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Displaying 301 - 388 of 388ROSS, John
Marine
CH/X 110710
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine John Ross died during operations in Sicily whilst aboard the HMS Queen Emma during an enemy air attack on the vessel. Son of Joseph and Bertha Ross, of Pudsey, Yorkshire.
Extract from the Yorkshire Evening Post
ROSSER, Bernard
Marine
PLY/X110138
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Also served at the Holding Operational Commando. Post war member of the Commando Association residing Nuneaton, West Midlands.
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 93 (1991).
List of RM Commandos from RY (former CA Sec and CBF).
RUSSELL, Geoffrey Mellanby
Temporary Lieutenant Acting Temporary Captain
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Second Lieutenant Geoffrey Russell joined 40RM Commando on 23 November 1942. In June 1944 he was a Lieutenant in 'S' Troop operating in raiding parties form Komiza, Vis. Acting Temporary Captain Russell was Mentioned in Despatches for services in Italy 1st April to 8th May 1945 (Operation Roast).
RUSSELL, W.E.
Company Sergeant Major
PO/X2194
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Also served in the Army Wing of the HOC at Wrexham.
Sources
Commando Association newsletter 30 (1960).
List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA Sec and CBF).
RUTTER, Robert
Marine
PLY/X 111427
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Robert Rutter died during operations at Lake Comacchio, Italy.
SADLER, George Norman
Corporal
PLY/X100026
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
George Norman Sadler, a Baker and Confectioner from London, enlisted into the Royal Marines on 14 May 1940. He volunteered for the first RM Commando unit to be formed in 1942. Corporal Sadler was captured 19 August 1942 during Operation Jubilee at Dieppe, France.
Sources
SADLER, John
Marine
PLY/X.3867
43RM Commando
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association from Worthing, Sussex.
Sources
Commando Association newsletter 98 (1994).
Commando Association newsletter 98 (1994).
List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA Sec and CBF).
SALAMAN, Hugh Lind
Marine
PLY/X 104581
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Hugh Salaman, from Paddington, was reported missing presumed died, along with the rest of 'T' Company, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed. Son of E. J. and Florence Salaman, of Marylebone, London.
Sources
CWGC
Sources
CWGC
SALT, F.
Marine
PLY/X111133
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Source: List of RM Commandos from RY (former CA Sec and CBF).
SALT, James Valentine
Marine
PO/X 114584
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine James Salt died during operations at Sarande, Albania. Son of James Charles Salt, and of Kathleen Salt, of Low Hill, Wolverhampton.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths: Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/136.
SANKEY, Robert Woodall
Lieutenant Colonel
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
Mentioned in Despatches
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Sankey was appointed Officer Commanding 40 Royal Marine Commando on the 1st July 1944 after the death in June of Lieutenant Colonel James C. Manners, DSO [more....] [1].
- 1943 Commanding Officer 11th RM Bn. [2].
SAUNDERS, Reginald Thomas Colonel
Marine
CH/X.1276
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Reginald Saunders was reported missing presumed died with the rest of 'T' Company 40RM Commando when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed. Son of William and Ethel Saunders; husband of Eileen Gunn. Reg was one of eight children. He married Eileen Gunn on the 2nd January 1938 at Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.
SCOTT, William James
Sergeant
CH/X 1327
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant William Scott died during operations at Lake Comacchio, Italy.
SEABROOK, John James Lavender
Marine
CH/X 1934
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine John Seabrook died along with the rest of 'T' Company 40RM Commando when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed and sunk. Son of James Edwin Lavender Seabrook and Dorothy C. Seabrook, of Old Coulsdon, Surrey.
Sources
CWGC.
SENTANCE, Arthur Francis Geoffrey
Corporal
PO/X 115136
2 Special Service (Commando) Brigade
Royal Marines
Died on war service
Corporal Arthur Sentance died en route to the British General Hospital, Caserta, Italy. Son of Arthur Ernest and Mary Ann Sentance, of Great Ponton, Lincolnshire.
Sources
CWGC.
SHOCKLEY, Harry William
Marine
PO/X 101827
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Harry Shockley died along with the rest of 'T' Company 40RM Commando, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed. Son of Albert Henry and Esther Louise Shockley, of Camberwell, London.
Sources
CWGC.
SHORT, Dennis Leslie Wayne Nicholas
Lance Corporal
PLY/X 111155
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Dennis Short, A' Troop, died during operations on the enemy held island of Brac, Yugoslavia. Son of Eva Maud Short, and stepson of William Nation, of Wookey Hole, Somerset.
