CROOKS, James
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Rank:
Sergeant (later Company Sergeant Major)
Unit / Base:
41RM Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Number:
PO/X 2359
Honours & Awards:
Sergeant James Crooks was awarded the Military Medal for gallant and distinguished service during operations at the Pachino Peninsula, Sicily, on 10 July 1943. Post war member of the Commando Association from Warrington.
Sources
London Gazette 36229, page 4812.
National Archives file WO373/47/135.
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 43 (1966).
Notes
Final rank attained as shown in CA Newsletter obituary shows Company Sergeant Major.
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