CLARK, Ross Ashworth
Lance Bombardier Ross Clark, and his friend and colleague, LBdr. Liam McLaughlin, both died during an enemy rocket attack whilst deployed in the Sangin area of Helmand province. [Source: MOD]
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COLDRON, Brian Rasen
Lance Bombardier Brian Coldron died in a road traffic accident on the road from Nee Soon Singapore to Johore Bahru.
Also died in this accident:
COLLINS, Bernard
Bombardier Bernard Collins died in a road traffic accident on the road from Nee Soon Singapore to Johore Bahru.
CUTTING, Robert Steven
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.
A chronology of the Northern Ireland Conflict September- October 1972 entitled The Troubles issue 17 describes the tragic incident and states a Marine was also seriously injured after 2 patrols mistook each other for gunmen.
DANE, James Thomas
Bombardier James Dane died whilst deployed to Aden.
Sources AFM ROH Commando Gunner website.DWYER, James Edward
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]
ELLIOTT, Victor John Robert
Sergeant Victor Elliott , RHQ Tp Survey Sergeant, died of his injuries after a road traffic accident on the road from Nee Soon Singapore to Johore Bahru on the 21st September 1965.
EVANS, Llywelyn Carl
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. Eight personnel from 3 Commando Brigade died in the accident, along with four US aircrew. [Source: MOD]
FARRAGHER, Kieran Joseph
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.
Sources AFM ROH Special Forces ROH website (+ image) Commando Gunner websiteGANDHI, Pradeep Kumar
Sapper Pradeep Gandhi, 59 Commando Sqn., RE, died during operations on the Falkland Islands.
HEHIR, Leslie Samuel
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. Eight personnel from 3 Commando Brigade died in the accident, along with four US aircrew. [Source: MOD]
HIGGINBOTHAM, James
Sergeant James Higginbotham died whilst posted to the USA. [1+2]
Extract from the Aberdeen Press and Journal - Monday 12 August 1963
A British Sergeant, James Higgenbottom [see notes] , of the 79th Commando Battery, Royal Artillery, died in a fire at his quarters at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, at the weekend. He was one of more than 100 British soldiers taking part in exercise "Round Bow", an exchange of British and US artillery units." [2]HOLLOWAY, Richard
Captain Richard Holloway died after being engaged by enemy fire whilst on operations east of Kabul. [Source: MOD / SFROH website].
INCE, Geoffrey Edward
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. [1+2]. An entry on the Commando Gunner website shows he died in a Road Traffic Accident. [3]
Sources
[1] AFM ROH
[2] Family enquiry on the Commando Gunner Regroup Forum
JACKSON, Warren Edward
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 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.
LEWIS, Aaron Leslie
Lieutenant Aaron Lewis was fatally wounded when the gun position he was commanding in Gereshk came under attack. [Source: MOD]
MALONEY, Ronald Henry
Sergeant Ronald Maloney, 8 Alma Bty., died during dental treatment.
[Source: AFM ROH / Commando Gunner website]
MARTIN, Michael John
Trooper Michael Martin, attached to the Special Air Service, died during operations in Oman. He had previously served with 8 Battery, 95 Commando Regiment, R.A.
[Sources: AFM ROH / CVA Gallery]
MCCARDLE, Eoghan Tom
Lieutenant Eoghan McCardle died in a road traffic collision. He was the Gun Position Officer (GPO) of 8 Alma Bty.
Sources AFM ROH Commando Gunner websiteMCLAUGHLIN, Liam
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 was killed by small arms fire during operations in the Falklands at Goose Green.
Sources
AFM ROH
Commando Branch of the REA.
MITCHELL, John Peter
Staff Sergeant John Mitchell died in a road traffic collision whilst deployed to Belize. Also died in this accident - Captain Nicholas Searight and
O'NEILL, Michael John
Lance Bombardier Michael O'Neill, the training wing PTI, died in a road traffic accident on the road from Nee Soon Singapore to Johore Bahru.
ODAMS, Richard
Lance Bombardier Richard Odams, born in West Hartlepool Durham, died in a boating accident whilst serving with 8 Bty.
