The Fallen from 4 Commando

Below is an A-Z view of the Roll of Honour with information about each of the Fallen. Displaying 1 - 93 of 93

BAILEY, Lionel James

Private
6297835
No 4 Commando
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Private Lionel Bailey, 'C' troop, died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of James Thomas Bailey and Pansy Gladys Vivian Bailey, of Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire.

Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/77.

BALL, Joseph

Funeral of Fus. Joseph Ball No 4 Commando
Fusilier
6016394
No 4 Commando
Royal Irish Fusiliers
Died on war service
Fusilier Joseph Ball was shot and killed in circumstances that remain to this day somewhat lacking of any detailed account. It is thought that the fatal shot was fired by a patrol of the Dutch Navy. The Casualty Lists show 'Died Result of Accident".

BARRASS, Nicholas William

Nicholas Barrass 4 Commando
Lieutenant
14253337 and 295395
No 4 Commando
Royal Artillery
Bradford City Police
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Nicholas Barrass died during operations in Holland. Whilst engaged in a house clearance at Flushing he was killed by a sniper who fired from an adjacent building. Son of Nicholas William and Elizabeth Rutherford Barrass, of Felling, Gateshead, Co. Durham.

BENNETT, Hector Allan

Private
6297280
No 4 Commando
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Private Hector Bennett died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of David Allan Bennett and Esther Alicia Bennett, of Forest Hill, London.

BISHOP, John

Lance Corporal
5674696
No 4 Commando
Somerset Light Infantry
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal John Bishop died during operations at Dieppe, France. He has no known grave. Son of John J. Bishop and Frances Bishop, of Shoreditch, London.
 
Sources
CWGC.

BORGMAN, Robert Bernard John

Lance Corporal
7911119
No 4 Commando
Royal Armoured Corps
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Robert Borgman was reported missing 28 March 1942 after Operation Chariot at St. Nazaire, later presumed killed in action at sea. He embarked for the raid on motor launch ML 268 and has no known grave.

BURKITT, Frederick

Private
4985218
No 4 Commando
Sherwood Forresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Frederick Burkitt was killed in action during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Fredrick and Janet Burkitt, of Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
 
Sources
CWGC.

BURNESS, Michael Frederick

Lieutenant
73154
No 4 Commando
Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Michael Burness died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of James Frederick William and Winifred Burness, of Denham, Buckinghamshire; husband of Mary Margaret Burness, of Southsea, Hampshire.

BURY, Frank James Lindsay

Lieutenant
85925
No 4 Commando
Royal Norfolk Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Frank Bury was killed in action during operations at Normandy. A former pupil of Eton school and studied at Trinity College. Son of Lindsay Edward and Frances Katherine Malebrose Bury; husband of Diana Mary Bury, of Millichope Park, Shropshire.

CAWTHRAY, Eric

Trooper
14555554
No 4 Commando
Royal Armoured Corps
Killed in action or died of wounds
Trooper Eric Cawthray died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of George Alfred Cawthray, and of Annie Cawthray, of Bradford, Yorkshire.
 
Sources
CWGC.

CHITTY, John Albert

Lance Sergeant
6850530
No 4 Commando
King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died on war service
Died in the UK
Lance Sergeant John Chitty, 'C' troop, died in a training accident during Exercise Brandyball near Zennor, St Ives, Cornwall, an area known as The Brandys. A veteran of the Dieppe raid in 1942 he has no known grave.

CLARKE, Patrick Joseph

Fusilier
6482285
No 4 Commando
Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
Metropolitan Police (War Reserve)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Fusilier Patrick Clarke was killed in action during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Daniel and Mary Clarke, of Newry, Co. Down, Northern Ireland; husband of Irene Margaret Clarke, of Newry.

COLLINS, George

Fusilier
14553944
No 4 Commando
Lancashire Fusiliers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Fusilier George Collins died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of George and Hilda Collins, of Benwell, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
Sources
CWGC.
 

