Medjez-el-Bab Memorial, Tunisia
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Displaying 1 - 46 of 46ALDRIDGE, William Reginald
Lance Sergeant
5830857
No 1 Commando
Cambridgeshire Regiment
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Sergeant William Aldridge died in North Africa. He has no known grave. Son of Walter William and Florence Phoebe Aldridge, of Smethwick, Staffordshire. Posthumous Mention in Despatches for gallant and distinguished service in North Africa.
ANSELL, Arthur James
Trooper
14241725
No 1 Commando
Royal Armoured Corps
Metropolitan Police
Killed in action or died of wounds
Trooper Ansell was reported wounded and missing on 4 March 1943 during operations in North Africa, later presumed died of wounds. He has no known grave. Son of Alfred and May Ansell; husband of Eileen Dora Ansell, of Finchley, Middlesex.
BAGOT, Henry Hunter
Trooper
14241647
No 1 Commando
Royal Armoured Corps
Manchester Police
Killed in action or died of wounds
Trooper Henry Bagot died during operations at Bizerte, Tunisia. He has no known grave. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Bagot, of Manchester.
BALL, Sydney Alonso
Also seen as:
BALL , Sidney Alonzo
Gunner
917356
No 1 Commando
Royal Artillery
Killed in action or died of wounds
Gunner Ball from Luton was reported missing 6 December 1942 during operations at Bizerte, Tunisia, later presumed killed in action. He has no known grave. Son of Ernest and Alice Ball; husband of Freda Evelyn Ball, of Luton, Bedfordshire.
BARTER, George
Gunner
943492
No 1 Commando
Royal Artillery
Killed in action or died of wounds
Gunner George Barter died during operations in North Africa. He has no known grave.
Son of Llewellyn Barter, and of Mabel Barter, of Surbiton, Surrey.
Sources
CWGC.
BLINMAN, Harold Trevor
Lance Corporal
3384304
No 6 Commando
East Lancashire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Harold Blinman was killed in action during operations in Tunisia, North Africa. He has no known grave.Son of Charles William and Emma Eliza Blinman; husband of Gladys Evelyn Blinman, of Corsham, Wiltshire. Father of Terence aged 3 months.
BRADFORD, John Meller
Captain
70669
No 1 Commando
South Wales Borderers, 2nd Bn. The Monmouthshire Regt.
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain John Bradford from Swansea died during operations at Bizerte, Tunisia. Son of Ernest Meller Bradford and Ethel Mary Bradford.
BURNS, Vincent Joseph
Lance Corporal
4128376
No 6 Commando
Cheshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Vincent Burns died during operations in North Africa. He has no known grave. His Commando was engaged in the Battle of Steamroller Farm at El Aroussa, Tunisia.
Sources
CWGC.
CAMBLIN, Cecil
Lance Sergeant
6977897
No 1 Commando
Royal Irish Fusiliers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Sergeant Cecil Camblin was reported missing 6 December 1942 during operations at Bizerte, Tunisia, later presumed killed in action. He has no known grave.
Extract from the Belfast Telegraph
18 November 1943
COATES, William John Lewis
Private
5051813
No 6 Commando
North Staffordshire Regiment 7th Bn.
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private William Coates was reported missing 30 Novemeber 1942 during operations in North Africa, later presumed died of wounds. He has no known grave. Son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Coates, of Tean, Stoke-on-Trent.
CRAIG, Samuel
Fusilier
1500685
No 1 Commando
Royal Welch Fusiliers
Royal Artillery
Killed in action or died of wounds
Fusilier Samuel Craig was attested into the Royal Artillery in 1938 and transferred to the Royal Welch Fusiliers on 4 October 1939, later volunteering for the Commandos. He was reported missing 6 December 1942 during operations at Bizerte, Tunisia, later presumed killed in action.
DAVIES, Thomas Alfred
Private
4033757
No 1 Commando
King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Thomas Davies was reported missing presumed died of wounds during operations in North Africa. He has no known grave.
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists /National Archives files WO417/75.
DAVIES, Verdun George
Private
4080355
No 1 Commando
South Wales Borderers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Verdun Davies was reported missing 6 December 1942, later presumed killed in action, during operations at Bizerte, Tunisia. He has no known grave. Son of Edgar John and Margret Davies.
Sources
CWGC.
DRISCOLL, Leonard Henry Pritchard
Lance Corporal
3964051
No 1 Commando
Welch Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Leonard Driscoll died during operations at Bizerte, Tunisia. He has no known grave. Husband of Florence Driscoll, of Cardiff.