- 20/21 May 1944 part of an 'A' Troop overnight Boarding Party on M.G.B. 674 from Vis*
Sources
CWGC.
CWGC.
SIMMONDS, Joseph Frederick
Corporal
PO/X 3601
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Joseph Simmonds died along with the rest of 'T' Company 40RM Commando, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed.
Sources
CWGC.
SIMMONS, Ronald
Marine (later Corporal)
CH/X2889
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Ronald Simmons, a Metal Trimmer from Essex, enlisted into the Royal Marines on 14 February 1939. He served on HMS Southampton engaged in North Sea Patrols before volunteering in 1942 for the newly raised RM Commando. Marine Simmons was wounded and a prisoner of war on 19 August 1942 during operations at Dieppe France.
SIMPSON, J.
Marine
PLY/X107489
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Served in 'Q' Troop. Post war member of the Commando Association from Hull.
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 93 (1991).
List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA Sec and CBF).
SIMPSON, Samuel
Marine
PLY/X 111427
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Samuel Simpson died during operations at Lake Comacchio, Italy.
SINGLETON, Ronald Barry
Marine
PO/X 107025
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Ronald Singleton died during operations at Dieppe, France. He has no known grave. Mentioned in Despatches (posthumous) in recognition of gallant and distinguished service during the attack.
Statement by RSM H.F. Martin RM
Statement by RSM H.F. Martin RM
SMALE, Kenneth William Ridley
Lieutenant (later Lieutenant Colonel)
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Cross (MC)
Kenneth William Ridley Smale joined the Royal Marines on 1 January 1939 and after training was posted to 2RM Battalion. He joined the RM Commando (later redesignated as 40RM Commando) on 8 May 1942.
SMITH, Harold
Temporary Sergeant
PO/X 105414
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Medal (MM)
Mentioned in Despatches
Sergeant Harold Smith was awarded the Military Medal (periodic) [1] for gallant and distinguished service shown during operations in Italy at Anzio, Sarande, and Lake Comacchio, and on the enemy held Dalmatian Island of Brac [2]. He also received a Mention in Despatches for services in Italy, 1st April, 1945 to 8t
SMITH, Herbert Henry
Marine
PLY/X107825
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Herbert Henry Smith enlisted into the Royal Marines in April 1942. He was captured on 10 April 1945 during operations at Lake Comacchio, Italy.
Sources
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/294/1.
SMITH, John Aubrey
Temporary Lieutenant
40RM Commando
3 Cdo. Bde. RM / UK Commando Force
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Lieutenant John Aubrey Smith was wounded (bullet wound neck and shoulder) 18 January 1944 during operations in Italy. Mentioned in Despatches [1][2]].
SOUTHALL, Lawrence Samuel
Marine
CH/X106255
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Lawrence Samuel Southall, a General Machinist from Willenhall, Staffordshire, enlisted into the Royal Marines 21 October 1941 and voluntered for the commandos the following year.
Marine Southall, 40RM Commando, was captured and a prisoner of war 10 April 1945 during operations at Lake Comacchio, Italy.
SPENCER, Frank
Marine
PLY/X 109442
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died on active service
Marine Frank Spencer was one of five commandos who died from injuries sustained in the accidental explosion of an ammunition truck in Sicily. He is buried in a collective grave with Marines Robert Denmark, Ernest Porter, and Albert Wise.
Sources
CWGC.
ST. ANGE, William James
Marine
PO/X 114352
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine William St.Ange died during operations at Sarande, Albania. Son of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. St. Ange, of Southampton and Eastleigh, Hampshire.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/137.
STEPHENS, James Henry
Marine
CH/X104064
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
James Henry Stephens, a Labourer from London, enlisted into the Royal Marines 1 May 1941. In February 1942 he volunteered for the first Royal Marine Commando unit to be formed. Known at the time simply as the Royal Marine Commando before being re-designated RM Commando 'A', and finally 40RM Commando.
STEWART, Hubert William
Lance Corporal
EX/4091
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Marine Hubert Stewart received a Mention in Despatches for devotion to duty during operations in the Mediterranean theatre in 1944.
Sources
[1] London Gazette 36979, page 1386.
[2] The Light Blue Lanyard, p385, author Maj J.C. Beadle MBE, MC.
STIEBEL, John Edward
Captain
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
On 24 February 1942 Lieutenant John Stiebel joined the RM Commando from HMS Nelson. Captain Stiebel died during operations in Sicily whilst aboard the HMS Queen Emma during an enemy air attack on the vessel. Son of Major Charles Alexander Stiebel and Berthe Stiebel; husband of Edith E. Stiebel, of Countess Wear, Devon.