COOK, John Barrington

Rifleman
6849965
No 4 Commando
King's Royal Rifle Corps
Killed in action or died of wounds

Rifleman John Cook died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of John Thomas Cook and Rose Beatrice Cook; husband of Grace Dorothy Cook, of Ilford, Essex.

Sources
CWGC.
 

COULSON, Garnett

Sapper
1881715
No 4 Commando
Royal Engineers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sapper Garnett Coulson was reported missing 28 March 1942 after Operation Chariot at St Nazaire, later presumed killed in action at sea. He embarked for the raid on ML 268 and has no known grave. Son of Garnett and Faith Coulson, of Romford, Essex.
Service

COX, Frederick Ernest

Trooper
6918671
No 4 Commando
Royal Armoured Corps
Killed in action or died of wounds
Trooper Frederick Cox from Edmonton Middlesex was killed in action at Normandy, France. The exact location was described later as being in the Orchard at Oger*.
Son of William and Helen Cox; husband of Dorothy Lily Cox; father of Brian Cox.
 

CRAIG, George McKinlay

Rifleman
3248703
No 4 Commando
Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Rifleman George Craig, a veteran of the Dieppe raid, died of wounds sustained at Normandy, France. He was the son of Thomas W. Craig and Annabella McKinley Craig; and husband of Margaret Paterson Craig, of Troon. Ayrshire.

DONKIN, Henry

Private
3649481
No 4 Commando
South Lancashire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Henry Donkin, 'F' troop, a veteran of Dunkirk, was shot and killed whilst engaging the enemy during operations at Flushing, Holland. Son of Henry and Hannah Donkin; husband of Annie Donkin, of Stainforth, Yorkshire.

ELMS, Frank

Lieutenant Frank Elms 6 Commando
Frank Elms and his wife Joan on wedding day
Second Lieutenant
304633
No 4 Commando
Northamptonshire Regiment
Northampton Borough Police
Killed in action or died of wounds
Second Lieutenant Frank Elms died during operations at Normandy, France.
A serving Police Officer in Northampton he volunteered for the Armed Forces in 1941 serving in the Royal Air Force before joining the Commandos.

FARNESE, Orlando Raffaele

Pte Farnese 4 Commando
Private
7365489
No 4 Commando
Royal Army Medical Corps
Killed in action or died of wounds

Private Orlando Farnese died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Ercole and Trofimena Farnese, of Stepney, London.

Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/77.
 

FRASER, George

LSgt George Fraser MM No 4 Commando
George Fraser 4 Commando
Lance Sergeant
405825
No 4 Commando
Lovat Scouts
Military Medal (MM)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Sergeant George Fraser MM, 'A' troop, was killed in action during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Duncan and Annie Fraser, of Beauly, Inverness-shire [1][2].
Award Recommendation

GARTHWAITE, William Owen

Private
3854009
No 4 Commando
The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private William Garthwaite, 'C' troop, was killed in action during operations at Dieppe, France. Son of William Thomas Garthwaite and Sarah Jane Garthwaite, of Ackworth, Yorkshire, England; husband of Doris Ann Garthwaite, of Ackworth.

Sources

GILLON, Douglas

Private
14656477
No 4 Commando
King's Own Scottish Borderers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Douglas Gillon died during operations in the Netherlands. Son of Michael and Annie Gillon, of Dumfries.
 
Sources
CWGC.
 

GOFF, Samuel Watson

Samuel Goff 4 Commando
Private
5111581
No 4 Commando
Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds

Private Samuel Goff, 'C' troop, a veteran of the Dieppe raid, died of wounds during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Samuel Goff, and of Elizabeth Goff, of Walsgrave, Warwickshire.

GOOCH, Frederick Maurice

Private
6145770
No 4 Commando
East Surrey Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Frederick Gooch died during operations at Dieppe, France. Son of Alfred Maurice and Olive Gooch; husband of Hilda Florence Gooch, of Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey, England.
 
