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The Fallen from No. 4 Commando
4 Commando
History of the Unit
4 Commando Nominal Roll
In 1946 the Army Council decided that the Army Commandos were to be disbanded and no provision was allowed or made for any depository or office which would have at least contained a complete Roster of Names of the men who served in the various units.
4 Commando Operations
These are the main operations that No 4 Commando took part in, either on their own, or as part of a Combined Operations assault. They are in date order and form part of our overall history of No 4 Commando.
Click on the links for more detail about each.
4 Commando War Diaries
The No 4 Commando War Diary covering D Day operations can be found here:
A partial nominal roll for Dieppe
The following list contain the names, ranks and numbers of the officers and men of No4 Commando who participated. It also includes some from No 10 (IA) Commando Free French and 'X' troop, and others including some US Rangers, who were attached to the Commandos for the raid.
It does not contain those from No 3 Commando and 40RM Commando as no such full list of names has been found.
ACKERNLEY, Michael Clifford
No 4 Commando
The death of Captain Michael Clifford Ackernley of Heswall, Wirral, Merseyside, and a veteran of the Dieppe raid, was announced in Commando Association newsletter 80 issued March 1985.
ADLAM, William George Henry
No 4 Commando
Sergeant William Adlam was awarded the Military Medal whilst serving with the Glosters as part of the British Expeditionary Force 1939-40 [1]. On his return to the UK he volunteered for the newly formed No 4 Commando and in November 1940 was attached to 'G' troop [2]. In August 1942 he took part in Operation Jubilee, the Dieppe raid [3].
ALCOCK, H.
No 4 Commando
Post war member of the original Commando Association with whom they lost contact.
ALLARD, Camille
No 10 Commando
Lance Corporal Camille Allard, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations in the Netherlands.
The No 4 Commando War Diary for May 7th 1945 records " Halstern - No 7 french troop moved to Schouwen and established HQ at Bruinisse, and to clear and mark all minefields in that area." (Source: War Diary National Archives WO 218/ 84.)
ASPDEN, Jack
No 9 Commando
Lance Bombardier Jack Aspden was one of the Commando contingent on board ML 267 for the raid at St. Nazaire. The launch was hit by enemy fire and sank. Eight of the 11 Commandos, and all bar 5 of the RN crew, on board were killed [1a]. Jack Aspden was taken prisoner of war and transported to Stalag 344 Lamsdorf, Poland [2].
- 21 September 1946 commissioned Second Lieutenant with the Loyal Regiment [3].
BAILEY, Lionel James
No 4 Commando
Private Lionel Bailey, 'C' troop, died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
BALL, Joseph
No 4 Commando
Fusilier Joseph Ball was shot and killed in circumstances that remain to this day somewhat lacking of any official acount. It is believed that the fatal shot was fired by a patrol of the Dutch Navy.
Photos of his funeral are in our gallery. [Go to gallery.]
BALL, Joseph - Research into his death
The following information is from Jack Bakker who has researched the incident.
BARRASS, Nicholas William
No 4 Commando
Lieutenant Nicholas Barrass died during operations at Flushing.
Whilst engaged in a house clearance, he was killed by a sniper who fired from an adjacent building. The author of the book below describes him as being "a tall quiet spoken policeman, who had played football for Gateshead. "
(Source: Swiftly They Struck by Murdoch C. McDougall who served as a Lieut. in No 4 Commando.)
BENNETT, Hector Allan
No 4 Commando
Private Hector Bennett died during operations at Normandy.
BISHOP, John
No 4 Commando
Lance Corporal John Bishop died during operations at Dieppe.
BLUNDEN, Charles Harold
No 4 Commando
Corporal Charles Blunden was awarded the Military Medal in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the combined attack on Dieppe.
Recommendation
BORGMAN, Robert Bernard John
No 4 Commando
Lance Corporal Robert Borgman died during the raid at St Nazaire. He was one of the commando contingent on motor launch ML 268.
Sources
CWGC
St Nazaire Society website.
BOUCHER-MYERS, Bertram William Sydney
No 4 Commando
Bertram Boucher-Myers took part in the Lofoten and Dieppe raids receiving a MiD for the the latter [1], after which he was posted to the Staff College at Camberley. In 1946 he served with the East Lancs in India during their transition to independence. In 1949 he was posted to the military mission in Greece followed by a 2 year attachment to the Sudan Army.
BROOKING, Alfred
No 4 Commando
Private Alfred 'Fred' Brooking was one of a group of early volunteers for No 4 Commando, serving in 'G' and later 'B' troop [1]. He took part in almost all their raids and operations throughout the war. Our Gallery contains images of him back from the Lofoten Raid [view] and he is also named on the nominal roll for those from No 4 Commando who took part in Operation Jubilee at Dieppe [view].
BURGESS, James
No 4 Commando
Pte J Burgess is listed in Commando Association Lost Legion No.2 which is of those they had lost contact with over the years.
BURKITT, Frederick
No 4 Commando
Private Frederick Burkitt died during operations at Normandy.
BURNESS, Michael Frederick
No 4 Commando
Lieutenant Michael Burness died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
His brother 129290 Lt. Arthur Donald Burness also died serving with the Royal Artillery, attd. 661 A.O.P. Sqdn. Royal Air Force.
Source: CWGC
BURT, Hutchison
No 4 Commando
Captain Hutchison Burt, 'E' Troop, was awarded the Military Cross in recognition of gallant and distinguished service during operations in Normandy [1].
