3 Commando Roll of Honour
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ALDERSON, John

ANDERSON, Andrew Alexander
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BAKER, Fred

Lance Corporal Fred Baker, 1 troop, died during operations at Agnone and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge).
BARRETT, Cyril Ernest
BEESLEY, Harold Edwin

Regimental Sergeant Major Harold Beesley died whilst a prisoner of war in Poland having been captured during operations at Dieppe, France.
BELL, Kenneth Sydney
BISHOP, Frederick Walter
BOWLER, Walter Stanley
BOYCE, John Douglas
BOYLE, Francis
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BRADBURY, Cyril Thomas
BRIDLE, Desmond George
BROADBENT, Fred Stanley
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BROSTER, John
BRYAN, John Robert
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BUTLER, Anthony Danvers Cavendish
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BUTLER, Brian Dear

CAMPBELL, Leslie


CARDOZO, Edward Albert
CARLISLE, Alan

CARTER, Thomas
CATTERALL, James
Private James Catterall, 4 troop, died of wounds during operations at Termoli. Son of Thomas A. and Ellen A. Catterall; husband of Elsie Catterall, of Livesey, Lancashire.
CAVE, George Charles Montague Major
Lieutenant George Cave died during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). Son of Charles Victor and Evelyn Florence Cave; nephew of Mr. T. M. Bone, of Bristol.
CHILLINGWORTH, Albert Edward

CLARKE, Hilary Laurence
CLELLAND, John McDonald
Gunner John Clelland was reported missing, later presumed killed in action, during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). He has no known grave. Son of Marjory Clelland, of Inverness.
COAKER, Vernon

COFFIN, Roland
Private Roland Coffin died of wounds during operations at Normandy, France, in the Chateau d'Amfreville area. Son of Harold and Edith Coffin, of Yenston, Somerset.
COLBERT, Thomas
CONYARD, James
COOPER, George William
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Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/64.
CORK, Alfred James
Sergeant Alfred Cork died during operations at Vaagso.
Sources
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ROH in Commando-Memoirs of a Fighting Commando in WW2 by Brig Durnford-Slater.
CORRY, Samuel David

COTTERELL, Leslie
COULSON, Albert
COX, Anthony Francis
CRAFT, Alfred James

Lance Corporal Alfred Craft MM was killed in action during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge) [1][1a].
CULLEN, James Kennedy
Private James Cullen was reported missing 14 July 1943 later presumed killed in action during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). He has no known grave.
CULLING, William
Sources
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DAVIES, Joseph Reginald
Fusilier Joseph Davies died of wounds inflicted during operations at the River Alller, Germany.
DAVIES, Rodney Hugh
Private Rodney Davies died during operations at Normandy in the area of Chateau d'Amfreville.
DAVIS, Stanley George
Private Stanley Davis was killed in action during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). Son of William Thomas Davis and Mary Ann Davis, of Herne Bay, Kent; husband of Ellen Davis.
DAY, James Henry
Sources
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DEAN, Ronald Cyril

Guardsman Ronald 'Dixie' Dean, 3 troop, was killed in action during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Walter and Alice Lavinia Dean; grandson of Elizabeth Abram, of Newby, Yorkshire.
DORSETT, Richard

DRANSFIELD, Keith Charles
Private Keith Dransfield died at sea. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dransfield, of Blundellsands, Liverpool. A report in the Cheshire Observer 28 August 1943 notes him as missing believed drowned.
DUNNE, Joseph

EDMUNDS, William John
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EDWARDS, Reginald William
ELLIS, Arthur Alfred Burdon
Captain Ellis was reported missing 26 August 1943 during early Italian beach reconnaissance, later confirmed as dying of wounds whilst a prisoner of war in German hands. He had joined No.3 Commando on 12 February 1943. Son of Colonel A. C. Ellis, C.B.E., and of Mabel C.
EVANS, Arthur David Henry
EVANS, Francis George
Private Francis Evans died during operations at Vaagso, Norway. Son of Frederick George and Alice Mary Evans, of Worcester.
EVANS, Gwilym
Private Gwilym Evans was reported missing 14 July 1943, later presumed killed in action, during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (later called 3 Commando Bridge).
FERGUSON, Bryan Gratney
FISHER, Douglas Morton
Private Douglas Fisher was reported missing 19 August 1942 during operations at Dieppe, France, later confirmed killed in action. Son of Lionel Fisher, and of Winifred Fisher, of Felpham, Sussex, England.
FLOYD, William Gerald
- 19 August 1942 wounded during operations at Dieppe, France.
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FORRESTER, Herbert William Louis

FOWLE, Charles
Gunner Charles Fowle died during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). He has no known grave. Son of Albert Bertie and Isabella Rose Fowle; husband of Elizabeth Maud Hylde Patricia Fowle, of Whilborough, Devon.
FREESTON, John Graves