Sources
CWGC.

GROOM, James George

Private
5344268
No 4 Commando
Royal Berkshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private James Groom was killed in action during operations at Normandy. Son of John James Groom and Amelia Groom, of Tottenham, Middlesex.
 
Sources
CWGC

GULVIN, Peter James

Private
6216253
No 4 Commando
Middlesex Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds

Private Peter Gulvin died of wounds sustained during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Albert Edward and Winifred Agnes Gulvin, of Hackney, London.

HAIG-THOMAS, David

Lieutenant
120492
No 4 Commando
No 14 Commando
Royal Army Service Corps
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant David Haig-Thomas, No. 4 Commando 'C' troop, was initially reported missing believed killed during operations at Normandy, later confirmed to have been killed in action.

HARVEY, William Young

Gunner
837194
No 4 Commando
Royal Artillery
Killed in action or died of wounds
Gunner Bill Harvey was killed by enemy machine gun fire during commando operations at Flushing, Holland. Son of Mr and Mrs Stanley Harvey, husband of Margaret and father of Bill.

HECKMAN, Edward Percy Henry

Lance Corporal
5344513
No 4 Commando
Royal Berkshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Edward Heckman died during operations at Dieppe, France. Son of Sydney Edward and Lilian May Heckman, of Reading, Berkshire, England; husband of Nancy Georgina Heckman, of Caversham, Reading.
 
Sources
CWGC.

HOODLESS, Donald Samuel

Donald Hoodless 4 Commando
Lance Corporal
6478881
No 4 Commando
Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
Died on war service
Lance Corporal Donald Hoodless, 'C' troop, died during a training accident during Exercise Brandyball near Zennor, St Ives, Cornwall, an area known as The Brandys. A veteran of the Dieppe raid in 1942 he has no known grave.

HUTCHINSON, David

Private
14591854
No 4 Commando
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private David Hutchinson died during operations at L'Epine, France. Son of Wilfred Robert and Nellie Hutchinson, of Hitchin, Hertfordshire.
 
Sources
CWGC.

IVES, Albert Frank

Private
6104683
No 4 Commando
The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Albert Ives died of wounds received on 8 June 1944 during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Arthur Percival and Ethel Ives; husband of Phyllis Joan Ives, of Falmouth.
 

KEENAN, James

Lance Corporal
7012717
No 4 Commando
Royal Ulster Rifles
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal James Keenan died during operations at Dieppe, France. Son of James and Annie Keenan; husband of Jeanie Jess Keenan, of Troon.
 
Sources
CWGC.

KNIGHT, John Henry

Original Grave of Pte JH Knight 4 Commando
Private
6216169
No 4 Commando
Durham Light Infantry
Killed in action or died of wounds

Private John Knight died of wounds during operations at Normandy, France.

Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/77 and WO417/78..
 

LAING, David

Sgt Laing 4 Commando
Sergeant
2765791
No 4 Commando
Black Watch
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant David Laing, 'E' troop, a veteran of the Dieppe raid, died during operations at Normandy. Son of David and Ann Laing, of Almondbank, Perthshire.
Extract from the Dundee Courier 03 July 1944
Perth Footballer Killed.

LAUX, Pierre

Pierre Laux 4 Commando
Private
13807764
No 4 Commando
Devonshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Pierre Laux died of wounds during operations at Flushing, Holland. Husband of Hilda Laux, of Astley Bridge, Lancashire.
Extract from a report after the operation.
3 Troop, page 24.

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.
 
Sources

MACDONALD, John Alexander

Lieutenant
151548
No 4 Commando
Royal Armoured Corps (1st Royal Dragoons)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant John Macdonald was reported wounded and missing 19 August 1942 during operations at Dieppe, later presumed killed in action. He has no known grave. 
Son of Maj. John Alexander MacDonald, O.B.E., and Mary Catherine MacDonald, of Ringwould, Kent.
 

