Document from John Mewett, transcribed by Elaine Southworth-Davies. Source: National Archives WO 218/81.
Note: 12 Troop is thought to have been a short lived merger due to numbers of 1 and 2 Troops.
[Source: Henry Brown OBE.]
MYEBON 4th FEBRUARY 1945
Memorial Service for the Fallen and Wounded Officers and Men of No. 1 Commando during operations on Myebon Peninsula and the Kangaw Bridgehead, January 1945.
1. HYMN “Let Saints on earth in concert sing”
2. LESSON Wisdom of Solomon 3.
3. ROLL OF HONOUR
Read by the Commanding Officer Lt. Colonel K.R.S. Trevor.
No. 12 Troop
3596431 Cpl. J. A. YOUNG
No. 3 Troop
5933108 Sgt. R. J. LANDER 3191706 L/Cpl. M. DEARDEN
6982426 L/Cpl. J. DUMIGAN 1453333 J.G A. BEANEY
983057 Gnr. L .P. GRAVES 5384112 Pte. R. A. LOOKER
No. 4 Troop
Lieut. G. A. KNOWLAND 14241761 Cpl. H. BAKER
7942336 L/Cpl. A. PLLU 14604377 L/Cpl. E. J. LLOYD
7366356 L/Cpl. H.G. RUSHTON 5828291 Pte. J. BOYCE
2185354 Pte. J. FITZSIMMONS 5621153 Pte. I. N. TUCKER
No. 5 Troop
6143891 Gnr.G. M. BAKER
No. 6 Troop
Lieut. A. A. PALMER 1905889 Sgt. M. F. MORRIS (MM)
2614133 L/Sgt. A BAKER (DCM) 2073288 L/SGT.M. B. JONES
5933005 L/Sgt. R. WALLIS 6482243 L/Cpl. G. C. WILSON
3964660 L/Cpl. J. R. LINES 14241839 Pte. R. E. WATTS
14604353 Fus. A. A. ANDREWS 6206246 Gnr. F. H. CLAY
Headquarters (Signals)
5735209 Pte. W. J. COMAN
4. LESSON 1 Corinthians, 15.
5. SHORT ADDRESS by Rev, A. B. COLLISHAW, B.A. Ch. D.
6. PRAYER
7. HYMN “The Church’s one foundation”
8. LAST POST AND REVEILLE
9. ROLL OF WOUNDED
Read by Troop Leaders.
No. 12 Troop
14241783 Cpl. T. G. BENNION 3915316 Pte. J. WOOD
3974792 Pte. D. W. CROSS 5052724 Pte. W. G. WARD
No. 3 Troop
Lieut. F. H. CREWE
7690515 Pte. C. R. MARSHALL 5510944 Pte. H. A. WARE
11259984 Gnr. A. A. DAVEY 14207309 Pte. F. EVERITT
4195436 L/Cpl. W. JONES 14603190 L/Cpl. W. S. SMITH
6015678 Gnr. L. E. SMITH 3915335 Pte. C. JAMES
4033985 L/Sgt. H. W. ROBERTS 4698646 Cpl. J. W. HOBBS
5437882 Pte. D. SWEENEY 1500881 Fus. W. MCFALL
851702 Gnr. G. W. JENKINS 2083611 Gnr. F. V. ABBS
13046330 Pte. A, P, GRANT 5826616 Pte. H. G. RUFFELL
No. 4 Troop
Capt. D.H. COWAP (MC)
5825564 L/Sgt. L. E. DUNNETT 5933908 L/Sgt. A. JACKSON
5826893 L/Sgt. W. A. LING 4196617 Cpl. R. GOODLASS
6970370 Cpl. A. G. THOMPSON 3249930 L/Cpl.J. E. AITKEN
14327805 Gnr.A. MADDOX 2063437 Gnr. F. G. PALMER
6300127 Pte. A. J. WILLIAMS 3863684 Pte.T. HEHIR
5830879 Pte. A. W. LOVESAY 14416348Pte. T.N. BUCHANAN
799237 Pte. J. W. GARDNER 3973636 Pte. A. PAWSON
14627308 Pte. E. T. ALLEN
No. 5 Troop
Capt. H. J. SYMONDS
1606430 Gnr. J. O’DONNELL 866743 Gnr. H. COUNCELL
3713113 Pte. G. JUDGE 6298707 Pte. L. T. STEFFENSON
2579764 L/Cpl. H. BERRY 1432055 Gnr. T. C. WILSON
3976195 Pte. W. D. JONES 828326 BSM J. J. DOWNEY
3392797 L/Sgt. W. WATERHOUSE 5186819 Gnr. A. G. MULHOLLAND
6215749 Pte. S. SIMMONDS 3194769 Pte. W. AIRD
2062315 Gnr. J. A. QUINCEY 3962766 Pte. J. C. LEAVER
3970740 Pte. J. C. MORGAN 14353401 Pte. J. A. YANDELL
2048203 Pte. E. J. LONGMAN
No. 6 Troop
5055844 L/Cpl. G.D. PYM 14241724 Pte. G. WOOLARD
6298002 Pte. K. VINCENT 5933209 Pte. W. T. SEWELL
852223 Bdr. A. E. RUSDALE 6215774 Pte. D. W. WILLIAMS
14590409 Pte. H. MURPHY 14604392 Fus. W. R. TAYLOR
4748087 Cpl. E. BARNES 1732198 L/Cpl. C. HOTHERSALL
4801882 Fus. C.J. MERCER 14421501 Pte. S. BURGESS
4032499 L/Cpl G. L. STANLEY 1650807 Gnr. F. G. ANDREWS
14604367 Pte. S. CUNNINGHAM 5383388 Pte. W. NUTLEY
6103121 L/Cpl. J. E. A. MAYNARD 11268888 Gnr. S, R, RUDGLEY
3393053 Pte, D. MALONEY 3718320 Gnr. M. PHILLIPSON
Headquarters
6104720 Pte. F. WILLIAMS 14241845 L/Bdr. E. BIDDESCOMBE
7366507 Sgt. G. L. NORLEY 6471335 Fus. W. H. IRVING
10. PRAYER
11. BLESSING