GEEAR, Edward James

Husband of Eveline (nee Carter) and father of baby Patricia.
GERRARD, Thomas Cecil

GILES, John Frederick

Captain John Giles, 3 troop, died during operations at Vaagso. Served in No.3 Commando since their first raid on Guernsey. Son of Frederick William and Margaret Mary Maud Palin Giles.
GILLARD, John William
Private John Gillard died during the period his Commando were engaged in operations at Wesel.
GOODY, Edwin Walter
GOWANS, David
Guardsman David Gowans died during operations at Normandy.
GRANT, James
GREEN, Edward
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GREIG, Charles
Private Charles Greig was accidentally killed in India. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission list his secondary unit as No. 3 Commando. This Commando unit never served in that theatre of war. However the 3rd Commando Brigade (Nos.
GRIEVE, Garfield

- 14 July 1943 wounded during operations at Sicily.
Sources
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GRIFFITHS, Evan William
GRIFFITHS, Ronald Eric
Private Ronald Griffiths died during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Griffiths, of Tottenham, Middlesex.
GUEST, Albert Arthur
GUNNINGHAM, William John
Son of William and Isabelle Gunningham, of Bristol; husband of Betty Louise Gunningham, of Henleaze, Bristol.
HAMMOND, Leslie John
Private Leslie Hammond died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Sidney George and Sarah Ann Hammond, of Guildford, Surrey.
Source
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HANKINSON, Edward
Private Edward Hankinson died during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). Son of John and Zillah Hankinson, of Bentley, Yorkshire.
HARDING, Ernest Frank
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HARDING, Richard

HARPER, Leslie
HARRISON, Norman
HAYES, Harry
Private Harry Hayes was killed in action during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge).
HAYWARD, Robert Latewood
Rifleman Robert Hayward died on 13 June 1944 of wounds inflicted on 11 June 1944 during operations at Normandy, France.
HENDERSON, Robert Smith Jamieson

Corporal Robert Henderson died during operations at Issel, Germany.
Sources
CWGC.
ROH in Commando-Memoirs of a Fighting Commando in WW2 by Brig Durnford-Slater.
HERBERT, Roy George
HERN, Gordon
HEWITT, John Lionel
Private John Hewitt died during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). Son of James and Nellie Hewitt, of Sparkbrook, Birmingham.
HICKS, James William
Private James Hicks was killed in action during operations at Vaagso, Norway. He has no known grave.
Sources
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Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/36.
ROH in Commando-Memoirs of a Fighting Commando in WW2 by Brig Durnford-Slater.
HILLERNS, Michael Guy
HINDE, Fred
Private Fred Hinde was reported missing 14 July 1943, later confirmed as killed in action, during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge).
HITCHCOCK, John Edward
Private John Hitchcock died during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). He has no known grave. Son of John and Rose Hitchcock, of Tottenham, Middlesex.
HODGSON, George

HOPKINS, Frederick Walter
Corporal Frederick Hopkins MM died during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). Son of Henry and Dorothy K. Hopkins; husband of Mary Bisset Hopkins, of Largs, Ayrshire.
HOUGHTON, Walter Roy Fairley
HOWARD, Edward John
HUGHES, Charles Richard

HUGHES, Harold William

Gunner Harold Hughes died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Hughes; husband of Evelyn Agnes Hughes, of Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire.
Sources
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HUNT, James Harold
Lance Corporal James Hunt died during operations in the area of Chateau d'Amfreville, Normandy, France. Son of Charles William and Gertrude Hunt, of Harrow Weald, Middlesex.
HUTCHINGS, John Middleton


JACKMAN, Leonard Thomas
JARROM, Eric Charles
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ROH in Commando-Memoirs of a Fighting Commando in WW2 by Brig Durnford-Slater.
JOHNSON, Denis Alan
Private Denis Johnson died during operations at Vaagso, Norway. Son of Edward Alfred and Ruby Helen Johnson. Denis was an old boy of Wrekin College, Shropshire, and formerly a playing member of Wolverhampton Rugby Football Club. He enlisted in 1940 and also took part in the Lofotens Raid*.
JONES, Gruffydd Meirion

JONES, Hugh Emrys

JONES, Kenneth Edwin
KEAST, Peter Hugh Joseph
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Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/36.
KENWARD, Peter John

- 2 September 1939 Gunner Peter John Kenward, late Cadet Sgt. Bradfield College contingent June Div., OTC, commissioned Second Lieutenant [2].
KIAER, Eric Arnold

