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48RM Commando
Lance Corporal Frank Appleyard MM died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
In July 1943 he was awarded the Military Medal for gallant and distinguished services in Sicily whilst serving as a Marine in the 7th Batallion, Royal Marines.
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BAINBRIDGE, Cyril
47RM Commando
Marine Cyril Bainbridge died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
BAXTER, George Henry
47RM Commando
Marine George Baxter died during operations at Normandy.
BEDWORTH, Horace William
47RM Commando
Marine Horace Bedworth died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
BEE, Eric Ernest
47RM Commando
Sergeant Eric Bee died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
BEGBIE, William Bell
46RM Commando
Sergeant William Begbie, 'Y' troop, died aged 21 during operations at Rots and Le Hamel.
William was adopted as a young boy by James and Elizabeth Begbie from Dunoon. They had lost their own 19 year old son, 301321 Private William Bell Begbie in the First World War. He was killed in action at the Battle of Arras in France on the 9th April 1917 whilst serving with the 1/8th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and is remembered with honour on the Arras Memorial.
BELCHER, Ernest John
41RM Commando
Regimental Sergeant Major Ernest Belcher died during operations at Normandy on D Day. The announcement of his award of the BEM (Military Division) was made 2 days after his death.
Source
CWGC.
London Gazettes Supp. 36544, page 2594.
BENTLEY, Lennard
30 Commando Assault Unit
Marine Lennard Bentley died during operations at Normandy. He died when anti personnel bombs were dropped from enemy aircraft, as did Lieut. Ionides and Cpl. Leo Wright.
BOARDMAN, William
48RM Commando
Marine William Boardman died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
BOTLEY, Albert George
48RM Commando
Marine Albert Botley died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
BOULTON, David
No 11 Commando
Lieutenant David Boulton died serving with the Durham Light Infantry during the Battle of Lingevres.
BOURNE, Frederick Edward Donald
48RM Commando
Marine Frederick Bourne died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
BRADLEY, Arthur John
47RM Commando
Sergeant Arthur Bradley died during operations at Normandy.
On the 6th October 1942 it was announced that he had received a MiD, along with others, for "bravery, endurance and sustained devotion to duty in H.M. Ships Aurora, Avon Vale, Lance, Legion, Kingston, Penelope, and at Malta, during and after the passage of an important Convoy."
Sources
CWGC
London Gazettes Supp. 35733, page4353.
BREACH, Ernest Thomas Lloyd
47RM Commando
Marine Ernest Beach was killed by enemy machine gun fire during operations at the inner harbour area of Port-en-Bessin, Normandy.
BROOKS, William Elias
46RM Commando
Corporal William Brooks, 'B' troop, died during operations at Rots and Le Hamel.
BUNYAN, Kenneth Charles
47RM Commando
Marine Kenneth Bunyan died during operations at Normandy on D day.
CAPPLEMAN, John
48RM Commando
Sergeant John Cappleman died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
CARTER, Arthur E.
47RM Commando
Marine Arthur Carter died during operations at Normandy.
CHATFIELD, Alfred James
47RM Commando
Lance Corporal Arthur Chatfield, R.A.M.C., attached to 47RM Commando, died during operations at Normandy.
CLARK, Douglas James
47RM Commando
Marine Douglas Clark died during operations at Normandy.
COLLINS, James Washington
47RM Commando
Marine James Collins died during operations at Normandy.
CONNER, Charles Geoffrey Langdale
48RM Commando
Marine Charles Conner died during operations at Normandy.
COULSON, Reginald
48RM Commando
Marine Reginald Coulson died during operations at Normandy on D Day
COULTER, William Knowles
48RM Commando
Sergeant William Coulter died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
COUSINS, Terence Frederick
47RM Commando
Captain Terence Cousins died during operations at Normandy [1]. He received a posthumous MiD for his gallantry and leadership whilst attacking an enemy bunker at Port-en-Bessin during which he was killed [2]. There is a memorial at this location in his memory.
