BLUNDEN, Alfred Edgar
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Known as:
Jimmy
Rank:
Warrant Officer 2, Company Sergeant Major
Unit / Base:
6 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Artillery
Service:
Army
Number:
851755
Died :
Sunday, June 11, 1944
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
23
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Company Sergeant Major Alfred Blunden died on 11 June 1944 of wounds received on 10 June during operations at Le Plein, Normandy. Alfred was a middleweight boxer for the Commando [1]1a][2].
Son of Alfred Ernest and Florence Jessie Blunden, of Shepherd's Bush, London; husband of Alice Norah May Blunden, of Shepherd's Bush. [1]
Son of Alfred Ernest and Florence Jessie Blunden, of Shepherd's Bush, London; husband of Alice Norah May Blunden, of Shepherd's Bush. [1]
No. 6 Commando War Diary
"10 June 1944. Place: In the field, Le Plein. 0800hrs - Enemy attacks alll troops engage. By 1700hrs all attacks definitely repelled. Suspect enemy got it in the neck. Our own casualties total 16."
Extract from the West London Observer - Friday 02 January 1942
"Shepherds Bush Youth Belongs to the Commando :-
We have all been stirred by news of the raids by the Commando in Libya and on the Norwegian coast, and readers will be interested to learn that Sergeant A. E. Blunden of 4 Swindon House, Stanlake Road, Shepherds Bush, is one of those brave men who have volunteered for this work of exceptional skill and bravery. Sgt. Blunden was born in Godolphin Road, W.12, 21 years ago and has already fought in France and Belgium, being among those who were evacuated from Dunkirk. His father was one of the Old Contemptibles during the last war."[3]
Sources
[1] CWGC.
[1a] Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/77 and 78.
[2] Image of 1942& Boxing tournament score sheet in gallery.
[3] West London Observer newspaper.
[3] West London Observer newspaper.
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