POLKINGHORNE, Eric
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Rank:
Marine
Unit/Base:
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Service number:
PLY/X 103548
Died :
Saturday, May 27, 1944
Died on active service
Age:
22
Cemetery/Memorial:
Roll of Honour:
Marine Eric Polkinghorne died [1] on active service during operations in Burma [2].
Sources
[1] CWGC
[2] ROH in the book '44 RM Commando, Achnacarry to the Arakan', author Tony Mackenzie.
[1] CWGC
[2] ROH in the book '44 RM Commando, Achnacarry to the Arakan', author Tony Mackenzie.
[3] ROH in the 3 Cdo Bde Third Jungle Book issue 9 (below).
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