Born in April 1922 Freddy Cousins entered the Corps in September 1940. On completion of training he was appointed to H.M.S Cumberland where he remained until 1943. He later joined the S.S. Group [3].
Sources
CURTIS, Edward Geoffrey
48RM Commando
Lieutenant Edward Curtis, 'B' troop, died during operations at Normandy on 'D'Day.
Extract from the 48RM Cdo. War Diary 6-6-1944 Langrune, 1300 hrs
'B' tp reports "Deathshead" clear, they had found it unoccupied, and suffered only one casualty (Lt.Curtis) wounded by own naval supportive fire.
Sources
CWGC
48 RM Cdo. War Diary, National Archives file ADM 202/111.
DAVID, Edward Neville
47RM Commando
Lance Corporal Edward David died during operations at Normandy.
DAVIDSON, George
46RM Commando
Marine George Davidson died during operations at Rots and Le Hamel.
DAVIES, Rodney Hugh
No 3 Commando
Private Rodney Davies died during operations at Normandy in the area of Chateau d'Amfreville.
DEWHURST, Francis Joseph
48RM Commando
Marine Francis Dewhurst died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
DOWNS, Jack
46RM Commando
Marine Jack Downs, 'A' troop, died during operations at Rots and Le Hamel.
DREW, Arthur Ronald Harry
41RM Commando
Marine Arthur Drew died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
DUTTON, Cyril
47RM Commando
Marine Cyril Dutton died during operations at Normandy.
EDWARDS, Gerard
48RM Commando
Marine Gerard Edwards died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
EMBLEM, Leslie Ernest
No 6 Commando
Private Leslie Emblem died during operations at Normandy.
EVANS, John Edward Morgan
47RM Commando
Marine John Evans died during operations at Normandy.
FEACEY, James Richard
47RM Commando
Major James Feacey died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
FELLOWS, Peter Brearley
47RM Commando
Marine Peter Fellows died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
FEREDAY, William Thomas George
48RM Commando
Marine William Fereday died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
FLAHERTY, John
47RM Commando
Marine John Flaherty died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
FLEET, Arthur
47RM Commando
Marine Arthur Fleet died during operations at Normandy.
FLETCHER, Teddy Pearce
47RM Commando
Sergeant Teddy Fletcher died during operations at Normandy. He was leading his section in attacking an enemy bunker at Port-en-Bessin when killed.
FORD, William Henry
48RM Commando
Marine William Ford died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
FOX, Walter
48RM Commando
Marine Walter Fox died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
GARLICK, Reuben William
46RM Commando
Corporal Reuben Garlick, 'A' troop, died during operations at Rots and Le Hamel.
GOUDE, Michael Herbert
47RM Commando
Marine Michael Goude died during operations at Normandy.
HALL, Leonard John Albert
48RM Commando
Marine Leonard Hall died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
HILTON, Arthur
48RM Commando
Corporal Arthur Hilton died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
HORDELL, John Edward
46RM Commando
Marine John Hordell, 'B' troop, died during operations at Rots and Le Hamel.
HOWES-DUFTON, Peter Thomas
41RM Commando
Captain Peter Howes-Dufton died during operations at Normandy on D Day
HUGHES, Denis
47RM Commando
Sergeant Denis Hughes died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
HUMPHREYS, Charles Harry
48RM Commando
Marine Charles Humphreys died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
HUNTER, Caley Lovell
41RM Commando
Marine Caley Hunter, ‘A’ Troop [*], died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
Sources
CWGC
[*] ‘They did what was asked of them’ author Raymond Mitchell.
IONIDES, Theodore Alexander Maurice
30 Commando Assault Unit
Lieutenant Theodore Ionides, a RNVR underwater weapons expert attached to 30 Commando AU, died when anti personnel bombs were dropped from enemy aircraft, as did Cpl. Leo Wright and Mne. Lennard Bentley.
