PO/X106733
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Horace Bedworth died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of George and Mary Bedworth, of Walsall, Staffordshire.
 

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

BEE, Eric Ernest

Sergeant
PO/X100001
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Sergeant Eric Bee died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Ernest and Helene Bee, of Tetbury, Gloucestershire.

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

BORNE, Frederick

Lieutenant
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Frederick Borne died during operations at Sannerville in Troarn, France. Son of Robert Henry and Lydia Susan Borne.
47RM Commando War Diary
11th August 1944
Place: Sannerville
Lt Borne and 1 OR killed on enemy minefield.

BRADLEY, Arthur John

Sergeant
PO/X4118
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Arthur Bradley died during operations at Normandy, France. Previously Mentioned in Despatches, announced in 1942, for bravery, endurance and sustained devotion to duty in H.M. Ships during and after the passage of an important Convoy. Son of Robert Henry and Lydia Susan Borne.

BREACH, Ernest Thomas Lloyd

Marine
PO/X113949
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Ernest Beach was killed by enemy machine gun fire during operations at the inner harbour area of Port-en-Bessin, Normandy. Son of Ernest George and Mary Elizabeth Breach, of Bromley Common, Kent.

BREHME, Reginald Herbert Ronald

Sergeant
CH/X 103637
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Sergeant Reginald Brehme died during operations at Westkapelle. Son of Albert Frank and Ada Ruth Brehme, of Southwark, London. His Commando were clearing the enemy from a series of gun batteries along the dunes at Westkapelle from Zouteland to west of Groot Valkenisse and Klein Valkenisse.

BUCHANAN, Joseph

Lance Corporal
PLY/X 111175
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Lance Corporal Joseph Buchanan died during operations in Holland. Son of George Ernest and Margaret Buchanan, of Seaforth, Liverpool.

BUNYAN, Kenneth Charles

Marine
CH/X103608
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Kenneth Bunyan died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of George Charles and Grace Elizabeth Bunyan; husband of Constance Bunyan, of East Ham, Essex.
 
Sources
CWGC.

CARTER, Arthur Edward

Marine
PO/X2367
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Arthur Carter died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Stephen Arthur and Lucy Maud Carter, of Sherfield English, Hampshire; husband of Gwendoline Ivy Carter, of Sherfield English.

CATTS, John Henry

Lance Corporal
PLY/X 3877
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Lance Corporal John Catts died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of John Henry and Susan Oldridge Catts.

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

CHATFIELD, Alfred James

Lance Corporal
7346931
47RM Commando
Royal Army Medical Corps
Lance Corporal Arthur Chatfield, R.A.M.C., attached to 47RM Commando, died during operations at Normandy. Son of William and Dorothy Janette Chatfield, of West Croydon, Surrey.
 
Sources
CWGC.
 

CLARK, Douglas James

Marine
PO/X105862
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Douglas Clark died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Thomas Mann Clark and Mayella Clark, of Dalmarnock, Lanarkshire.

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

COLLINS, James Washington

Marine
PO/X111269
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine James Collins died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of James Washington Collins and Elizabeth Collins, of Edinburgh. 

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

DAVID, Edward Neville

Lance Corporal
PLY/X111698
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Edward David died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Thomas Edward and Mary Annette David, of Llanelly, Carmarthenshire.
 
Sources
CWGC.

DAVIES, Albert Stanley

Marine
PLY/X 104395
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Albert Davies died during operations in Holland. Son of Samuel and Annie Davies, of Hawarden, Flintshire. His Commando were clearing the enemy from a series of gun batteries along the dunes at Westkapelle from Zouteland to west of Groot Valkenisse and Klein Valkenisse.

DAVIES, William Neville

Marine
EX/3680
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine William Davies died during operations at Normandy. He was part of a large fighting patrol of 4 troops and the heavy weapons troop sent against the enemy lines north east from La Grande Ferme commencing at 2115hrs on the 18th.

DAY, James Edward

Marine
PLY/X 103343
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine James Day died during operations at Walcheren, Holland. Son of James William and Alice Maud Day, of Leicester.

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

DERRICK, Martin

Marine
PLY/X 112062
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Martin Derrick died during operations at Walcheren, Holland. Son of Martin and Mary Annie Derrick, of North Shields, Northumberland; grandson of Elizabeth Jensen, of North Shields.

DUKE, Andrew

Marine Andrew Duke 47 Commando
Marine
PLY/X 3651
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Andrew Duke from Belfast died during operations at Walcheren. Son of John and Sarah Duke, of Belfast, Northern Ireland. His Commando were clearing the enemy from a series of gun batteries along the dunes at Westkapelle from Zouteland to west of Groot Valkenisse and Klein Valkenisse.

DUTTON, Cyril

Marine
PO/X106964
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Cyril Dutton died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Frederick and Beatrice Ada Dutton, of Sheffield; husband of Edna May Dutton, of Sheffield.

