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Displaying 1 - 22 of 22COCKS, John Sidney
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal John Cocks, 'E' Troop, was killed during operations to take Maasbracht and Brachterbeek, specifically when his Troop were ordered to attack and obtain a bridgehead on the Montforterbeek Dyke.
Sources
CWGC.
CWGC.
The Story of 45RM Commando (published for Veterans in 1946).
CROUCH, Ernest
No 6 Commando
Highland Light Infantry
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Ernest Crouch, 3 troop, died during operations in Holland.
At the time of his death his Commando were engaged in fighting at Maasbracht and Brachterbeek. (Source: 1 Cdo. Bde. HQ War Diary January 1945.)
DUCHAN, John Joseph
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal John Duchan died during operations in Holland. At the time of his death his Commando were engaged in operations in the area of Bell Island (Osen) and Brachterbeek area of Holland.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/130.
HARDEN, LCpl. Henry Eric, VC
45RM Commando
Royal Army Medical Corps
Victoria Cross (VC)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Henry Eric Harden died during operations in the Brachterbeek area of Holland. He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross.
Citation
London Gazette of 9th March, 1945
HUGO, Terence James
No 6 Commando
Royal Scots
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Terence Hugo, 1 troop, died during operations in Holland.
At the time of his death his Commando were engaged in fighting in the area of Brachterbeek. (Source: 1 Cdo. Bde. HQ War Diary January 1945.)
LAING, James Hardie
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal James Laing died during operations in Holland. At the time of his death his Commando were engaged in fighting in the area of Bell Island (Osen) and Brachterbeek.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/133.
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/133.
LEAPHARD, Marshall John Adam
No 6 Commando
Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C.
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Marshall Leaphard, 1 troop, died during operations in Holland.
At the time of his death his Commando were engaged in fighting in the area of Brachterbeek. (Source: 1 Cdo. Bde. HQ War Diary January 1945.)
MCNULTY, Herbert
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Herbert McNulty died in Holland. At the time of his death his Commando were engaged in fighting in the area of Bell Island and Brachterbeek.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/134.
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/134.
1 Cdo. Bde. HQ War Diary January 1945.
MOSLEY, Claude
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Claude Mosley died during operations in Holland. At the time of his death his Commando were engaged in fighting in the area of Bell Island and Brachterbeek.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/134.
O'ROURKE, Patrick
No 6 Commando
Royal Artillery
Killed in action or died of wounds
Gunner Patrick O'Rourke, from St Helens, Lancashire, died of wounds during operations in Holland
PICKAVANCE, James
No 6 Commando
Royal Ulster Rifles
Killed in action or died of wounds
Rifleman James Pickavance died during operations in Holland.
At the time of his death his Commando were engaged in fighting in the area of Maasbracht and Brachterbeek. (Source: 1 Cdo. Bde. HQ War Diary January 1945.)
PRIOR, George Joseph
No 6 Commando
Suffolk Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private George Prior, 6 troop, died during operations in Holland.
At the time of his death his Commando were engaged in fighting at Maasbracht and Brachterbeek. (Source: 1 Cdo. Bde. HQ War Diary January 1945.)
PURVIS, William
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine William Purvis died in Belgium. At the time of his death his Commando were operating in the area of Bell Island and Brachterbeek, on the border with Holland and Belgium.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/136.
1 Cdo. Bde. HQ War Diary January 1945.
RUSSELL, James George
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine James Russell, 'E' Troop, was killed during operations to take Maasbracht and Brachterbeek, specifically when his Troop were ordered to attack and obtain a bridgehead on the Montforterbeek Dyke.
Sources
CWGC.
The Story of 45RM Commando (published for Veterans in 1946).
SWEET, Dennis Percy
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Dennis Sweet died during operations in Holland. At the time of his death his Commando were engaged in fighting in the area of Bell Island and Brachterbeek.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/137.
1 Cdo. Bde. HQ War Diary January 1945.
SYMES, Robert Leonard
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Robert Symes died during operations in Holland. At the time of his death his Commando were engaged in fighting in the area of Bell Island and Brachterbeek.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/137.
1 Cdo. Bde. HQ War Diary January 1945.
THOMSON, Eric George M.
No 6 Commando
Black Watch
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Eric Thomson, 3 troop, died during operations in Holland [1]. At the time of his death his Commando were engaged in fighting at Maasbracht and Brachterbeek [2].
Extract from the Dundee Courier - Saturday 03 February 1945
TIMMINS, John Robert
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine John Robert Timmins from Gateshead died in Belgium. At the time of his death his Commando were operating in the area of Bell Island and Brachterbeek, on the border with Holland and Belgium.
WAKEFIELD, Alfred
No 6 Commando
Royal Engineers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Sergeant Alfred Wakefield, 3 troop, died during operations in Holland.
WALES, Frederick Edward
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Frederick Wales died during operations in Holland.
At the time of his death his Commando were engaged in fighting in the area of Maasbracht and Brachterbeek. (Source:1 Cdo. Bde. HQ War Diary January 1945)
Notes
WILD, Frank
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Frank Wild died during operations in Holland.
WINSTON, Peter Stanley
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Peter Winston died during the assault on Bell Island (Osen), located between Linne and Merum, Holland.
Sources
CWGC
The Story of 45RM Commando.
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