- 23 April 1942 commissioned 2/Lt. from the rank of Warrant Officer Class 11 (S. Gds) [2].
Sources
[1] London Gazette Supp. 36679, page 4045.
BURY, Frank James Lindsay
No 4 Commando
Lieutenant Frank Bury died during operations in Normandy. He was a former pupil of Eton school and studied at Trinity College.
Sources
CWGC.
Trinity College Chapel records.
BYRNE, Patrick Joseph
No 4 Commando
Sergeant Patrick Byrne was awarded the MM in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in NW Europe [1].
Post war service
- 27th May 1954 commissioned Lt. (Qr.Mr) in the Foresters [2].
- 29th January 1957 received a MiD in recognition of distinguished services in Cyprus for the period 1st July to 3lst December, 1956 [3].
- 2nd July 1959 promoted Captain (Qr.Mr.) Parachute Regiment [4].
CARR, Edward Lionel Knyvet Augustus
No 4 Commando
Captain (E.L.K.A.) Knyvet Carr, Heavy Weapons Troop, was awarded the M.C.[1] in recognition of gallant and distinguished service during operations at Flushing on the 1st November 1944 [2]. He remained in service with the Royal Artillery post war retiring with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel on 20 July 1974 [3].
The death of "Capt. (later Lt. Col.) E.L.K.A. (Knyvet) Carr MC of Sheet, Hants.", was announced in Commando Association newsletter 111 issued September 2000.
Sources
CAWTHRAY, Eric
No 4 Commando
Trooper Eric Cawthray died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
CHITTY, John Albert
No 4 Commando
Lance Sergeant John Chitty, 'C' troop and a veteran of the Dieppe raid, died by drowning during a training exercise codenamed Exercise Brandyball. This was a mock seaborne raid on cliffs near Zennor, St Ives, Cornwall known as The Brandys.
CLARKE, Charles Thomas Alexander Carlos
No 4 Commando
'Sandy' Carlos Clarke was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant on the 12th October 1940 [1]. He did his training at Achnacarry in late 1943 after which he joined No 4 Commando and fought with them at Normandy being wounded shortly after D Day and evacuated back to the UK. After he had recovered from his wounds he rejoined No 4 Commando and took part in the Walcheren campaign. Later he was sent with the advance party of No 4 Commando to Recklinghausen [2].
CLARKE, Patrick Joseph
No 4 Commando
Fusilier Patrick Clarke died during operations at Normandy.
COLLINS, George
No 4 Commando
Fusilier George Collins died during operations at Normandy.
COOK, John Barrington
No 4 Commando
Rifleman John Cook died during operations at Normandy on DDay.
COULSON, Garnett
No 4 Commando
Sapper Garnett Coulson died during Operation Chariot, the raid at St Nazaire. He was one of the commando contingent on motor launch ML 268.
COULSON, Leonard Nickson
No 4 Commando
Temporary Major Leonard Coulson was awarded the M.C. [1] in recognition of gallant and distinguished service during operations at Normandy on 6 June 1944 and the days following it [2].
On the 21st September 1954 he was promoted Major in the Royal Pioneer Corps [3].
Sources
[1] London Gazette Supp. 37442, page 639.
[2] National Archives file WO373/56/813.
[3] London Gazette Supp. 40305, page 5958.
COX, Frederick Ernest
No 4 Commando
Trooper Frederick Cox died during operations at Normandy.
CRAIG, George McKinlay
No 4 Commando
Rifleman George Craig died in the UK of wounds sustained during operations at Normandy.
CROIZER, Robert
No 10 Commando
Lance Sergeant Robert Croizer, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 96, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
Mort pour la France.
CUNNINGHAM, Harry
No 4 Commando
Lance Corporal Harry Cunningham, R.A.M.C. attached as Medical Orderly to No.4 Commando, was awarded the M.C.[1] in recognition of gallantry of the highest order whilst accompanying leading troops during prolonged and bitter street fighting in the town of Flushing on the 1st November 1944 [2].
Sources
[1] London Gazette Supp. 36994, page 1543.
[2] National Archives file WO373/52/797.
DALE, J.
No 4 Commando
Private J. Dale received a Mention in Despatches in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the combined attack on Dieppe 19 August 1942.
Recommendation
"Pte Dale, in the company of Pte Horn performed the Nos.1 and 2 of the 2" Mortar. They succeeded in getting thier Mortar forward in a dangerous crawl into a fold in the ground close up to the Heavy Battery.
DARLINGTON, Kenneth Carr
No 12 Commando
SBS
No 4 Commando
Private Kenneth Darlington was awarded the Military Medal [1] for gallantry during Operation Cartoon, a successful raid on Stord Island. The target was the demolition of an Iron Pyrite mine.
DAWSON, Robert William Palliser
No 4 Commando
Lieutenant Robert Dawson was one of the first subalterns to join No 4 Commando in 1940, later taking part in the Dieppe raid as Captain of 'C' troop.
- 1943 promoted Major and 2nd in command of No 4 Commando replacing Major Derek Mills-Roberts who left to command No 6 Commando.
- April 1943 Lord Lovat left No 4 Commando and Major Dawson became Commanding Officer.
DOBBS, Cyril
No 6 Commando
Sergeant Cyril Dobbs was awarded the M.M., [1] for his gallantry on the night of the 24/25 February 1945 whilst a member of a Fighting Patrol sent out across the River Maas to bring back a prisoner [2].