Lieutenant Eric Kiaer died [1] during the Normandy landings. He had previously been Mentioned in Despatches for "gallant and distinguished services in the field. [2]"
KNILL, Ivor Richard
LACEY, John Anthony
LAMBERT, Clifford
Private Clifford Lambert was reported missing 7 June1944 during operations at Normandy, later confirmed killed in action. He has no known grave.
LANE, William
Lance Corporal William Lane died during operations at Vaagso, Norway. Son of John Thomas Lane and Georgina Lane.
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/36.
ROH in Commando-Memoirs of a Fighting Commando in WW2 by Brig Durnford-Slater.
LEA, Charles

Private Charles Lea died of wounds received during operations at Termoli, Italy. Son of Thomas and Maud B. Lea, of Wolverhampton. Private Lea had been wounded before during the raid at Vaagso, Norway, on 27 December 1941.
LEDDINGTON, Edward Roy
Private Edward Leddington was reported missing 19 August 1942 during operations at Dieppe, France, later presumed killed in action. He has no known grave.
LEESE, Lincoln
LITTLE, Robert William
Private Robert Little died during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). Son of John and Sarah Little, of Penge, Kent.
Sources
CWGC.
ROH in Commando-Memoirs of a Fighting Commando in WW2 by Brig Durnford-Slater.
LLOYD, William Eric

Captain William Lloyd, 4 troop, died during operations at Agnone and the Bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). He received a posthumous Mention in Despatches in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the field.
LOUSTALOT, Edward Vincent

LUSTED, George Arthur
MACDONALD, Alan Kenneth
- 14 July 1944 Normandy wounded (remaining on duty) [4].
[1] CWGC.
MACKENZIE, Thomas

MACKIE, David Robert Goode

Sergeant David Mackie died during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). He had been with the commando since at least May 1942.
Son of David Arthur Goode Mackie and Gladys Eva Mackie, of Harrow, Middlesex.
MALLETT, Ernest Raymond Cecil

Private Ernest Mallett died during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). Son of Ernest Wilby Mallett and Elsie Mallett, of Enfield, Middlesex.
MART, Gordon Geoffrey Joseph
Private Gordon Mart died during operations at Leese (Weser Crossing).
Sources
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ROH in Commando-Memoirs of a Fighting Commando in WW2 by Brig Durnford-Slater.
MCCAUGHAN, James Andrew
MCDONALD, Alexander
Guardsman Alexander McDonald died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Edwin and Helen McDonald, of Gartly, Aberdeenshire.
Sources
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MCGERTY, Francis
Sergeant Francis McGerty died during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). Son of Patrick McGerty, and of Elizabeth McGerty (nee McGlinchey); husband of Iris Marjorie McGerty, of Lincoln.
MCGONNIGLE, James
Guardsman James McGonnigle died during operations at Issel in Germany.
Sources
CWGC.
ROH in Commando-Memoirs of a Fighting Commando in WW2 by Brig Durnford-Slater.
MELVILLE, Hugh Montgomery
MILLS, Joseph Wallace
MILLS, Reginald Ashley

MILLS, Stanley Walter

Private Stanley Mills, 1 troop, died during operations at Normandy.
MITCHELL, Sydney Albert John
Lance Corporal Sydney Mitchell died during operations in the area of Chateau d'Amfreville, Normandy.
MITCHELL, William
MOON, Leonard Walter
Private Leonard Moon died of wounds inflicted during operations at the River Aller.
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/91.
No 3 Cdo. War Diary Appendix D (No.1) List of Battle Casualties April 1945. National Archives WO/218/83.
MURRAY, Hugh
MURRAY, James Gardner

NEEDHAM, Henry Joseph
Private Henry Needham died during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). Son of Joseph George and Ethel Beatrice Needham, of Stratford, Essex.
NEWELL, Leslie Scott
Lance Corporal Leslie Newell died during operations at Dieppe, France. Son of John Frisby Newell and Daisy Mary Newell, of Bristol; husband of Jessie Susan Newell, of Totterdown, Bristol.
NIXON, William Allan
Fusilier William Nixon died during operations at Normandy in the area of Chateau d'Amfreville.
NOLAN, Robert Joseph
OWEN, William Richard
Lance Corporal William Owen died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Thomas and Margret Owen; husband of Joan Owen, of Putney, London.
Sources
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PARSONS, Arthur Joseph
Private Arthur Parsons was killed in action during operations at Agnone and the bridge at Malati, Sicily (3 Commando Bridge). Son of Alfred Joseph and Florence Lily Parsons, of Highbury, Hitchin, Hertfordshire.
PEEL, Clifford

