Gunner Alan Haydon died by accidental drowning at the Commando Depot, Achnacarry.

Son of Albert and Elizabeth Haydon; husband of Muriel Ruby Haydon, of Balham, London.
8 November 1941 posted from 34th Signal Training Regiment, RA, to Commando Depot.

Also drowning on this date were Private Patrick McCarthy, Fusilier James Scullion, and Corporal Frederick Turner [see Linked Content below].

 

Sources

CWGC.

Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/36 and WO417/42.

Royal Artillery attestation papers.

RA Casualty Card.

Notes

His unit is listed as 3 Cdo/CBTC on the Commando Veterans Association plaque at their memorial at Alrewas, however the source for this connection with 3 Commando is not known.  No 3 Commando were at Inverary at the time of his death. He was not on their online ROH, and his name is not on the ROH at the rear of Brigadier Durnford-Slater's book Memoirs of a Fighting Commando in WW2 which does include training accidents. The Westminster Abbey Commando ROH only shows CBTC.  Further detail is needed from service records to confirm service in No 3 Commando.