He also served in No. 4 Commando [3].
Sources
[1] London Gazettes Supp. 37061, page 2336.
[2] National Archives file WO 373/53/898.
[3] Commando Association newsletter 114 issued March 2002.
DONKIN, Henry
No 4 Commando
Private Henry Donkin, 'F' troop, a veteran of Dunkirk, was shot and killed whilst engaging the enemy during operations at Flushing.
Sources
CWGC
The Fighting Fourth by Maj James Dunning.
DOUGLAS, Walter
No 4 Commando
Private Walter Douglas served in No 4 Commando. He died in an accident at work in 1946 after being released from military service.
Sources
Hull Daily Mail - Tuesday 24 December 1946 - Family notices.
British Newspaper Archive (website britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk); The British Library Board.
DUMENOIR, Raymond
No 10 Commando
Sergeant Raymond Dumenoir, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 7, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
Mort pour la France.
DUNNING, James Edwin
No 4 Commando
Commando Basic Training Centre
James Dunning was one of the original volunteers for No. 4 Commando. Promoted Troop Sergeant Major he took part in the Lofoten Islands and Dieppe raids before being commissioned Second Lieutenant on the 22nd May 1943. He then served as an instructor at the Commando Basic Training Centre. After recuperating from a spinal injury in a night parachute descent he was appointed Adjutant at the Commando Cliff Climbing Centre in St Ives.
ELMS, Frank
No 4 Commando
Second Lieutenant Frank Elms died during operations at Normandy.
The No 4 Commando War Diary records
"5th to 6th July 1944 Place: Hauger - A patrol under Lieut. Elms proceeded to recce the BOIS DU BOISSON - GONNEVILLE ROAD for the purpose of observing enemy movements and locating any possible new dispositions for the intended fighting patrol that was to put in an attack in that area at night. Lieut. Elms had the misfortune to be hit and severely wounded when approaching the FDLs and later died."
ENNIS, James Francis
No 4 Commando
Lieutenant James Ennis received a Mention in Despatches in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the combined attack on Dieppe [1].
FARNESE, Orlando Raffaele
No 4 Commando
Private Orlando Farnese died during operations at Normandy on DDay.
FARNWORTH, Joseph L.
No 4 Commando
Joe Farnworth's death was announced in Commando Association Newsletter 55 of 1972. His rank there is shown as Cpl. and he is additionally shown as serving in No 12 Cdo.
FINNEY, William
No 4 Commando
William Finney, then a Trooper, was awarded the MM in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the combined attack on Dieppe.
FINNIS, Leslie
No 4 Commando
Private Leslie Finnis was wounded during operations in North West Europe 1944.
Source
British Army Casualty Lists 1939-45 /National Archives file WO417/77.
FLESCH, Raymond
No 10 Commando
Lance Corporal Raymond Flesch, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 153, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
Mort pour la France.
FLYNN, John
No 3 Commando
Lance Corporal John Flynn, a radio operator, was awarded the MM in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the combined attack on Dieppe on 19 August 1942 [1].
Citation
FOURER, Lucien
No 10 Commando
Corporal Lucien Fourer, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 99, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
Mort pour la France.
FRASER, George
No 4 Commando
Lance Sergeant George Fraser MM, 'A' troop, died during operations at Normandy [1].
Recommendation for Military Medal
FUSSELL, Peter Lincoln
No 4 Commando
Private Peter Fussell served in No 4 Commando, 'F' troop, and took part in operations at Dieppe on 19 August 1942. Later that year he moved to 1 Special Service Brigade HQ (Clerks) [1] and [2].
Post war he was commissioned and retired as a Major in the R.A.O.C.
His award of the B.E.M., was for his service as a Staff Sergeant during the period 23 February 1949 to February 1951. He was the confidential short hand writer to Field Marshall Sir William Slim.
GARTHWAITE, William Owen
No 4 Commando
Private William Garthwaite, 'C' troop, died during operations at Dieppe.
GILCHRIST, Donald Johnston
No 4 Commando
Commando Basic Training Centre
Donald Gilchrist was serving as a Captain in the Cameronians when he volunteered for the Commandos. After acceptance he went to Achnacarry in February/March 1942 and successfully completed his Officer Training after which he was retained there as an Instructor. Achnacarry had just opened as the new Commando Depot, later renamed the Commando Basic Training Centre, and staff were needed to assist with the initial intakes.
GILLON, Douglas
No 4 Commando
Private Douglas Gillon died during operations in the Netherlands.
GOFF, Samuel Watson
No 4 Commando
Private Samuel Goff, 'C' troop, a veteran of the Dieppe raid, died in the UK of wounds sustained during operations at Normandy.
GOOCH, Frederick Maurice
No 4 Commando
Private Frederick Gooch died during operations at Dieppe.
GOURONG, Maurice Jean Louis
No 10 Commando
Lance Corporal Maurice Gourong, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 188, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Flushing.
Mort pour la France.
GROOM, James George
No 4 Commando
Private James Groom died during operations at Normandy on DDay.
GULVIN, Peter James
No 4 Commando
Private Peter Gulvin died of wounds sustained during operations at Normandy.
GUMPERTZ, Kurt Wilhelm
No 10 Commando
Kurt Gumpertz died during operations in Normandy with No 4 Commando. He served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Kenneth Graham.