STRONG, C.G.
Marine
PLY./X.109036
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Marine Strong received a Mention in Despatches for gallant and distinguished service while operating with the Army in Italy.
Sources
[1] London Gazette 36676, page 4010.
[2] The Light Blue Lanyard, author Maj. J.C.Beadle MBE, MC, RM.
[1] London Gazette 36676, page 4010.
[2] The Light Blue Lanyard, author Maj. J.C.Beadle MBE, MC, RM.
SUTCLIFFE, Kenneth George
Lance Corporal
CH/X 111640
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Kenneth George Sutcliffe died in 1945 at Lake Comacchio, Italy [1][1a].
- 19.01.1944 area of River Garigliano, Italy, wounded to arm by shrapnel from a mortar [2].
-
21/22.05.1944 part of a 'P' Troop overnight Boarding Party on M.G.B. 656 from Vis [3].
SWAN, George
Company Sergeant Major
PO/X 3273
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Served in 'Q' Troop. Post war member of the Commando Association from Dagenham.
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 82 (1986).
[Image] Cropped from photo of 'Q' Troop in 40RM Cdo Gallery.
SWAN, Leslie Victor
Sergeant
CH/X2532
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Leslie Swan died during operations in Italy. At the time of his death his Commando were engaged in operations to cross the River Garigliano.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/137.
SWATTON, Vernon
Corporal
PO/X 2317
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Distinguished Service Medal (DSM)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Vernon Swatton, D.S.M., from Hythe, was reported missing presumed died, along with the rest of 'T' Company 40RM Commando, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed.
SWIFT, Harold
Marine
PLY/X 112407
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Harold Swift died during operations at Lake Comacchio, Italy. Son of Robert and Eunice Swift, of Lower Broughton, Salford, Lancashire.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/137.
TACK, Ronald Edward
Marine
CH/X105806
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Ronald Tack died during operations at Anzio, Italy. Son of Joseph and Nellie Tack, of Ilford, Essex.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/137.
TAITE, John Anthony
Marine (Acting Corporal)
PLY/X102032
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
John Anthony Taite, a Shipping Clerk from Wrexham, enlisted into the Royal Marines on 18 February 1941. He volunteered in 1942 for the first Royal Marine Commando unit formed. Corporal Taite was captured 19 August 1942 during Operation Jubilee at Dieppe, France.
Sources
TARRANT, Kenneth Albert
Marine
PO/X 116866
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Kenneth Tarrant died during a raid on the Island of Brac, Yugoslavia. Initially buried with others on Brac near Nerezische, their remains were later reinterred in a collective grave at Belgrade War Cemetery. Son of Edward and Ada Elizabeth Tarrant, of Moulton, Northamptonshire.
TAYLOR, John
Marine
PO/X105820
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
John Taylor from Paisley, Scotland, enlisted Royal Marines April 1941. In 1942 he volunteered for and joined the first RM Commando to be formed known at the time simply as the RM Commando, later re-designated as 40RM Commando. Marine Taylor was captured 19 August 1942 during operations at Dieppe, France (Operation Jubilee).
THOMLINSON, Percival
Marine
EX/1074
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Wounded 10 October 1944 (amputation right foot, multiple gun shot wounds).
Sources
RN Casualty Logs 1939-45.
THOMPSON, Richard Cecil Vernon
Captain
40RM Commando
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association residing Shooters Hill, London.
Sources
Commando Association newsletter 24 (1957).
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 71 (1980).
THOMSON, Donal Thurston Murray
Temporary Lieutenant (Acting Temporary Captain)
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Also served 47RM Commando August 1943 *.
Captain Donal Thomson, 40RM Commando, received a Mention in Despatches for devotion to duty during operations in the Mediterranean theatre in 1944**.
THOMSON, Ian Henderson
Marine
PO/X 112654
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Ian Henderson Thomson died at sea in Sicily whilst on board HMS Queen Emma during an enemy air attack on the vessel. Son of James Oliphant Thomson and Isabella Thomson, of Almondbank, Perthshire.
Sources
CWGC.
THOMSON, Ronald
Corporal
EX/ 3948
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Ronald Thomson died along with the rest of 'T' Company 40RM Commando, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed. Son of Robert John and Martha Thomson, of Kearsley, Lancashire; husband of Alice Thomson, of Kearsley.
Sources
THORP, Thomas Edward
Corporal
PLY/X 1309
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Thomas Thorp died during operations at Dieppe, France. He has no known grave. Son of Thomas Edward and Jane Thorp; husband of Edith Mary Thorp, of Gwennap, Cornwall.
