Sergeant Leonard Cartwright died as a result of an accident. Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. A. Cartwright, of Nevendon, Essex.

 

Bombardier Edwin Couldrey, Special Service Detachment*, was reported missing 18 August 1942, later confirmed as having died, during operations in Burma. Royal Artillery Casualty Cards record his death as a battle casualty. He has no known grave.

Major Richard Hanbury-Tracy, 6th Baron Sudeley, died at sea whilst No.8 Commando were part of Layforce. Son of Maj. the Hon. Algernon Hanbury-Tracy, C.M.G., formerly of the Royal Horse Guards, and the Hon. Mrs. Hanbury-Tracy; husband of Lady Sudeley, of Whitchurch, Hampshire.

Corporal John Maynard died during operations in Tobruk (Cyrenaica Libya) whilst part of a detachment from No 8 Commando ('B' Bn. Layforce) assigned to the garrison.

Lance Corporal Alfred Prowse died during operations in Libya with 'B' Battalion Layforce. Son of Arthur and Mable Ellen Prowse of Sidmouth, Devon.

 

Trooper Lewis Scanes was reported missing presumed died during operations in Burma on or shortly after 19 June 1942, his secondary unit shown simply as "Commando" on each of the casualty lists. Son of Henry Frederick and Mary Charlotte Scanes, of Dagenham, Essex.[1][2].

Lance Corporal John Terry, 2 troop,  was accidentally killed by a locomotive during a night operations exercise. The Commando were based at Burnham on Crouch at the time. 

Son of Arthur M. Terry and Mary E. Terry, of Mapperley, Nottingham.