Source:
CWGC
10 Commando, author Ian Dear.
HAIG-THOMAS, David
No 4 Commando
No 14 Commando
Lieutenant David Haig-Thomas, No. 4 Commando 'C' troop, died during operations at Normandy on D Day. [1].
HARRIS, George Francis
No 4 Commando
No 10 Independent Company
George Harris enlisted and was posted to the 6th Bn., The Border Regiment before being attached to 520 Petrol Unit, RASC.
On the 26th April 1940 he volunteered for and was attached to No 10 Independent Company and embarked with them for overseas duty, sailing to Freetown, Sierra Leone and returning to the UK via Dakar and Gibraltar a month later.
HARVEY, William Young
No 4 Commando
Gunner William Harvey was killed by enemy machine gun fire during operations at Flushing.
HECKMAN, Edward Percy Henry
No 4 Commando
Lance Corporal Edward Heckman died during operations at Dieppe.
HELLYER, Kenneth George
No 4 Commando
Private Kenneth Hellyer died in a training exercise accident.
HILL, Edward Arthur
No 4 Commando
Gunner Edward Hill was shot and killed during operations at Flushing.
Sources
CWGC.
Bill Harvey, CVA Forum Message.
HILTON-JONES, Bryan
No 10 Commando
Captain Bryan Hilton-Jones, No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando, was the commander of 3 troop, also known as 'X' Troop. He was awarded the Military Cross [1] in recognition of gallant and distinguished service during a series of covert operations codenamed Tarbrush along the North coast of France in the middle of May 1944 gathering vital intelligence in preparation for D Day [2].
HINDE, Albert Leslie
No 4 Commando
Bombardier Albert Hinde is listed on the Westminster Abbey Commando ROH as dying as a result of an accident.
Sources
CWGC.
HOODLESS, Donald Samuel
No 4 Commando
Lance Corporal Donald Hoodless, 'C' troop and a veteran of the Dieppe raid, died by drowning during a training exercise codenamed Exercise Brandyball. This was a mock seaborne raid on cliffs near Zennor, St Ives, Cornwall known as The Brandys.
HOOPER, Owen Gerrard
No 4 Commando
Private Owen Hooper died of wounds during operations at Flushing, Holland.
The following detail was supplied by John Martin
"Pte Owen Hooper was killed next to my uncle, Sgt Donald Martin (No 4 Commando). There was hard house to house fighting in Flushing. My uncle sought to gain entry into a house under enemy fire.
HORNE, Frederick, J.
No 4 Commando
Private Frederick Horne received a Mention in Despatches in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the combined attack on Dieppe.
HUBERT, Louis J.M. Augustin
No 10 Commando
Second Lieutenant Louis Hubert, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 136, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
Mort pour la France.
HUGHES, Walter James Frederick
No 4 Commando
Corporal Walter Hughes died during operations in Normandy.
HULOT, Leopold Hyacinthe
No 10 Commando
Lieutenant Leopold Hulot, a citizen of France, had served as 2 i/c of 10 Commando 8 troop, and the French troop of No 4 Commando in WW2. Post war in 1948 he died of wounds during French operations in Indo China.
Mort pour la France
Sources
CommandoKieffer website
Commando Association newsletter 8 issued March 1949.
CommandoKieffer website
Commando Association newsletter 8 issued March 1949.
HUNTER-GRAY, John Simon
No 4 Commando
Lieutenant John Hunter-Gray was awarded the M.C. [1] in recognition of gallant and distinguished service during operations at Flushing on the 1st November 1944 [2].
Sources
[1] London Gazette Supp. 36994, page 1542.
[2] National Archives file WO373/52/673.
HUTCHINSON, David
No 4 Commando
Private David Hutchinson died during operations at L'Epine, France.
Sources
CWGC.
CVA Forum message.
HUTCHISON, Edward Alexander Jackson Clark
No 4 Commando
Private Edward Hutchison, 8 Troop, No 1 section, B sub section, died during operations in The Netherlands.
Sources
CWGC
Westminster Abbey Roll of Honour
Troop: CVA Gallery document.
IVES, Albert Frank
No 4 Commando
Private Albert Ives died in the UK of wounds received during operations at Normandy.
Sources
CWGC.
Westminster Abbey Commando Roll of Honour file ref. National Archives DEFE/2/843.
JENNINGS, Harold Charles Henry
No 4 Commando
Private Harold Jennings died during operations at Normandy on DDay.
JONES, Harold
Brigade Signals
Marine (Acting Temororary Corporal) Harold Jones, 4 Commando Brigade Signal Troop, was awarded the MM for "gallantry, determination and great devotion to duty during assault operations at Walcheren and Flushing whilst attached to No 4 Commando. "
KEENAN, James
No 4 Commando
Lance Corporal James Keenan died during operations at Dieppe.
KENDRICK, Percy George
47RM Commando
No 4 Commando
Lance Corporal Percy Kendrick, RAMC attached 47RM Commando, was awarded the MM[1] in recognition of gallant and distinguished services during the assault on Port-en-Bessin on 7 June 1944. [2].
KENNEDY, Michael Crawford Scott
No 4 Commando
Captain Michael 'Doc' Kennedy, R.A.M.C., Medical Officer attached to No.4 Commando, was awarded the Croix de Guerre with Vermilion Star by the French Government in 1945.
Sources
National Archives file WO373/185/578
KERR, J.
No 4 Commando
Former Corporal J. Kerr (4 Cdo) collapsed and died at the wheel of his car on the 20th April, 1962. (Source: CA Newsletter 35 issued Sept. 1962).
