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'29 Commando Regiment RA'

The first Army Commandos were raised by a Gunner, Lt Col John Durnford-Slater RA in June 1940, following the defeat ending with the evacuation at Dunkirk, The Commandos struck at the German forces at a time when Britain was otherwise powerless. Raids were made on the coasts of Norway, France and the Mediterranean. By the time of the Normandy landings of 6 June 1944, the Commando forces were of a considerable size and had played a vital part on operations in all theatres of war.

CUTTING, Robert Steven

Gnr Robert Cutting 29 Commando
Gunner
24167846
29 Cdo. Regt.RA
Royal Artillery
Died on active service

Gunner Robert Cutting, aged 18, from Blackley Manchester, was shot dead at 4am whilst on foot patrol at the junction of Lepper Street and Stratheden Street, in the New Lodge area of Belfast. This was a blue on blue incident.

DANE, James Thomas

Bombardier
23529779
29 Cdo. Regt.RA
Royal Artillery
Died on active service
Bombardier James Dane died when he fell over a cliff while on operations against dissident tribesmen in Aden. He was attached to 2nd Bn., Parachute Regiment at the time. Buried Silent Valley Cemetery later reinterred to Dundalk.
 
Sources

DWYER, James Edward

LBdr James Dwyer
Lance Bombardier
25173531
29 Cdo. Regt.RA
Royal Artillery
Killed in action or died of wounds

Lance Bombardier James Dwyer died whilst on a patrol in Southern Helmand province when the vehicle he was driving struck an anti-tank mine. [Source: MOD]

EVANS, Llywelyn Carl

LBdr Karl Evans
Lance Bombardier
25052841
29 Cdo. Regt.RA
Royal Artillery
Died on active service

Lance Bombardier Llywelyn Carl Evans died when a a US Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crashed south of the Kuwait border with US and UK personnel aboard; there were no survivors.

FARRAGHER, Kieran Joseph

Warrant Officer Class 2
24155023
95 Cdo. Regt.RA
29 Cdo. Regt.RA
SAS
Royal Artillery
Died in service

Warrant Officer Kieran Farragher, attached to the Special Air Service, died in a climbing accident in Botswana. He had joined the SAS in 1973 having previously served in 95 Commando and 29 Commando Regt RA.

GANDHI, Pradeep Kumar

Sapper
24385786
59 Ind. Cdo. Sqn. RE
Royal Engineers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sapper Pradeep Gandhi, 59 Commando Sqn., RE, died during operations on the Falkland Islands.
Extract found on a website written by D. Mac,Hertfordshire.

HEHIR, Leslie Samuel

Sgt. Les Hehir
Sergeant
24937123
29 Cdo. Regt.RA
Royal Artillery
Died on active service

Sergeant Les Hehir died when a a US Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crashed south of the Kuwait border with US and UK personnel aboard; there were no survivors.

HOLLOWAY, Richard

Capt Richard holloway 24 commando
Captain
30018902
24 Commando RE
Royal Engineers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Richard Holloway died after being engaged by enemy fire whilst on operations east of Kabul. [Source: MOD / SFROH website].
 

INCE, Geoffrey Edward

Gunner
23822570
95 Cdo. Regt.RA
Royal Marines
Died in service
Gunner Geoffrey Ince died whilst on night manoeuvres between Greenhead and Haltwhistle in 1965 prior to deployment to Singapore. Stationed at the Citadel he was married a week before his death.

JACKSON, Warren Edward

Warrant Officer Class 2
24801492
29 Cdo. Regt.RA
Royal Artillery
Died in service
Warrant Officer Warren Jackson, 148 (Meiktila) Battery, died in a road traffic collision on the A31 at Almer, nr Winchester.  [Sources: AFM ROH / Commando Gunner website / Bournemouth Echo.]
 

JONES, Christopher

Sapper
24484389
59 Ind. Cdo. Sqn. RE
Royal Engineers
Killed in action or died of wounds

Sapper Christopher Jones, 59 Commando Sqn., RE, attached to 45 Commando RM, died during during operations against enemy forces dug in on the Falkland Islands mountain ridge known as Two Sisters. 