(Source: Ian Fleming's Commandos: The Story of the Legendary 30 Assault Unit, author Nicholas Rankin.)
JACKSON, William
41RM Commando
Marine William Jackson , ‘B’ Troop*, died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
JEFFCOTT, Henry Raymond
30 Commando Assault Unit
Marine Henry Jeffcott died during operations at Normandy.
JEHU, Edward Alcuin
48RM Commando
Sergeant Edward Jehu died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
JENKINS, Alec Arthur
47RM Commando
Corporal Alec Jenkins died during operations at Normandy.
JERRAM, Anthony Patrick
46RM Commando
Lieutenant Anthony Jerram, 'A' troop, died during operations at Rots and Le Hamel.
JOHNSON, Alfred George
48RM Commando
Marine Alfred Johnson died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
JOHNSON, Cyril (LCpl)
46RM Commando
Lance Corporal Cyril Johnson, 'B' troop, died during operations at Rots and Le Hamel.
JOHNSON, Henry Stuart
46RM Commando
Marine Henry Johnson, 'B' troop, died during operations at Rots and Le Hamel.
JONES, Ernest George
46RM Commando
Marine Ernest Jones died during operations at Rots and Le Hamel.
JONES, Noel
47RM Commando
Corporal Noel Jones died during operations at Normandy.
JUDD, Thomas Charles Frederick
46RM Commando
Marine Thomas Judd, 'B' troop, died during operations at Rots and Le Hamel.
KIAER, Eric Arnold
No 3 Commando
No 2 Independent Company
No 4 Independent Company
Lieutenant Eric Kiaer died [1] during the Normandy landings. He had previously received an MiD for "gallant and distinguished services in the field. [2]"
KINLOCH, William Charles Doyle
47RM Commando
Marine William Kinloch died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
LEDGER, Thomas Musgrove
46RM Commando
Sergeant Thomas Ledger, 'A' troop, died during operations at Rots and Le Hamel.
LEEMING, William Cedric
46RM Commando
Troop Sergeant Major William Leeming died during operations at Rots and Le Hamel.
LENNARD, Frederick Charles Laurence
48RM Commando
Captain Frederick Lennard, 'Z' troop, died when his Landing Craft struck beach defences at Normandy on D Day. He drowned attempting to swim to the shore under heavy enemy fire.
Sources
CWGC
D Day Commando - From Normandy to the Maas with 48RM Commando, author Ken Ford.
LUMSDEN, John
47RM Commando
Marine John Lumsden died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
MAULE, Stanley
No 4 Commando
Corporal Stanley Maule died during operations at Normandy on DDay.
MCCAIN, Gerald
48RM Commando
Marine Gerald McCain died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
MCFALL, Robert
46RM Commando
Corporal Robert McFall, 'B' troop, died during operations at Rots and Le Hamel.
MCLAUGHLAN, John
48RM Commando
Marine John McLaughlan died during operations at Normandy on DDay.
MEREDITH, William Gordon
No 4 Commando
Private William Meredith died during operations at Normandy.
MILLER, John
46RM Commando
Marine John Miller, 'X' troop, died of wounds inflicted on the 20th August during operations at Hill 112, Dozule, Normandy.
MILLS, George William Frank
47RM Commando
Marine George Mills died during operations at Normandy.
MOONEY, Edward
RN Commando
Able Seaman Edward Mooney, RN Beach Commando 'P', died during operations at Normandy [1]. Beach Commando 'P' was attached to Force 'J' for Operation Overlord [2].
Sources
[1] CWGC.
[2] History of 'Peter' section RN Cdos National Archives file DEFE2/987.
MORAN, Patrick
RN Commando
Leading Seaman Patrick Moran, RN Beach Commando 'S', died during operations in Normandy. He received a posthumous Mention in Despatches.
Sources
CWGC.
London Gazettes Supplement 36676, page 4008.