KIEFFER, Phillippe
No 10 Commando
Captain (Commandant) Phillippe Kieffer, Officer Commanding the French Detachment, was awarded the Military Cross for gallant and distinguished service during operations in Normandy.
Recommendation
KING, Peter Frederick
No 4 Commando
Lieutenant Peter King was awarded the Military Cross in recognition of gallant and distinguished service during operations in NW Europe [1].
- 3 July 1944 (Sergeant) granted an Immediate Emergency Commission [2].
- 21 December 1949 relinquishes his commission [3].
KNIGHT, John Henry
No 4 Commando
Private John Knight died during operations at Normandy on DDay.
LAING, David
No 4 Commando
Sergeant David Laing, 'E' troop, a veteran of the Dieppe raid, died during operations at Normandy.
LAUX, Pierre
No 4 Commando
Private Pierre Laux died during operations at Flushing, Holland.
A full report after the operation records the following under 3 Troop, page 24:
"The distance between the harbour area and the first objective, BRAEMAR, was covered as fast as possible, and the first objective was reached at first light, 0700 hours. On the way to the first objective Gnr. Harvey was killed by enemy MG fire.
LEMOIGNE, Jean
No 10 Commando
Corporal Jean LeMoigne, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 181, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
Mort pour la France.
LETANG, Jean
No 10 Commando
Corporal Jean Letang, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 105, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
Mort pour la France.
LION, Robert
No 10 Commando
Captain Robert Lion, Medical Officer, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 193, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
Mort pour la France.
LLOYD, Frank
No 4 Commando
Lance Sergeant Frank Lloyd died during operations at Normandy.
LOVAT, Lord
No 4 Commando
Lord Lovat first enlisted in the Scots Guards in 1932, leaving the army in 1937. Two years later at the outbreak of war he rejoined the Army in the Lovat Scouts. Lord Lovat was part of a small but elite group of men who formed the idea of a Special Training Centre, agreed on the location, and devised and implemented a course of training once it was approved. This became the first of many Special Training Centres, STC Lochailort.
The training took place in and around the camp at Lochailort, Lord Lovat's role being Fieldcraft instruction.
MACDONALD, John Alexander
No 4 Commando
Lieutenant John Macdonald, 'F' troop, died during operations at Dieppe.
MACKENZIE, Alistair Campbell
No 4 Commando
Lieutenant Alistair Mackenzie died in an accident at Troon.
Educated at Aberdeen Grammar School, he entered the University to take Economics, and became an enthusiastic member of the O.T.C., distinguishing himself in shooting. He took part in the Lofoten Islands raid.
He received his commission to 2/Lt on the 2nd October 1939. The entry in London Gazettes shows his first name spelt as Alister.
Sources
CWGC.
MANN, Richard
No 4 Commando
Lance Corporal Richard Mann, 'C' Troop, was awarded the MM [1] in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the combined attack on Dieppe.
Citation for the MM
MASKELL, Frederick George
No 4 Commando
Corporal Frederick Maskell died during operations at Normandy on DDay.
MAULE, Stanley
No 4 Commando
Corporal Stanley Maule died during operations at Normandy on DDay.
MAYBURY, John
No 4 Commando
Corporal John Maybury, 2 troop, was shot and killed during operations codenamed Intemperate 1 and 2, against the German occupied island of Schouwen, Holland.
His death is referred to in the book The Fighting Fourth by Maj. Dunning as "an ex-guardsman and one of the Commando's star footballers, who had been with the unit from its earliest days."
(Operation source: No 4 Cdo War Diary/Report by Capt. K. Wright No 4 Cdo. IO)
MCCARTHY, Peter Francis
No 4 Commando
Sergeant Peter McCarthy was awarded the MM in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the combined attack on Dieppe [1].
He is also named as serving at the CMWTC and attached at some stage to 46RM Commando. [2].
Sources
[1] London Gazettes Supp. 35729, page 4328.
[2] Nom. Roll for 46RM Cdo 6th Jun 44 -May45.
MCCARTNEY, William
No 4 Commando
MCDONOUGH, Thomas
No 4 Commando
Gunner Thomas McDonough was awarded the MM in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the combined attack on Dieppe.
McGANN, Stanley
No 4 Commando
Private Stanley McGann died in the UK of wounds received during operations at Dieppe.
MCKAY, Donald Bell
No 4 Commando
Second Lieutenant Donald Bell Mckay receieved his commission on the 19th April 1942 [1]. He is listed as a Royal Engineers Lieutenant attached to No 4 Commando during the Dieppe raid on the 19th August 1942 [see document below]. Lieutenant McKay died on the 23rd March 1943 serving with 270 Field Coy. RE., and is buried in Tunisia [2].
Sources
[1] London Gazette Supp. 35546, page 1964.
[2] CWGC.
MCVEIGH, Patrick
No 4 Commando
Lance Sergeant Patrick McVeigh, 'F' Troop, was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for gallant and distinguished services in NW Europe.
MENDAY, Ronald Philip
No 4 Commando
Major Ronald Menday was second in command of No.4 Commando at Normandy on 'D' Day. Took command for a short period after Lt. Col. Dawson [more...] was wounded [1].
- Commissioned Second Lieutenant May 1940 [2].
- Received a MiD in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the field [3].
- Awarded the M.C. in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in NW Europe [4].