Sources
CWGC.
TOES, Frank
Corporal
PLY/X 2843
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Frank Toes died during operations at Termoli, Italy.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/138.
TOWERS, James
Marine
PLY/X105669
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine James Towers died during operations at Anzio, Italy.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/138.
TRASK, Walter Albert Henry
Lieutenant
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Walter Trask died along with the rest of 'T' Company 40RM Commando, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed. Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Trask, of Plymouth.
Extract from the Western Morning News Saturday 01 January 1949.
TRUMP, William Charles
Marine
CH/X 104658
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine William Trump died along with the rest of 'T' Company 40RM Commando, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed and sunk. Son of Albert and Mary Trump, of Seven Sisters, Glamorgan.
Sources
[1] CWGC.
TURNER, Anthony James
Marine
PLY/X 109504
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Anthony Turner died during operations in Sicily whilst aboard the HMS Queen Emma during an enemy air attack on the vessel. Son of John and M. E. Turner, of Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/138.
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TURNER, David Charles
Corporal
CH/X101283
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Corporal David Turner received a Mention in Despatches for services in Italy 1st April to 8th May 1945.
Sources
London Gazette 37505, page 1441.
Sources
London Gazette 37505, page 1441.
[Images] His nephew Barrie Crick.
TURNER, Roland Clement
Marine
CH/X 2632
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Roland Turner died along with the rest of 'T' Company 40RM Commando, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed and sunk.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths: Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/138.
TURRELL, John Edward
Marine
PO/X 103787
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine John Turrell died during operations at Termoli, Italy. Son of John Charles and Austena Turrell, of King's Norton, Birmingham.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/138.
TWIDALE, Thomas
Marine
EX/ 3870
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Thomas Twidale died along with the rest of 'T' Company 40RM Commando, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed and sunk. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Twidale, of Hull.
Sources
[1] CWGC.
[1] CWGC.
TYMAN, Frederick Philip
Marine
CH/X113132
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Medal (MM)
Marine Frederick Philip Tyman was awarded the Military Medal for courage, determination and resource in silencing a German mortar position single handed in an operation in Italy. He was later taken prisoner of war at Castelforte, Italy on 20 January 1944.
Recommendation
USHER, Frederick George
Marine (Acting Temporary Corporal)
CH/X 104066
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Medal (MM)
Corporal Frederick Usher was wounded (multiple shrapnel wounds) 19 January 1944 during the period when 40RM Commando were being used to reinforce the infantry line held along the River Garigliano near Lorenzo, Italy.
WAKEFIELD, Jack Harry
Marine
CH/X 1417
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Jack Wakefield died along with the rest of 'T' Company 40RM Commando, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed and sunk.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths: Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/138.
WAKELING, James Dennis
Acting Temporary Major
40RM Commando
43RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Cross (MC)
Major James Wakeling, 40RM Commando, was awarded the Military Cross for great courage and exemplary behaviour whilst carrying out commando operations under heavy enemy fire off the Yugoslavian coast [1][2].
Recommendation
"3/4 June 1944 Brac.
WALDRON, Robert, T.
Marine
PLY/X4226
45RM Commando
40RM Commando
3 Special Service (Commando) Brigade
Royal Marines
Service included 40 RM Commando, 45RM Commando, and 3 Commando Brigade. Member of the Commando Association from Aldershot, Hampshire.
WALKER, Percy Edward
Marine
PO/X 2542
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Percy Walker died during operations at Dieppe, France. He has no known grave.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths: Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/138.
WALLACE, Gordon Peter
Marine
PLY/X 105075
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Gordon Wallace died during operations at Anzio, Italy [1].
Extract from the Fulham Chronicle - Friday 21 April 1944
WALLACE, J.
Private (Corporal)
3129799
40RM Commando
Royal Army Medical Corps
Private Wallace, R.A.M.C. attached to 40RM Commando, was wounded 9 October 1944 during operations in Albania. Post war member of the Commando Association who record his final rank attained as Corporal.
WARD, George
Marine
PO/X108379
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine George Ward was wounded (gunshot to chest) on 22 January 1944 during operations in Italy and died of his wounds 2 days later. Son of George Frederick and Caroline Annie Ward, of Leicester.
Sources
CWGC.
WEBSTER, Thomas Henry
Marine
PO/X 3183
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Thomas Webster died during operations in Sicily whilst aboard the HMS Queen Emma during an enemy air attack on the vessel.
Sources
CWGC.