Sources
CWGC.
DUFFY, William
Private
3778082
No 1 Commando
The King's Regiment (Liverpool)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private William Duffy from Liverpool died during operations at Bizerte, Tunisia. He has no known grave. Husband of Nora Duffy. Educated at St Sylvesters Roman Catholic School.
Sources
CWGC.
EATON, George Oliver
Private
3777516
No 1 Commando
The King's Regiment (Liverpool)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private George Eaton was initially reported missing, later presumed to have died of wounds during operations at Bizerte, Tunisia. He has no known grave. Son of John and Emily Eaton; husband of Georgina Eaton, of Liverpool.
Sources
ELLIS, Richard Paul
Fusilier
4279057
No 6 Commando
Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Fusilier Richard Ellis was reported missing 30 November 1942, later presumed killed in action, during operations in North Africa. He has no known grave. Son of Richard Thomas Ellis and Jean Ellis, of Shotton Colliery, Co. Durham.
GEORGE, Herbert Alexander
Private
3964607
No 1 Commando
Welch Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Herbert George was reported missing presumed died of wounds during operations at Bizerte, Tunisia. He has no known grave. Son of Michael and Sarah George; husband of Marjorie George, of Cardiff.
Sources
CWGC.
GREEN, Joseph Wilfred Francis
Lance Corporal
6983562
No 6 Commando
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Joseph Green was reported missing in North Africa on 6 January 1943 later presumed killed in action. On this date his Commando were engaged in operations in the Djebel Azzag (Sedjenane) area of Tunisia. He has no known grave.
GROVES, Fernley William Thomas
Private
4038826
No 1 Commando
King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Fernley Groves was reported missing on 6 December 1942, later presumed killed in action, during operations at Bizerte, Tunisia. He has no known grave. Son of George and Mary Groves, of Madeley, Shropshire.
HAMILTON, James
Sapper
2983344
No 1 Commando
Royal Engineers
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sapper James Hamilton was reported wounded and missing 17 March 1943 during operations in North Africa, later presumed died of wounds. He has no known grave. Son of Alexander and Catherine Hamilton, of Thornliebank, Glasgow.
Service
HARVEY, Reginald
Private
5826853
No 1 Commando
Suffolk Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Reginald Harvey died during operations in North Africa. He has no known grave. Son of Walter and Ada Harvey, of Framlingham, Suffolk.
Sources
CWGC.
HERSTELL, Ernest Maxwell
Gunner
14317992
SAS
Small Scale Raiding Force (62 Commando)
No 6 Commando
Royal Artillery
Bristol City Police
Killed in action or died of wounds
Gunner Ernest Herstell was reported wounded and missing 29 May 1943 during operations with the 2nd SAS at Pantelleria, an island between Sicily and Tunisia (Operation Snapdragon). He was later presumed to have died of wounds and has no known grave.
HORGAN, James John
Lance Sergeant
5048951
No 1 Commando
The Monmouthshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Sergeant James Horgan died during operations at Bizerte Tunisia. He has no known grave. Husband of Lucretia Horgan, of Pontlottyn, Glamorgan.
Sources
CWGC.
HUMPHREYS, James
Private
3958742
No 1 Commando
Welch Regiment
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private James Humphreys died of wounds during operations in North Africa. He has no known grave. Husband of Dorothy M. Humphreys, of Dartmouth, Devon.
Mention in Despatches for gallant and distinguished service in North Africa.
Sources
JENKINS, Edward
Private
5336785
No 6 Commando
Royal Berkshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Edward Jenkins died during operations in North Africa. At the time of his death, his Commando were engaged in an assault on one of a line of flat topped hills known as Green Hill which was held by the enemy and covered the road and railway running from Tabarka to Mateur.
LEWIS, Frank
Lance Sergeant
3960926
No 1 Commando
Welch Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Sergeant Frank Lewis died during operations at Bizerte, Tunisia. He has no known grave. Son of John and Elizabeth Lewis, of Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan.
Source
CWGC.
LORD, Robert Stephen
Fusilier
4206066
No 6 Commando
Royal Welch Fusiliers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Robert Stephen Lord was attested into the Royal Welch Fusiliers on 20 August 1940. He later volunteered for special service and was attached to No.6 Commando. Fusilier Lord was killed in action during operations in North Africa and has no known grave.
MACPHERSON, John Brown
Signalman
2326886
No 6 Commando
Royal Corps of Signals
Killed in action or died of wounds
Signalman John MacPherson died during operations in North Africa.
