LINNELL, Thomas Geoffrey
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Known as:
Geoffrey or Geoff
Rank:
Captain
Unit / Base:
48RM Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Born:
November 1920
Birthplace:
Nottingham
1943 serving 7th Battalion Royal Marines in Sicily and Italy; 1944 serving 48RM Commando at Normandy and Walcheren; 'S' Troop (Heavy Weapons) Commander; author of the official history of 48RM Commando at the end of hostilities; emigrated to Canada 1948; Chairman and Secretary of the 48RM Commando Association 1990.
Sources
IWM interview catalogue number 19919.
Navy Lists (see linked content below).
Commando Association newsletter 90 (1990).
[Image] From the collection of Mne. John Rumming 48RM Commando 'S' Troop courtesy of his niece Rebekah Sloanemather.
Photo of Commando in Gallery:
Yes
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