Sources AFM ROH Commando Gunner website CVA Forum message in his namePHILIPPSON, James Anthony
Captain James Philippson served in 29 Commando Regiment RA for 3 years as his first tour and left 29 for 7 Para RHA. He died during operations in Afghanistan with 7 RHA.
Sources AFM ROH Website in his name www.captainjim.org/jimstory.htmlPOWELL, Adrian Mark
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.
Also killed in this collision was 24648153 SSgt. Martin Halls, SAS, formerly Royal Engineers.
PRIDDY, William Russell
Lance Bombardier William Priddy died in a road traffic collision when his land rover overturned on the A346 near Marlborough.
Sources
AFM ROH
BBC News online report.
ROFFEY, Charles David
Lieutenant Charles Roffey died in road accident in Johore Bahru Malaysia.
Sources AFM ROH Commando Gunner website/3845 Gnr Wilson I.FRUSSELL, Philip Alan
Gunner Philip Russell, 7 Bty., died in a road traffic collision.
Sources AFM ROH Commando Gunner website.SAWYER, Thomas Herbert John
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. Also killed was Corporal Danny Winter 45 Commando RM.
SEARIGHT, Nicholas Michael Charney
Captain Nicholas Searight died in a road traffic collision whilst deployed to Belize. Also died in this accident - SSgt. John Peter Mitchell and Sgt. Michael John Small.
Sources
AFM ROH
Memorial stone at Price Barracks Belize
Commando Gunner website.
SEATH, David Bernard
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.
David Seath completed two master's degrees at the University of Aberdeen before attending the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 2009. He was commissioned Lieutenant on the 14th August 2010 with seniority from 11 February 2009. Captain Seath served in Afghanistan in 2012.
SMALL, Michael John
Sergeant Michael Small died in a road traffic collision whilst deployed to Belize. Also died in this accident - Captain Nicholas Searight and SSgt. John Peter Mitchell.
SMITH, Kevin John
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." *
Sources AFM ROH Commando Gunner website * 29 Cdo Veteran via CVA Facebook page.SMITH, Michael
Warrant Officer Michael Smith died from injuries sustained when a grenade was fired at the UK base in Sangin, Helmand Province. He had served in the military for almost 22 years and during that service had deployed on operations to Northern Ireland, Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan, some of them on more than one occasion, as well as on exercises to Brunei, Canada, Kenya, France and Norway.
SWAIN, Ivor William
Sergeant Ivor Swain died during operations in Northern Ireland.
Ivor Swain was a well respected Sgt in 8 Alma Commando Battery, 29 Commando RA. He was killed when his Land Rover patrol was called out to investigate a reported incident. They drove into a blacked out articulated lorry which had been deliberately parked across the road with a white stripe painted up the side so that it looked like the road itself.*
Sources AFM ROH * James Walton, 95&29 Cdo.TATE, Albert Seaton
Bombardier Albert Tate died in a road traffic accident on the road from Nee Soon Singapore to Johore Bahru.
Also died in this accident:
TINNION, Bradley
Bombardier Bradley Tinnion, formerly 29 Commando RA, died whilst serving with the SAS having left the Commando in 1998. He suffered fatal wounds when he was hit by machine gun fire as he helped rescue and evacuate six Army hostages out of the jungle in Sierra Leone. He received a posthumous MiD. [Award: London Gazettes Supp. 56168, page 4246.]
WALMSLEY, Steven Andrew
Bombardier Steven Walmsley, 23 HQ Bty, 29 Commando, died at the Royal Citadel shortly after receiving his promotion.
Sources AFM ROH Media online wigantoday.netWILL, Douglas Leslie
Lance Bombardier Douglas Will, 8 Alma Bty., died in a road traffic collison.
Sources AFM ROH Commando Gunner website.WRIGHT, Barry Robert
Bombardier Barry Wright died as a result of a road traffic collision. He served with 7 Bty and 49 Fld Regt.
Sources
AFM ROH
Obituaries in RMRO 111 dated 20th Nov. 1989
Commando Gunner website
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