MEEHAN, Hugh
Corporal
5989347
No 6 Commando
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Hugh Meehan, 4 Troop, died during operations in North Africa [1][2].
METCALFE, Walter
Private
3864601
No 6 Commando
The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Walter Metcalfe was reported missing presumed died of wounds in North Africa on or shortly after 6 January 1943. On this date his Commando were engaged in operations in the Djebel Azzag (Sedjenane) area of Tunisia.
Sources
MORGAN, Harold Rees
Captain
88079
No 1 Commando
Welch Regiment
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Harold Morgan died during operations at Bizerte, Tunisia. He has no known grave. Son of William Thomas Morgan and Margaret A. Morgan, of Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [1][1a].
NETTLETON, Harold
Lance Bombardier
857486
No 6 Commando
Royal Artillery
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Bombardier Harold Nettleton was reported missing 26 February 1943 during operations in North Africa, later presumed died of wounds. He has no known grave. At the time of his death his Commando were engaged in the Battle for Steamroller Farm at El Arousa, Tunisia.
PHELAN, Francis Edward
Private
6351455
No 2 Commando
Queens Own Royal West Kent
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Francis Phelan was reported missing presumed died in Tunisia, North Africa. He has no known grave.
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/75.
PHILLIPS, Wilfrid Harold
Private
4105154
No 1 Commando
King's Shropshire Light Infantry
The Herefordshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Wilfrid Phillips was reported missing presumed killed in action during operations at Bizerte, Tunisia. He has no known grave. Son of Harold E. and Hariett Phillips, of Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire.
Sources
CWGC.
Sources
CWGC.
RIPLEY, Henry
Lance Corporal
5389386
No 6 Commando
Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Henry Ripley died during operations in North Africa.
SADLER, Richard
Lance Sergeant
2328048
No 6 Commando
Royal Corps of Signals
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Sergeant Richard Sadler died during operations in North Africa. At the time of his death, his Commando were engaged in an assault on one of a line of flat topped hills known as Green Hill which was held by the enemy and covered the road and railway running from Tabarka to Mateur.
SCOTT, John Murray
Captain
124144
No 6 Commando
Border Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain John Scott died during operations in North Africa. At the time of his death, his Commando were engaged in an assault on one of a line of flat topped hills known as Green Hill which was held by the enemy and covered the road and railway running from Tabarka to Mateur.
SLATER, Arthur
Private
4128169
No 6 Commando
Cheshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Arthur Slater was reported missing presumed died of wounds in North Africa on or shortly after 6 January 1943. On this date his Commando were engaged in operations in the Djebel Azzag (Sedjenane) area of Tunisia.
Sources
CWGC.
SLAVIN, Gerrard
Private
7942540
No 1 Commando
Welch Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Gerrard Slavin was reported missing believed wounded 6 December 1942 during operations in North Africa (Operation Bizerte), later presumed died of wounds. He has no known grave. Son of James Slavin, and of Annie Slavin (nee Ward), of Rosyth, Fife.
SMITH, George Edward
Private
5051523
No 6 Commando
North Staffordshire Regiment 2nd Bn.
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private George Smith was reported wounded and missing during operations in North Africa, later presumed killed in action. He has no known grave. Son of Alice Emma Smith, of Meir, Stoke on Trent.
Sources
CWGC.
STRANGE, George
Private
3389775
No 6 Commando
East Lancashire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private George Stange died during operations in North Africa.
WEAVER, Edward Walter
Private
3973708
No 1 Commando
Welch Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Edward Weaver was killed in action during operations at Bizerte, Tunisia. He has no known grave. Son of David William and Constance Weaver, of Christleton, Cheshire.
WEEKES, Sydney George Douglas
Fusilier
6482277
No 1 Commando
Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
Metropolitan Police
Killed in action or died of wounds
Fusilier Sydney Weekes was killed in action during operations at Bizerte, Tunisia, and has no known grave. Son of Edward and Emma Weekes; husband of Muriel Hartnoll Weeks, of Stoke Newington, London.
WHELAN, Jack
Private
4867187
No 1 Commando
Leicestershire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Jack Whelan was initially reported missing, later presumed to have died of wounds during operations at Bizerte, Tunisia. He has no known grave. Son of John and Elizabeth Whelan; husband of E. Whelan, of Wandsworth, London.
Sources
WRIGHT, Henry
Private
3525264
No 6 Commando
Cheshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Henry Wright was killed in action during operations in North Africa. He has no known grave. Son of Tom and Kathleen Wright; husband of Hilda Wright, of Ramsgate, Kent.
Sources
CWGC.
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