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45RM Commando
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).
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/129.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/129.
CROUCH, Ernest
No 6 Commando
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
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.
1st Cdo. Bde. HQ War Diary January 1945.
Notes
HARDEN, LCpl. Henry Eric, VC
45RM Commando
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
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
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. (Source: 1 Cdo. Bde. HQ War Diary January 1945.)
LEAPHARD, Marshall John Adam
No 6 Commando
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.)
His brother, Major Clark Edmond John Leaphard, also served in 6 Commando and survived the war.
MCNULTY, Herbert
45RM Commando
Lance Corporal Herbert McNulty 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. (Source: 1 Cdo. Bde. HQ War Diary January 1945.)
MOSLEY, Claude
45RM Commando
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. (Source: 1 Cdo. Bde. HQ War Diary January 1945.)
Notes
The CWGC show an initial of 'C' not a forename. The forename source is the Naval History website.
O'ROURKE, Patrick
No 6 Commando
Gunner Patrick O'Rourke died during operations in Holland.
At the time of his death his Commando were engaged in operations at Brachterbeek. (Source: 1 Cdo. Bde. HQ War Diary January 1945.)
PICKAVANCE, James
No 6 Commando
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
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
Marine William Purvis died during operations in Holland.
RUSSELL, James George
45RM Commando
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).
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/136.
SWEET, Dennis Percy
45RM Commando
Marine Dennis Sweet died during operations in Holland.
SYMES, Robert Leonard
45RM Commando
Marine Robert Symes died during operations in Holland.
THOMSON, Eric George M.
No 6 Commando
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
Marine John Robert Timmins from Gateshead died during operations in Holland.
Sources
CWGC.
[image] Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Friday 09 February 1945 © Trinity Mirror. Image created courtesy of The British Library Board.
Notes
WAKEFIELD, Alfred
No 6 Commando
Lance Sergeant Alfred Wakefield, 3 troop, died during operations in Holland.
WALES, Frederick Edward
45RM Commando
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
His surname was originally reported as WALE. This is now amended on the CWGC entry.
WILD, Frank
45RM Commando
Marine Frank Wild died during operations in Holland.
WINSTON, Peter Stanley
45RM Commando
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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