MERCER, Duncan Thompson
No 4 Commando
Lance Corporal Duncan Mercer died 5 days after operations at Dieppe. He has no known grave.
Stephen, son of Bill Lewis 3 Commando, adds, "Duncan was in 4 Commando on the Varengeville Battery Raid. He is commemorated at the Brookwood Memorial in Surrey and at the little church in Varengeville- sur-Mer. He worked with my mother as a greengrocers delivery boy and then joined the Kings Regiment. He was very popular and terribly missed."
Stephen, son of Bill Lewis 3 Commando, adds, "Duncan was in 4 Commando on the Varengeville Battery Raid. He is commemorated at the Brookwood Memorial in Surrey and at the little church in Varengeville- sur-Mer. He worked with my mother as a greengrocers delivery boy and then joined the Kings Regiment. He was very popular and terribly missed."
MEREDITH, William Gordon
No 4 Commando
Private William Meredith died during operations at Normandy.
MILLS, Alexander
No 4 Commando
Lance Corporal Alexander Mills died during operations at Dieppe.
MILLS-ROBERTS, Derek
No 6 Commando
Born in 1908; educated at Liverpool College and Oxford University; worked for his father's firm of solicitors, 1935; joined Supplementary Reserve of Officers, Irish Guards, 1936; joined 1 Bn, Irish Guards, 1939-1942, and served in Norway; transferred to special services No 4 Commando, 1942; took part in Dieppe Raid, Aug 1942; Lt Col, 1943; Commanding Officer, No 6 Commando, North Africa, 1943; Brig, 1944; commanded 1 Special Service Bde (later 1 Commando Bde), North West Europe, 1944-1945; accepted the surrender of FM Erhard Milch at Neustadt, May 1945; retired from Army, 1945; commanded 12
MONCEAU, Yvan
No 10 Commando
Lance Corporal Yvan Monceau, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 173, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Flushing.
Mort pour la France.
MONTEAN, Jean
No 10 Commando
Corporal Jean Montean, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 112, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Flushing.
Mort pour la France.
MOSS, John
No 4 Commando
John Moss, serving under the alias of Taylor, died during operations at Dieppe.
MULLANIFF, John
No 4 Commando
Corporal John Mullaniff, known as Jack, served in No.4 Commando taking part in the Dieppe raid and the Normandy landings.
Extract from the Lancashire Post
"The 'Chief' dies aged 88
Published: 09:45 Friday 18 January 2008
They called him "Chief" until the end.
MULLARD, Sidney John
No 4 Commando
Sergeant Sidney Mullard was awarded the MM in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in North West Europe [1] +[2]. He was later recommended for O.C.T.U. and on the 27th July 1945 he was commissioned Second Lieutenant (Camerons) [3].
The death of Lt. Sidney J. Mullard (No. 4 Cdo.) of Stourport-on-Severn, Worcs. was announced in Commando Association newsletter 119 issued September 2004.
Sources
[1] London Gazettes Supp. 36994, page 1543, 22 March 1945.
MULLEN, Brian Joseph
No 4 Commando
Lance Corporal Brian Mullen died during operations at Normandy on DDay. A talented artist and photographer LCpl Mullen had previously taken part in the Lofoten and Dieppe raids.
MUNNS, Leonard Cyril
No 4 Commando
Lance Corporal Leonard Munns died during operations at Normandy.
MYNHEER, Frederick Robert Charles
No 4 Commando
Lance Corporal Frederick Mynheer died during operations at Normandy.
NOTMAN, John
No 4 Commando
Private John Notman died during operations at Le Hauger, Normandy.
Extract from the Dumfries and Galloway Standard - Saturday 15 July 1944
OLIVER, Frederick Arthur John
No 4 Commando
The exact circumstances of the death of Private Frederick Oliver are not as yet fully known to this archive. He is believed to have been with the Duke of Wellington Regiment at the time of his death.
Sources
CWGC.
His niece Carol Oliver.
ONG, Robert William
No 4 Commando
Private Robert Ong died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
ORCHIN, Stanley Frederick
No 4 Commando
Lance Corporal Stanley Orchin died in a training exercise accident.
OVENDEN, Roderick Joseph
No 4 Commando
Lance Corporal Roderick Ovenden, 'F' troop, died during operations at Normandy on DDay.
He had been with the Commando since at least December 1942 as he is mentioned as Rfn. Ovenden in this document about a Boxing Contest.
PALMER, Victor James
No 4 Commando
Private Victor Palmer died during operations at Normandy on DDay.
PARK, John
No 4 Commando
Sergeant John Park was a veteran of the Dieppe raid. At the time of Sgt. Park's death units from his Commando were engaged on raids along the French coast (Hardtack raids). It is believed he may have drowned during one such raid at Gravelines, France.
View an entry about this Commando on our Forum Sgt John Park No 4 Commando.
PASQUALE, Joseph
No 4 Commando
Lance Corporal Joseph Pasquale, a veteran of Dieppe, died when a mortar shell exploded near him during operations at Normandy on DDay.
Joseph was the son of Joseph Pasquale (Snr) and Winifred (nee Tunney) of Liverpool. He was born in 1919, and married Jean Marion Lucille (nee Carter) in Lewes, Sussex in 1943. Joseph is commemorated on the family headstone in Ford Cemetery, Liverpool. The inscription on his headstone in Hermanville War Cemetery reads: "Sweet and treasured memory of my darling husband who gave his life on D-Day".
