RUSSELL, James George
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Rank:
Marine
Unit / Base:
45RM Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Number:
PLY/X 108574
Birthplace:
Birmingham, Warwickshire
Died :
Tuesday, January 23, 1945
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
19
Cemetery/Memorial:
Operations:
Marine James Russell, 'E' Troop, died during operations at 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.
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Photo of grave in Gallery:
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