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ARLEN, Richard George

Abrahamowicz alias Arlen 10 (IA) Cdo 3Tp
Birth name: 
ABRAHAMOWICZ, Richard George
Private
6436363
No 10 Commando
Royal Sussex Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Richard Abrahamowicz was of the Jewish faith and served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop,  of the inter allied commando under the alias of Richard Arlen.

BOWLER, Walter Stanley

Lance Corporal
10548172
No 3 Commando
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Walter Bowler died during operations in the area of Chateau d'Amfreville, Normandy. Son of Walter and Mary Bowler, of Matlock, Derbyshire.
 
Sources
CWGC

BROOK, Harold

Lance Corporal
2615070
No 8 Commando
SAS
Grenadier Guards
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Harold Brook died [1] during operations in France with 1st Special Air Service Regiment having left the Commandos. He was reported as missing in action during Operation Houndforce [2]. 
 

CONNOR, Edward

Edward Connor 6 Commando
Private
14554281
No 6 Commando
Royal Scots 8th Bn
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Edward Connor was killed in action during operations at Normandy, France. He has no known grave. Son of Edward and Mary Connor.
Extract from the Edinburgh Evening News 7 July 1944.

COULSON, Albert

Private
5891321
No 3 Commando
Northamptonshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Albert Coulson was reported wounded and missing during operations at Normandy, France, later presumed died of wounds. He has no known grave. Son of Thomas and Mary Coulson; husband of Nellie Elizabeth May Coulson, of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.
 

LAMBERT, Clifford

Private
3653898
No 3 Commando
Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Private Clifford Lambert was reported missing 7 June1944 during operations at Normandy, later confirmed killed in action. He has no known grave.

LENEL, Ernst Richard

Served as : 
LAWRENCE, Ernest Richard
Lance Corporal
6387016
No 10 Commando
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Ernst Lenel, who was of the Jewish faith, served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Ernest Lawrence.  He was reported missing whilst attached to No 3 Commando after a solo intelligence gathering patrol at Amfreville. 

LLOYD, Frank

Lance Sergeant
2621383
No 4 Commando
Grenadier Guards
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Sergeant Frank Lloyd was reported wounded and missing at Normandy, France, later presumed died of wounds. He has no known grave. Son of Mr. and Mrs. I. Lloyd; husband of Marian Lloyd, of Bolton, Lancashire.
 
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MCDONALD, Alexander

Guardsman
2696459
No 3 Commando
Scots Guards
Killed in action or died of wounds

Guardsman Alexander McDonald died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Edwin and Helen McDonald, of Gartly, Aberdeenshire.

Sources
CWGC.

MILLS, Reginald Ashley

Guardsman
2665339
No 3 Commando
Coldstream Guards
Killed in action or died of wounds
Guardsman Reginald Mills, No.3 Commando 4 troop, was reported wounded and missing, presumed killed in action, on or shortly after 7 June 1944 during operations at Normandy.
He has no known grave. Son of Herbert Frederick and Ida Emma Mills, of Woolwich, London.

MYNHEER, Frederick Robert Charles

Lance Corporal
14241865
No 4 Commando
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
High Wycombe Borough Police
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Frederick Mynheer was reported missing 20 June 1944 presumed killed in action Normandy, France. He has no known grave. 
Son of William Harold and Esther Mynheer, of Gillingham, Kent.

SIMPSON, George

Private
14634204
No 6 Commando
Black Watch
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private George Simpson was reported wounded and missing during operations at Normandy, France, later presumed died of wounds. He has no known grave. 
Son of Mark and Harriet Simpson, of Fort William, Inverness-shire.
 
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