MASKELL, Frederick George

Frederick Maskell 4 Commando
Corporal
5779774
No 4 Commando
Royal Norfolk Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Frederick Maskell died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Frederick George and Hannah Maskell; husband of Florence Emily Maskell, of Bow, London.
 
Sources
CWGC.
 

MAULE, Stanley

Stanley Maule 4 Commando
Corporal
2075115
No 4 Commando
Royal Engineers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Stanley Maule died during operations at Normandy, France. Husband of Mrs Mary Maule of Troon, Ayrshire; youngest son of the late James and Suzannah Maule; brother of Mr. J. Maule from Newcastle.
 
Sources

MAYBURY, John

Original grave of Cpl Maybury 4 Commando
Corporal
2621526
No 4 Commando
Grenadier Guards
Corporal John Maybury, 2 troop, was shot and killed during Operations Intemperate 1 and 2, against the German occupied island of Schouwen, Holland [1][2][3]
  • June 1944 (Lance Corporal) (No.4 Commando) wounded at Normandy [4].

McGANN, Stanley

Private
3653925
No 4 Commando
South Lancashire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Stanley McGann died of wounds received during operations at Dieppe, France. Son of Thomas and Ethel McGann, of Branston.
 
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/49.

MERCER, Duncan Thompson

Lance Corporal
3773037
No 4 Commando
The King's Regiment (Liverpool)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Duncan Mercer died of wounds during operations at Dieppe, France. 
He has no known grave. Son of William Alexander Mercer and Jane Gibson Mercer, of Maghull, Lancashire.

Sources
CWGC.

MILLS, Alexander

Lance Corporal
3777204
No 4 Commando
South Lancashire Regiment

Lance Corporal Alexander Mills was reported wounded and missing on 19 August 1942 during operations at Dieppe, France, later confirmed killed in action. Son of Edward and Cecellia Mills, of Liverpool, England.

MOSS, John

Served as : 
TAYLOR, John
Lance Corporal
3850897
No 4 Commando
The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal John Moss, serving under the alias of Taylor, was reported wounded and missing 19 August 1942 during operations at Dieppe, France, later presumed killed in action. Husband of Florence May Moss, of Welling, Kent.
 
Sources

MULLEN, Brian Joseph

Lance Corporal
2075499
No 4 Commando
Royal Engineers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Brian Mullen died of wounds during operations at Normandy. A talented artist and photographer LCpl Mullen had previously taken part in the Lofoten and Dieppe raids. Son of Patrick Joseph and Elsie Maud Mullen; husband of Janet Edith Mullen, of Matlock Bath, Derbyshire.

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.

NOTMAN, John

Private
3189059
No 4 Commando
King's Own Scottish Borderers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private John Notman died during operations at Le Hauger, Normandy.
Extract from the Dumfries and Galloway Standard 

ONG, Robert William

Private
5835286
No 4 Commando
Suffolk Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds

Private Robert Ong died during operations at Normandy, France.

Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/78.
[Image] His granddaughter Helen.
 

ORCHIN, Stanley Frederick

Lance Corporal
6145620
No 4 Commando
East Surrey Regiment
Died on war service
Died in the UK
Lance Corporal Stanley Orchin died in a training exercise accident. Son of Arthur and Laura Orchin; husband of Winifred May Orchin, of Lambourn, Berkshire.
Extract from the book 'It Had To Be Tough' author Maj. James Dunning

OVENDEN, Roderick Joseph

Lance Corporal Ovenden 4 Commando
Lance Corporal
14241749
No 4 Commando
King's Royal Rifle Corps
Metropolitan Police
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Roderick Ovenden, 'F' troop, died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Eric and Florence Ovenden; husband of Gladys Catherine Ovenden, of Paddington, London.

