A transcript of a document detailing a Memorial Service for No 1 Commando Casualties at Myebon. The document from John Mewett,  transcribed by Elaine Southworth-Davies.

Source: National Archives  WO 218/81.

 

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