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

DYKE, Frederick John

Corporal
CH/X103842
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Corporal Frederick Dyke died during operations in Holland. Son of Edward Robert Dyke, and of Nellie Dyke, of Dagenham, Essex. His Commando had taken part in an unsuccessful attack on the German held small island of Kapelsche Veer which lies between the River Maas and the River Oudermaas.

EVANS, Cyril

Marine
PLY/X113855
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Cyril Evans died during operations in Holland. Son of Reginald and Elizabeth Diana Evans, of Bridgend, Glamorgan. His Commando had taken part in an unsuccessful attack on the German held small island of Kapelsche Veer which lies between the River Maas and the River Oudermaas.

EVANS, Edward James

Corporal
CH/X 112376
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Edward Evans died during operations at Walcheren, Holland. His Commando were clearing the enemy from a series of gun batteries along the dunes at Westkapelle from Zouteland to west of Groot Valkenisse and Klein Valkenisse.

FAWCETT, Joseph

Marine Joseph Fawcett
Marine
PLY/X 109226
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Joseph Fawcett died of wounds inflicted during the Westkapelle landings at Walcheren. Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Fawcett, of Liverpool [1][1a][2].

FEE, Denis

Marine
PO/X 115272
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Denis Fee died during operations at Walcheren, Holland. Son of James and Martha Fee, of Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire.

FEWTRELL, Charles Henry

Marine
PLY/X 112746
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Charles Fewtrell was reported missing presumed killed at sea during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Charles Henry and Lilian Rose Fewtrell, of Dudley, Worcestershire.

FLAHERTY, John

Marine
CH/X103631
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine John Flaherty died during operations at Normandy, France.

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

FLANNAGAN, John

Flannagan 47 Commando
Marine
PLY/X 110268
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine John Flannagan, 'X' troop, from Gateshead, died during operations in Holland. Son of John Joseph and Elizabeth Jane Flannagan, of Gateshead, Co. Durham.

FLEET, Arthur

Marine
EX/1895
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Arthur Fleet died during operations at Normandy.

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

FLETCHER, Teddy Pearce

Sergeant
PO/X4497
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Sergeant Teddy Fletcher died during operations at Normandy, France. He was leading his section in attacking an enemy bunker at Port-en-Bessin when killed. Son of Henry Charles and Bertha Fletcher, of Ascot, Berkshire.

GARDENER, Michael Chase

Lieutenant
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Michael Gardener was killed whilst leading a patrol that was ambushed by the river just North of Geertruidenberg.  His Commando were engaged in defending the main approach from North Holland to Antwerp by the River Maas near the damaged Keizersveer Bridge.

GOUDE, Michael Herbert

Marine
PO/X118564
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Michael Goude died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Herbert Fox Goude and Nellie Emily Goude, of Hookwood, Surrey.

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

GREENHALGH, Samuel

Marine
PO/X112375
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Samuel Greenhalgh died during operations against the German held small island of Kapelsche Veer, Holland, which lies between the River Maas and the River Oudermaas. Son of Fred and Esther Greenhalgh, of Pendlebury, Lancashire.

GRIMSDELL, Maurice Herbert

Lance Corporal
PO/X 115851
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Maurice Grimsdell died during operations at Walcheren, Holland. At the time of his death his Commando were clearing the enemy from a series of gun batteries along the dunes at Westkapelle from Zouteland to west of Groot Valkenisse and Klein Valkenisse.

HUBBARD, Ronald Leslie

Marine
PO/X 114110
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Ronald Hubbard was reported missing presumed killed during operations in North West Europe. His Commando were engaged in operations at Walcheren, Holland. He has no known grave. Son of Frederick Charles and Elsie Maud Hubbard, of Enfield, Middlesex.

HUGHES, Denis

Sergeant
EX/1222
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Sergeant Dennis Hughes died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Thomas and Fanny Hughes; husband of Betty Hughes, of Rothwell, Yorkshire.

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

JENKINS, Alec Arthur

Corporal
PLY/X101844
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Corporal Alec Jenkins died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of William and Emily Jenkins; husband of Kate Jenkins, of Kingswood, Gloucestershire.

JONES, Noel

Corporal
PO/X105351
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Corporal Noel Jones died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Thomas James Jones and Mary Caroline Jones, of Pen-Y-cae, Denbighshire.y

KEMP, John

Marine
PO/X 105523
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine John Kemp died in France. His Commando were engaged in operations at Dozule. Son of Robert Stewart Kemp and Jemima Frazer Kemp, of Dundee; husband of Jane Leslie Kemp, of Dundee.

LAWTON, Edward Gerald

Lance Corporal
CH/X 115276
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Edward Lawton died during operations at Westkapelle, Holland. Son of Colonel K. Lawton and Mrs. Lawton, of Glengariff, Co. Cork, Irish Republic.
 
Sources
CWGC.

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