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Displaying 301 - 322 of 322WALKER, 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.
WALSH, Joseph William
Private
4346253
No 4 Commando
East Yorkshire Regiment
Post war member of the Commando Association from Skipton, Yorkshire.
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 91 (1990).
Named on a partial nominal roll for No.4 Commando at Dieppe.
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
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.
WARDLE, Reginald
Lance Corporal
2 Special Service (Commando) Brigade
No 4 Commando
2 Special Service (Commando) Brigade and No.4 Commando. Post war member of the Commando Association from Sandford, Tasmania.
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 120.
WARGNIER, Robert
Lance Corporal
No 4 Commando
Free French Forces
Lance Corporal Robert Wargnier served in the French Troop of No.4 Commando.
WATKINS, A.W.B.
Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant
5946788
No 4 Commando
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant Watkins was wounded twice with No.4 Commando.
20 August 1942 Sergeant, Dieppe [1].
1944 (date not reported) R.Q.M.S., Normandy [2].
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.
WEBB, Gordon Geoffrey Henry
Captain
927568 & 126230
No 4 Commando
Royal Artillery
Military Cross (MC)
Bar to the Military Cross
Mentioned in Despatches
Gordon Webb was called up for military service as a Gunner in the Royal Artillery on the 9th September 1939. However in 1936 at Trinity College he had completed the requirements necessary for the Officers Training Corps and was therefore eligible for consideration for a commissi
WEBSTER, Roland Hutchinson
Gunner
14241640
No 12 Commando
No 4 Commando
Royal Artillery
Consiborough Police Station ??
Roland Hutchinson Webster enlisted 23 July 1942 and after his training was attached to No.12 Commando on 24 September 1942. He transferred to No.4 Commando on 15 July 1943. On 10 June 1944 he was wounded during operations at Normandy, France.
WELLESLEY-COLLEY, Phillip Anthony
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.
Son of Norman and Norah Radley Whatley, of Oxford, England.
WHITTAKER, Jack
Guardsman
2620598
No 4 Commando
Grenadier Guards
Killed in action or died of wounds
Guardsman Jack Whittaker died during operations at Dieppe, France. He has no known grave. Son of John and Helena Whittaker, of Middlewich, Cheshire. Prior to enlisting in 1940 he was a bricklayer.
Sources
CWGC.
WILLIAMS, Charles
Sergeant (Acting Troop Sergeant Major)
6009739
No 4 Commando
Essex Regiment
Sergeant Charles Williams was wounded 19 August 1942 during operations at Dieppe, France. Post war member of the Commando Association from Troon who record final rank attained as Acting Troop Sergeant Major.
Sources
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.
Son of Griffith Evans Williamson and Catherine Elizabeth Williamson, of Rhyl, Flintshire.
Sources
CWGC.
WILSON, Oscar Frederick
Captain
172370
No 4 Commando
York and Lancaster Regiment
Lieutenant Oscar Wilson, 'C' Troop, was wounded on 6 June 1944 (remaining on duty) during operations at Normandy, France. Later promoted Captain. Post war member of the Commando Association from Chelsea, London.
WILSON, Peter Maziere Mercer
Lieutenant
118467
No 4 Commando
Royal Artillery
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Peter Wilson was killed in action during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Richard Mercer Wilson and Rhoda Mercer Wilson, of High Holborn, London.
WITNEY, Robert Charles
Guardsman
2623338
No 4 Commando
Grenadier Guards
Guardsman Robert Witney, 'F' Troop, was wounded during operations in Western Europe. Post war member of the Commando Association from Hayes, Middlesex [1][2].
WRIGHT, Kenneth Gordon
Captain
165992
No 4 Commando
Middlesex Regiment
Mentioned in Despatches
Territorial Efficiency Medal
11 Januray 1941 commissioned Second Lieutenant, Middlesex Regiment [1].
1945 (T/Capt.), Mentioned in Despatches for gallant and distinguished service NW Europe [2].
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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