MOSS, Albert Ronald
48RM Commando
Corporal Albert Moss died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
MUSGRAVE, Kenneth
46RM Commando
Marine Kenneth Musgrave, 'A' troop, died during operations at Rots and Le Hamel.
NORIE, George
47RM Commando
Marine George Norie died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
NUNN, Richard Geoffrey
46RM Commando
Lieutenant Richard Nunn died during operations at Rots and Le Hamel.
O'BOYLE, Bernard
48RM Commando
Corporal Bernard O'Boyle died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
O'CALLAGHAN, Frank John
40RM Commando
Marine Frank O'Callaghan was killed [1] by a sniper while attached to 30 Commando AU during operations at Normandy. He had previously served with 40RM Commando [2].
Sources
[1] CWGC
[2] The book Attain by Surprise edited by David Nutting.
Notes
OATES, Brian
47RM Commando
Marine Brian Oates died during operations at Normandy.
PARKINSON, John Archibald
41RM Commando
Marine John Parkinson died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
PERRY, James Lawry
48RM Commando
Captain James Perry was killed by a sniper's bullet during operations at Langrune, Normandy. There is a street called Rue du Capitaine Perry named in his memory in the village.
Sources
CWGC
48 RM Cdo War Diary, National Archives file ADM/202/111.
POLLEY, Joseph James
48RM Commando
Marine Joseph Polley died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
Sources
CWGC.
[Image] Collection of Mne Rumming 48RM Cdo courtesy his niece Rebekah Sloanemather.
POOLEY, John Bertram Vaughan
No 3 Commando
Major John Pooley MC died during operations at Normandy.
He had been promoted from the rank of Gunner in the Royal Artillery (TA) to be 2/Lt from the 10th January 1940. After joining No 3 Commando he was awarded the Military Cross whilst a T/Captain in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Sicily.
Sources
CWGC
London Gazettes Publication date: 5 January 1940; Supplement: 34768; Page: 147.
REDMAN, William
47RM Commando
Marine William Redman died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
RICHARDSON, Stanley
48RM Commando
Marine Stanley Richardson, from Stainton in Yorkshire, died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
RIGBY, Frederick Ralph
48RM Commando
Lieutenant Frederick Rigby, 'Z' troop, died when his Landing Craft struck beach defences at Normandy on D Day. He drowned attempting to swim to the shore under heavy enemy fire.
Sources
CWGC
D Day Commando - From Normandy to the Maas with 48RM Commando, author Ken Ford.
ROBERTSON, Harry Scrimgeour
46RM Commando
Sergeant Harry Robertson, 'S' troop, died during operations at Rots and Le Hamel.
Extract from the Dundee Courier - Friday 23 June 1944
ROGERS, Albert William
46RM Commando
Corporal Albert Rogers, 'A' troop, died during operations at Rots and Le Hamel.
ROSSON, Horace Walter George
RM Engineer Commando
Marine Horace Rosson died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
ROWE, Edward George
46RM Commando
Sergeant Edward Rowe died during operations at Rots and Le Hamel.
RUSH, Arthur Edwin
41RM Commando
Sergeant Arthur Rush died during operations at Normandy.
SAMBROOK, Wilfred Dennis
47RM Commando
Marine Wilfred Sambrook died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
SANDERSON, Herbert William
30 Commando Assault Unit
Marine Herbert Sanderson died during operations in France.
SCOTT, Frank Leonard
47RM Commando
Marine Frank Scott died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
SIBLEY, James Sydney
No 4 Commando
Trooper James Sibley died during operations at Normandy.
SMITH, Bernard George
47RM Commando
Marine Bernard Smith died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
SMITH, James Thomas Richardson
46RM Commando
Sergeant James Smith, 'B' troop, died during operations at Rots and Le Hamel.
SMITH, John Alexander
41RM Commando
Marine John Alexander Smith from Londonderry, died during operations in Normandy.