PALMER, Victor James

Private
5733943
No 4 Commando
Dorsetshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Victor Palmer was killed in action during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Palmer; nephew and ward of Mrs. L. Joyner, of Hall Green, Birmingham.
 
Sources
CWGC.

PARK, John

Sergeant
3709917
No 4 Commando
SBS
Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Sergeant John Park, a veteran of the 1942 Dieppe raid whilst attached to No.4 Commando, was reported missing 25 December 1943, later reported killed in action during the Hardtack 11 raid at Gravelines on the French coast.

PASQUALE, Joseph

Joe Pasquale 4 Commando
Lance Corporal
7359503
No 4 Commando
Royal Army Medical Corps
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Joseph Pasquale died when a mortar shell exploded near him at Normandy. Son of Joseph and Winifred Pasquale from Liverpool; husband of Jean Marion Lucille Pasquale, of Lewes, Sussex. Also commemorated on the family headstone in Ford Cemetery, Liverpool. 
 

PATMORE, William

Private
6352136
No 4 Commando
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private William Patmore was killed in action during operations at Normandy, France.
Son of David Patmore, and of Bessie A. Patmore, of Hammersmith, London.
 
Sources
CWGC
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/77.
 

PENNINGTON, Harold Hammond

Capt Pennington 4 Commando
Captain
130871
2192204
No 4 Commando
Hampshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds

Captain Harold Pennington was reported missing 28 March 1942 after Operation Chariot at St Nazaire, later confirmed killed in action. He had embarked for the raid on motor launch ML 268.
B.A. (Oxon.), Kitchener Scholar, and Rugby Football Blue (1937).

PETTIWARD, Roger Gamelyn

Captain
120922
No 4 Commando
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Roger Pettiward, 'F' troop, died during operations at Dieppe, France. Son of Charles and Eliza Mary Pettiward; husband of Diana Pettiward, of Long Handborough, Oxfordshire.

SADLER, William Jack

Private
14416797
No 4 Commando
Gloucestershire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private William Sadler died in the UK of wounds received during operations at Normandy.
 
Sources
CWGC
Westminster Abbey Commando Roll of Honour file ref. National Archives DEFE/2/843.

SHAW, Frank

Gunner
1794179
No 4 Commando
Royal Artillery
Killed in action or died of wounds
Gunner Frank Shaw, 'C' troop, died during operations at Normandy, France.
 
Sources
CWGC.
Linked Content below.
 

SIEVEWRIGHT, John

Private
2826283
No 4 Commando
Seaforth Highlanders
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private John Sievewright, 'C' Troop, was killed in action during operations at Normandy.
Son of William and Allison Sievewright, of Baillieston, Lanarkshire.
He died after volunteering to go forward to assist his seriously injured troop officer Captain Style.

SKINGLEY, Sidney

Private
6103113
No 4 Commando
The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Private Sidney Skingley, 'C' troop, was killed in action during operations at Normandy, France.

SMALLMAN, Sydney

Sydney Smallman 4 Commando
Private
4035253
No 4 Commando
King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Killed in action or died of wounds

Private Sydney Smallman died during operations at Normandy on DDay.

Sources
CWGC.
[Image] From family via Forum posting by Stephane Saint-Martin.

SMITH, Fred

Gunner
1108398
No 4 Commando
Royal Artillery
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Gunner Fred Smith died of wounds during operations at Normandy, France. He received a posthumous Mention in Despatches for gallant and distinguished service in Normandy.
 
Source
CWGC.

STODDART, John

Pte John Stoddart 4 Commando
Private
3046681
No 4 Commando
Royal Berkshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private John Stoddart died during operations at Flushing, Holland. John 'Jack' Stoddart enlisted on a short service engagement with the Royal Scots (s/n 26333) on the 23rd October 1920 aged 17 years.

SUTTON, George Henry

George Sutton 4 Commando
Private
4347101
No 4 Commando
East Yorkshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private George Sutton, from Hull, was reported missing 19 August 1942 during operations at Dieppe, later confirmed killed in action. Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Sutton. of Hull, England. 