PERRIE, Thomas

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PICKERSGILL, Ernest
Fusilier Ernest Pickergill died during operations at Dieppe, France. Son of Ernest and Dorothy Ann Pickersgill, of Millfield, Sunderland, Co. Durham.
Sources
CWGC.
ROH in Commando-Memoirs of a Fighting Commando in WW2 by Brig Durnford-Slater.
PIENAAR, W. F.
Lieutenant Pienaar, seconded to No 3 Commando from the South African Forces, died during operations at Agnone and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). He had been taken prisoner during the action, but with a group of others managed to escape thier captors.
POOLEY, John Bertram Vaughan

POVEY, Harold Thomas Andrew
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PRITCHARD, Wilfred Prestley
Gunner Wilfred Pritchard, from Bedford, died on 17 January 1942 of wounds inflicted on 27 December 1941 during operations at Vaagso, Norway.
QUINN, Patrick Christopher
Lance Corporal Patrick Quinn died during operations at Normandy, France.
Source
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RABBETTS, Frederick Charles Norman

RACE, James Andrew
Lance Corporal James Race died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of John Henry and Caroline Race; husband of Georgina Marshal Race, of Tweedmouth, Berwick-on-Tweed.
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RHODES, Francis Mons
RICHARDS, George William
RILEY, John
Private John Riley died during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). He has no known grave. Son of Thomas and Caroline Riley; husband of Lilian Riley, of Aston, Warwickshire.
ROBB, James
Private James Robb died during operations at Normandy, France.
Sources
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Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/79.
ROBBINS, Albert William Frederick

Private Albert Robbins died during operations at Normandy, France, in the Plain Gruchet area. He had married Miss Doris Adelaide Standing a month earlier on the 10th May 1944.
ROBINSON, John James

RUXTON, Anthony Fane
Captain Anthony Ruxton, M.C., died during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). Son of Charles Harcourt Vernon Ruxton and of Phyllis Maitland Ruxton (nee Wood), of Waterrow, Somerset.
SARGENT, Charles Edward
SHARP, Thomas Robert
Fusilier Thomas Sharp was reported missing 19 August 1942 during operations at Dieppe, later confirmed killed in action. He has no known grave. Son of Thomas Robert and Flora Walker Sharp; husband of Elizabeth Sharp, of Maryhill, Glasgow.
SHAW, Harry
Company Sergeant Major Harry Shaw, 6 troop, died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Ernest and Frances Shaw; husband of Amelia Shaw, of Atherton, Lancashire.
Source: CWGC.
Note: There is a possible image of him in a 6 Troop photo within the gallery.
SINCLAIR, Alexander Innes

Lance Sergeant Alexander Sinclair died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
SKELTON, John
SMITH, Joseph
SPIERS, Eric

STEWARD, John Arthur

SUTTON, Harry Slater
Private Harry Sutton died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Leonard S. and Alice M. Sutton, of Hemsworth, Yorkshire; husband of Irene Sutton, of Hucknall, Nottinghamshire.
Source
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TEASDALE, Fred

Son of Albert and Eleanor Teasdale; husband of Annie Teasdale, of Thornhill, Cumberland.
THISTLEWOOD, Ronald Harry

THOMAS, James Howard
Son of Maj. William Howard Thomas and Frances Maude Thomas.
TICKELL, Richard Maurice
Gunner Richard Tickell died during operations at Cassibile, Sicily.
Sources
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ROH in Commando-Memoirs of a Fighting Commando in WW2 by Brig Durnford-Slater.
TUCHMANN, Bernhard
TUPPER, John William
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TURLEY, Frank William
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Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/36.
UNDERWOOD, Lionel Harold

VASEY, Godfrey

VERNON, Charles Thomas

WADSWORTH, Hubert Samuel

Son of Hubert and Sarah Elizabeth Wadsworth, of Newport, Monmouthshire.
WALL, William
Gunner William Wall from Birmingham died during operations at Dieppe, France.
Son of Robert and Lilian Wall; husband of Annie Cecilia Wall, of Winson Green, Birmingham.
WAREING, Nicholas

Warrant Officer 2 Nicholas Wareing from Preston Lancashire died during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge).
WARREN, Edward
WHARTON, Bernard William

WHITTLES, Graham

WILLIAMS, Albert
WILLS, Herbert Charles
WINSER, Frederick Jack
Lance Sergeant Frederick Winser died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Frederick David and Clara Maud Winser, of Greenford, Middlesex.
Source
CWGC.
WOODCOCK, Mark
Lieutenant Mark Woodcock was reported missing 28 March 1942 after Operation Chariot at St Nazaire, later presumed killed in action at sea. He has no known grave. Son of Mr. and Mrs. G.A. Woodcock of Howbeck Road, Birkenhead.
WOODWARD, Sydney George
Corporal Sydney Woodward died during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). Son of Henry William and Ada Emma Woodward; husband of Doris Rose Woodward, of Peckham, London.
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