Extract from the Londonderry Sentinel Saturday 26 August 1944
There will be sincere regret among the wide circle of friends, by whom he was held in high esteem, of the death in German hands from wounds received in Normandy of Royal Marine Commando John Alexander (Jack) Smith, youngest son of Mr. Richard Smith and the late Mrs. Rebecca Smith, 22, Charlotte Street, Londonderry.
SPAWFORTH, Herbert
41RM Commando
Corporal Herbert Spawforth died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
SPENCE, Ernest
41RM Commando
Marine Ernest Spence died during operations on DDay.
SPRUCE, Reginald Gibson
48RM Commando
Marine Reginald Spruce died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
STANLEY, James Edward
48RM Commando
Marine James Stanley died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
STEVENS, Cyril Ernest
48RM Commando
Marine Cyril Stevens died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
SWINDALE, Hugh Thomas William Burn
41RM Commando
Marine Hugh Swindale died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
TAVOLIER, Joseph Anthony
48RM Commando
Corporal Joseph Tavolier died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
TOWLE, William Harry
47RM Commando
Marine William Towle died during operations at Normandy.
TRAVERS, Oliver Plunkett
No 4 Commando
Private Oliver Travers died during operations in Normandy.
TULL, Arthur Frederick Percival
47RM Commando
Marine Arthur Tull died during operations at Normandy.
TURNER, Stanley Henry Richard
47RM Commando
Marine Stanley Turner died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
UPTON, Leslie
48RM Commando
Corporal Leslie Upton died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
WALKER, Raymond
47RM Commando
Marine Raymond Walker died during operations at Normandy.
WARDLE, George
48RM Commando
Marine George Wardle died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
WATSON, Gilbert
45RM Commando
Marine Gilbert Watson, 'E' Troop, died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
WAYGOOD, Leonard Thomas
47RM Commando
Marine Leonard Waygood died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
WEINBERGER, Ernest George
No 10 Commando
Ernest Weinberger was of the Jewish faith and served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Ernest Webster. He was killed in a landing craft with Max Lewinsky [more...] during operations in Normandy on D Day.
Sources
CWGC.
10 Commando, author Ian Dear
Jewish Virtual Library.
WELHAM, Ernest Charles
41RM Commando
Marine Ernest Welham died during operations on D Day at Normandy.
WELLESLEY-COLLEY, Phillip Anthony
No 4 Commando
Lieutenant Phillip Wellesley-Colley died during operations at Normandy on DDay.
WHEELER, Alexander Victor
46RM Commando
Marine Alexander Wheeler, 'A' troop, died during operations at Rots and Le Hamel.
WHITAKER, James
46RM Commando
Corporal James Whitaker, 'S' troop, died during operations at Rots and Le Hamel. [1] +[2].
WILKINSON, Robert Moorelvin
47RM Commando
Marine Robert Wilkinson died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
His brother, T/223900 Pte. Arthur George Wilkinson, aged 26, RASC, died in the UK on the 13th July 1942. Grave: Slough (Stoke Road) Cemetery.
WILKINSON, Walter Henry
48RM Commando
Lance Corporal Walter Wilkinson, RAMC attached to 48RM Commando, died during operations at Normandy on D Day. His name is on the 48RM Commando Memorial at the RM Commando Museum, Portsmouth.
WISE, Derrick George
48RM Commando
Corporal Derrick Wise died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
WITHINGTON, John Vernon
47RM Commando
Marine John Withington died during operations at Normandy.
WRIGHT, Leo Arthur Philip
30 Commando Assault Unit
Corporal Leo Wright died during operations at Normandy when anti personnel bombs were dropped from enemy aircraft, as did Lieut. Ionides and Mne. Lennard Bentley.
YATES, Thomas David
48RM Commando
Lieutenant Thomas Yates, 'Y' troop, died when his Landing Craft struck beach defences at Normandy on D Day. He drowned attempting to swim to the shore under heavy enemy fire.
Sources
CWGC
D Day Commando - From Normandy to the Maas with 48RM Commando, author Ken Ford.
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