PATMORE, William
No 4 Commando
Private William Patmore died during operations at Normandy on DDay.
PENNINGTON, Harold Hammond
No 4 Commando
Captain Harold Pennington, B.A. (Oxon.). Kitchener Scholar and Rugby Football Blue, died during Operation Chariot, the raid at St Nazaire.
PETTIWARD, Roger Gamelyn
No 4 Commando
Captain Roger Pettiward, 'F' troop, died during operations at Dieppe in 1942.
Born in 1906 and educated at Eton and Christchurch, Oxford, Roger Pettiward was a painter and well known comic artist in the 1930's. He used the signature of 'Paul Crum' on his cartoons, many being published in periodicals such as 'Punch' [view some of his cartoons].
Sources
CWGC.
PHILLOTT, Albert William Kenneth
No 4 Commando
Albert William Kenneth Phillott, then a Private and known as Ken, was one of the early volunteers to join No 4 Commando in 1940 aged 20. He was amongst a group of eight from the Glosters who served in 'G' (later 'B') troop of No 4. There is an image of this group in our gallery [view here].
PORTEOUS, Capt. Patrick Anthony, VC
No 4 Commando
Lieutenant (T/Captain) Patrick Anthony Porteous was awarded the Victoria Cross for his gallantry during operations at Dieppe.
During the later Normandy landings he commanded 'D' troop of No 4 Commando. He held the war substantive rank of Captain and was confirmed in the rank on the 26th August 1945.(1)
Post war and after the Army Commandos were disbanded, he remained in military service with the Royal Artillery retiring as a Colonel on the 11th April 1970. (2)
PORTEOUS, Patrick Anthony. VC Citation
London Gazette entry 2 October 1942.
Lieutenant (T/Captain) Patrick Anthony Porteous,
Royal Regiment of Artillery & No. 4 Commando.
PORTMAN, Irving
No 4 Commando
Irving 'Bill' Portman, then a Lance Sgt., was awarded the MM in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the combined attack on Dieppe.
REGAN, John Leslie
No 1 Commando
John Regan was attested into the Royal Artillery in 1938 [1].
1939 transferred to the Royal Welch Fusiliers [2].
Volunteered for Special Service.
1943 received a Mention in Despatches as a Sergeant (attached SS Troops) in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in North Africa [3][*].
RIDLAND, Ian Robert Manson
No 4 Commando
Private Ian Ridland died during operations at Normandy on DDay.
ROBERTS, Richard
No 4 Commando
Richard Roberts served in 'C' troop of No 4 Commando. He contnued his military service after the war serving in Korea. He was awarded the George Medal in 1947 whilst attached to 1st Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers.
His death was announced in Commando Association Newsletter 60 of 1975.
Recommendation for the George Medal
RUPPE, Yvan
No 10 Commando
Corporal Yvan Ruppe, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no. 150, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Flushing.
Mort pour la France.
SADLER, William Jack
No 4 Commando
Private William Sadler died in the UK of wounds received during operations at Normandy.
Sources
CWGC
Westminster Abbey Commando Roll of Honour file ref. National Archives DEFE/2/843.
SAERENS, Robert
No 4 Commando
Company Sergeant Major Robert Saerens serving in the French troop of No. 4 Commando was awarded the Military Medal for his gallantry, leadership, and example.
Recommendation
SCANLON, George
No 4 Commando
Sergeant George Scanlon, RAMC attached to No.4 Commando, a veteran of the Dieppe raid, was awarded the MM in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in North West Europe.
Post war George Scanlon, a resident of Troon, was an active member of the Troon and District Branch (later the Central Ayrshire Branch) of the Commando Association being their Honorary Secretary in 1951. He died in 1969.
SENEE, Jacques Pierre Antoine
No 4 Commando
Lieutenant Jacques Senee, a citizen of France, had served as part of the French troop of No 4 Commando in WW2. Post war in 1950 he died during French operations in Indo China. [Source: Commando Association newsletter 11 issued Sept. 1950.]
Mort pour la France.
SHAW, Frank
No 4 Commando
Gunner Frank Shaw, 'C' troop, died during operations at Normandy.
SIBLEY, James Sydney
No 4 Commando
Trooper James Sibley died during operations at Normandy.
SIEVEWRIGHT, John
No 4 Commando
Private John Sievewright died during operations at Normandy after volunteering to go forward to assist his seriously injured troop officer Captain Style.
Sources
CWGC.
The Fighting Fourth by Major James Dunning.
SKERRY, John
No 4 Commando
Lance Corporal John Skerry received a Mention in Despatches in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the combined attack on Dieppe.
SKINGLEY, Sidney
No 4 Commando
Private Sidney Skingley, 'C' troop, died during operations at Normandy.
SMALLMAN, Sydney
No 4 Commando
Private Sydney Smallman died during operations at Normandy on DDay.
SMITH, Anthony, D.C.
No 4 Commando
Lieutenant Anthony Smith was the Intelligence Officer for No. 4 Commando at Dieppe, and later Brigade Intelligence Officer, rank Acting Captain, 1st Special Service Brigade HQ at Normandy.
Sources
The Fighting Fourth, author Major James Dunning.
1st Special Service Brigade HQ War Diary 1st July 1944.
SMITH, Fred
No 4 Commando
Gunner Fred Smith died of wounds during operations at Normandy on DDay. He received a posthumous MiD for "gallant and distinguished services in Normandy."
