DAKERS, James Wright
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Rank:
Marine
Unit / Base:
'3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines'
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Number:
P028587H
Born:
Wednesday, June 16, 1954
Died :
Thursday, February 24, 1977
Died in service
Age:
22
Cemetery/Memorial:
Marine James Dakers, HQ, 3 Commando Bde., RM Signals Squadron [1] , died in a road traffic collision in Perth [2].
Extract from the Aberdeen Press and Journal
A 19-year-old Aviemore girl injured in a crash in Perth on Thursday in which a man died is said to be "comfortable” in Bridge of Earn Hospital last night. She (name removed) was the occupant of a car which collided with lamp standard in Glasgow Road, Perth. She suffered multiple injuries. Marine James Dakers (22), 123 Restrenneth Drive, Forfar, died in the crash. [2] Sources AFM ROH [1] Navy News April 1977. [2] Aberdeen Press and Journal - Saturday 26 February 1977. [2] British Newspaper Archive (website britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk); The British Library Board.Primary Roll of Honour:
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