MCLAUGHLIN, Liam

LBdr Liam McLaughlan
LBdr Ross Clark (left) and LBdr Liam 'Paddy' McLaughlin
Lance Bombardier
25155657
29 Cdo. Regt.RA
Royal Artillery
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Bombardier Liam McLaughlin, and his friend and colleague, LBdr. Ross Clark,  both died during an enemy rocket attack whilst deployed in the Sangin area of Helmand province. [Source: MOD]
 

MELIA, Michael

Corporal Michael Melia
Corporal
24196164
59 Ind. Cdo. Sqn. RE
Royal Engineers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Michael Melia was killed by small arms fire during operations in the Falklands at Goose Green. 
 
Sources
AFM ROH
Commando Branch of the REA.

ODAMS, Richard

Lance Bombardier
24201356
29 Cdo. Regt.RA
Royal Artillery
Died in service

Lance Bombardier Richard Odams,  born in West Hartlepool Durham, died in a boating accident whilst serving with 8 Bty. 

POWELL, Adrian Mark

Trooper
24876485
29 Cdo. Regt.RA
SAS
Royal Artillery
Died in service

Trooper Adrian Powell died in a road traffic collision whilst serving with the SAS. He had previously served with  7 and 148 Btys. of 29 Commando Regt. RA, and 7 RHA.  He died when the vehicle in which he was travelling overturned while on way to training exercises near Nairobi in Kenya.

ROFFEY, Charles David

Lieutenant
470141
29 Cdo. Regt.RA
Royal Artillery
Died in service

Lieutenant Charles Roffey died in road accident in Johore Bahru Malaysia.

Sources
AFM ROH.
Report in the Birmingham Daily Post 27 December 1963.
Commando Gunner website/3845 Gnr Wilson I.F.

SAWYER, Thomas Herbert John

Captain Tom Sawyer
Captain
556455
29 Cdo. Regt.RA
Royal Artillery
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Thomas Sawyer died in an explosion while taking part in a joint operation with a Danish Battle Group and the Afghan National Army north east of Gereshk in central Helmand. He was in a fire support team that was engaged in an operation to clear compounds in a known Taliban stronghold.

SEATH, David Bernard

Captain
30039690
29 Cdo. Regt.RA
Royal Artillery
Died in service

Captain David Seath died of a cardiac arrest whilst taking part in the 2016 London Marathon. He was a fire support team commander for 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery, based in Plymouth.

SMITH, Kevin John

Gunner
24148518
29 Cdo. Regt.RA
Royal Artillery
Died in service

Gunner Kevin Smith, 79 Bty.,  died in a fall from the wall of Mosta magazine in Malta.

"Whilst the rest of the detachment waited for transport up to the main magazine Smudger decided to climb up, he nearly made it when he unfortunately slipped and fell about 100 feet." *

SMITH, Michael

Warrant Officer Class 2
24714498
29 Cdo. Regt.RA
Royal Artillery
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Warrant Officer Michael Smith died from injuries sustained when a grenade was fired at the UK base in Sangin, Helmand Province.

SWAIN, Ivor William

Sgt Swain 29 Commando
Sergeant
23824074
29 Cdo. Regt.RA
Royal Artillery
Died on active service
Sergeant Ivor Swain died during operations in Northern Ireland [1]. Ivor was a well respected Sergeant in 8 Alma Commando Battery, 29 Commando RA. He was killed when his Land Rover patrol was called out to investigate a reported incident.

TINNION, Bradley

Bombardier
24852343
SAS
Special Air Service
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Bombardier Bradley Tinnion, 22 Special Air Service Regiment, died of wounds when hit by machine gun fire during an operation to rescue and evacuate six Army hostages out of the jungle in Sierra Leone (Operation Barras).

YATES, Alan Henry

Lieutenant
3 Cdo. Bde. RM
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches

Mentioned in Despatches in recognition of gallant and distinguished service with 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines in Malaya during the period 1st January to 30th June 1952.

Sources
London Gazette 39675, page 5528.

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