Source
CWGC
London Gazettes Supp. 36720, page 4474.
STOCKDALE, William Richard
No 4 Commando
Troop Sergeant Major William Stockdale was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the combined attack on Dieppe. [1]
Citation
STODDART, John
No 4 Commando
Private John Stoddart died during operations at Flushing, Holland.
John 'Jack' Stoddart enlisted on a short service engagement with the Royal Scots (s/n 26333) on the 23rd October 1920 aged 17 years. He served in India from the 18th February 1922 until the 10th April 1926. He was discharged on the 22nd October 1932. On the 6th November 1939 he re-enlisted with the Royal Scots Fusiliers TA and was then transferred to the Royal Berkshire Regiment. He then volunteered for No 4 Commando.
Sources
STOUT, Kenneth Andrew
No 4 Commando
Private Kenneth Stout died during operations at Normandy.
STYLE, Dofydd Carlyle Willoughby
No 4 Commando
Captain Dofydd Style, known as David, was awarded the MC in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the combined attack on Dieppe [1].
SUTTON, George Henry
No 4 Commando
Private George Sutton died during operations at Dieppe.
In a letter to his parents Lord Lovat wrote, " Your son fought magnificently and died in the hour of victory. No man can do more. He is a credit to his Commando and his Country. "
Sources
CWGC.
Commando Veterans Archive entry for Pte Sutton.
TAYLOR, John
No 4 Commando
This was the name that John Moss served under whilst in the Commando. View his full record here John Moss.
TAYLOR, Thomas Christie
No 4 Commando
Gunner Thomas Taylor, was a veteran of the Dieppe raid. The exact circumstances of his military service after Dieppe and his death in the UK in 1947 are not known to this archive.
TRAVERS, Oliver Plunkett
No 4 Commando
Private Oliver Travers died during operations in Normandy.
TUCKER, George Arthur
No 4 Commando
Signalman George Tucker died during operations at Dieppe.
Commonwealth War Grave Commission inscription
"Killed in action and buried at the time in Ste. Marguerite-Sur-Mer Churchyard whose grave is now lost. Their glory shall not be blotted out."
"Killed in action and buried at the time in Ste. Marguerite-Sur-Mer Churchyard whose grave is now lost. Their glory shall not be blotted out."
TYSON, Robert
No 4 Commando
Private Robert Tyson died during operations at Normandy.
VAUGHAN, Charles Edward (Lt Col)
No 4 Commando
No 7 Commando
Commando Basic Training Centre
Charles Edward Vaughan, born 1893, was originally attached to No.7 and No.4 Commando before taking up his role as the Commandant of the newly formed Commando Depot (CBTC) at Achnacarry.
VINAT, Pierre Alphonse Georges
No 10 Commando
Corporal Pierre Vinat, 1st Batallion Fusiliers Marins Commando, badge no.34, attached to No 4 Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
Mort pour la France.
WALKER, Alfred John
No 4 Commando
Lance Sergeant Alfred Walker, a veteran of the Dieppe raid, died during operations at Flushing.
It was while marshalling the prisoners into loading parties that L/Sgt. A. J. Walker was fatally wounded by a shell which burst on the Oranje Molen promontory.
Sources
CWGC.
Intelligence Report quoted in a forum message HERE.
WALL, Jack
No 4 Commando
Trooper Jack Wall died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
WALTERS, John Robert
No 4 Commando
Guardsman John Walters died during operations at Normandy on DDay.
WARD, Arthur William
No 4 Commando
Lance Corporal Arthur Ward died during operations at Normandy.
He served in the Wolverhampton Police Force for 3 years before the war. His three brothers also served in the Armed Forces, and his sister nursed in a military hospital.
Sources
CWGC.
CVA Gallery newspaper cutting.
WATTERS, Joseph
No 4 Commando
Rifleman Joseph Watters died during operations at Dieppe.
WEBB, Gordon Geoffrey Henry
No 4 Commando
Gordon Webb was called up for military service as a Gunner in the Royal Artillery on the 9th September 1939. [1] However in 1936 at Trinity College he had completed the requirements necessary for the Officers Training Corps and was therefore eligible for consideration for a commission which he received. [2]
WELLESLEY-COLLEY, Phillip Anthony
No 4 Commando
Lieutenant Phillip Wellesley-Colley died during operations at Normandy on DDay.
WELLS, Patrick Anthony
No 4 Commando
Private Patrick Wells died when his firearm was accidentally discharged whilst being cleaned.
Sources
CWGC
His daughter Sheila Wells.
WHATLEY, John
No 4 Commando
Lance Corporal John Whatley died during operation at Dieppe.
His brother Flying Officer William Denman Whatley also died in the war.
WHITTAKER, Jack
No 4 Commando
Guardsman Jack Whittaker died during operations at Dieppe.
WILLIAMSON, Thomas Edwin
No 4 Commando
Captain Thomas Williamson died during operations at Normandy on DDay
WILSON, Peter Maziere Mercer
No 4 Commando
Lieutenant Peter Wilson died during operations at Normandy on DDay [1]. The grave where he was first buried is shown in a film taken at Pegasus Bridge on the 28th July 1944 and now on the IWM website [view film]
YOUNGMAN, Ronald Herbert
No 4 Commando
Private Ronald Youngman died during operations at Normandy on DDay.
Note
His age above is that shown on the CWGC record, however his family state he was only 19 when he died.
(Source: His son Ron.)
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