TUCKER, George Arthur

Signalman
2586214
No 4 Commando
Royal Corps of Signals
Killed in action or died of wounds
Signalman George Tucker was reported wounded and missing 19 August 1942 at Dieppe, later confirmed killed in action. Son of Arthur Sidney and Elsie Tucker, of Swanage, Dorsetshire.
 
Sources
CWGC.

TYSON, Robert

Private
3195138
No 4 Commando
King's Own Scottish Borderers
Killed in action or died of wounds

Private Robert Tyson, 'C' Troop, died during operations at Normandy, France.

Sources
CWGC.
Linked Content below.
 

WALKER, Alfred John

Lance Sergeant
3657617
No 4 Commando
South Lancashire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Sergeant Alfred Walker died during operations at Flushing, Holland. He was fatally wounded by a shell which burst on the Oranje Molen promontory while marshalling prisoners into loading parties. He had been wounded three times previously in his service.

WALL, Jack

Trooper
7904237
No 4 Commando
Royal Armoured Corps
Killed in action or died of wounds
Trooper Jack Wall died during operations at Normandy, France.
 
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/78.
 

WALTERS, John Robert

Guardsman
2620747
No 4 Commando
Grenadier Guards
Killed in action or died of wounds
Guardsman John Walters, a veteran of the Dieppe raid, died of wounds during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Ernest and Alice Mary Walters; husband of Elizabeth Thompson Walters, of Troon, Ayrshire.
  • 19 August 1942 wounded during operations at Dieppe, France.

WARD, Arthur William

LCpl AW Ward 4 Commando
Lance Corporal
14241809
No 4 Commando
South Staffordshire Regiment
Wolverhampton Police Force
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Arthur Ward died during operations at Normandy, France.
Arthur served in the Wolverhampton Police Force for 3 years before the war and volunteered for the Commandos as part of one of the Police Intakes. 

WATTERS, Joseph

Rifleman
7012390
No 4 Commando
Royal Ulster Rifles
Killed in action or died of wounds
Rifleman Joseph Watters died during operations at Dieppe, France. He has no known grave. Son of James and Mary Watters; husband of Jean Watters, of Troon, Ayrshire.
 
Sources
CWGC.

WELLESLEY-COLLEY, Phillip Anthony

Lieutenant Wellesley-Colley
Lieutenant
72223
No 4 Commando
South Nottinghamshire Hussars, Royal Horse Artillery
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Phillip Anthony Wellesley-Colley was killed in action during operations at Normandy. Son of William Joseph and Florence Mary Wellesley Colley; husband of Dora Valerie Patricia Wellesley Colley, of Woking, Surrey.
1929 to 1936 attended Downside School.

WELLS, Patrick Anthony

Private
5958490
No 4 Commando
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
Died on war service
Private Patrick Wells, a veteran of the Dieppe raid, died of wounds when his firearm was accidentally discharged whilst being cleaned.
 
Sources
CWGC.

WHATLEY, John

Lance Corporal
5387562
No 4 Commando
Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal John Whatley was reported wounded and missing 19 August 1942 during operations at Dieppe, France, later confirmed killed in action.
Son of Norman and Norah Radley Whatley, of Oxford, England. 

WILLIAMSON, Thomas Edwin

Acting Captain
113188
No 4 Commando
Royal Artillery
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Thomas Williamson died of wounds during operations at Normandy, France. 
Son of Griffith Evans Williamson and Catherine Elizabeth Williamson, of Rhyl, Flintshire.
 
Sources
CWGC.

YOUNGMAN, Ronald Herbert

Private
6215857
No 4 Commando
Middlesex Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Ronald Youngman died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of George Herbert and Emily Youngman, of Stratford, Essex; husband of Kathleen Joan Youngman, of Stratford.
 
Sources
CWGC.

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