WEDGWOOD, Paul Neville
Lieutenant
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Paul Wedgwood died during operations at Lake Comacchio, Italy.
WEST, Wallace George
Corporal (Acting Temporary Company Sergeant )
PLY/X100645
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Acting Sergeant Wallace West was awarded the British Empire Medal (Military Division) for bravery in saving the life of two airmen when an aircraft crashed in a wood.
Sources
London Gazette 36001, page 2004 published 4 May 1943.
Notes
WHITE, Charles Henry Patrick
Corporal
CH/X2124
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died on war service
Corporal Charles White died during operations in Italy.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/138.
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/138.
Notes
WHITE, Charles, E.
Corporal
CH/X 1736
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Corporal Charles White was captured on 3 June 1944 during operations at the island of Brac (Operation Flounced).
Sources:
RM Prisoners of War / National Archives file ADM201/111.
German Record Cards of British POWs / National Archives file WO416/388/47.
WHYMAN, Leslie, H.
Colour Sergeant
CH/X1636
40RM Commando
30 Commando Assault Unit
Royal Marines
Joined 30AU 31 October 1942, civil occupation - Turner. Post war member of the Commando Association from Bootle, Merseyside.
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 99 (1994).
WIGMORE, Harold Arthur
Marine
PO/X 886
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Harold Wigmore died during operations at Dieppe, France. Son of Charles and Sarah Jane Wigmore, of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths: Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/138.
WILDERSPIN, F.A.
Company Sergeant Major
PLY/X3844
41RM Commando
40RM Commando
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Source: List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA Sec and CBF).
WILKINS, A.F.
Sergeant
EX.4336
40RM Commando
30 Commando Assault Unit
Royal Marines
Sources
List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA Sec and CBF).
WILKINSON, John
Marine
PLY/X103684
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
John Wilkinson, a Cotton Operative from Rochdale, enlisted in the Royal Marines 6 May 1941. Volunteered in 1942 for the first Royal Marine Commando unit formed. Marine Wilkinson was wounded and a prisoner of war 19 August 1942 after Operation Jubilee at Dieppe, France.
WILLIAMS, Horace Grenfell
Marine
CH/X109591
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Horace Grenfell Williams, a Maintenance Engineer from London, enlisted into the Royal Marines 27 August 1942. He was captured at Lake Comacchio Italy 10 April 1945.
Sources
WILLIAMS, L.K.
Marine
PO/X106559
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Posted to 4 Commando Brigade 8 September 1945
Sources
List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA Sec and CBF).
40RM Commando War Diary 1945.
WILSON, Desmond John
Marine
CH/X 2546
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Desmond Wilson died along with the rest of 'T' Company 40RM Commando, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed and sunk. Son of Jesse Ernest and Alice Mary Wilson, of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk.
Sources
CWGC.
WILSON, Ronald Robertson
Marine
EX/4193
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Served in the Motor Transport Section. Active service included North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and the Dalmatian islands. Attended the 1952 unveiling of the Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge. Post war member of the Commando Association from Broughty Ferry, Dundee.
Sources
WISE, Albert
Marine
CH/X 111182
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died on active service
Marine Albert Wise was one of five commandos who died from injuries sustained in the accidental explosion of an ammunition truck in Sicily. He is buried in a collective grave with Marines Robert Denmark, Ernest Porter, and Frank Spencer.
Sources
CWGC.
Sources
CWGC.
WOOD, Alexander
Marine
CH/X 105330
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Alexander Wood died during operations in Sicily whilst aboard the HMS Queen Emma during an enemy air attack on the vessel. Son of Robert James and Eleanor Annie Wood, of Stocksfield-on-Tyne, Northumberland.
Sources
CWGC.
WOOD, N.K.
Marine
PO/X106229
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Source: RM Prisoners of War / National Archives file ADM201/111 and WO392/7.
WOOD, Robert Frederick
Marine
CH/X 3476
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Robert Wood died during operations at Milna on the enemy held island of Brac, Yugoslavia.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/139.
WOODALL, John William
Corporal
CH/X 2684
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal John Woodall died during operations at Lake Comacchio, Italy.
WOODHOUSE, Arthur
Marine
PO/X 5645
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died in service
Marine Arthur Woodhouse died of injuries sustained as the result of a motorcycle accident at Kowloon.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/139.
WOODS, Andrew Lithgow
Corporal
CH/X109897
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Andrew Lithgow Woods, employed as a Grocer and residing in Ibrox, Glasgow, enlisted into the Royal Marines on 4 June 1942. Marine Woods, 40RM Commando, was wounded 3 June 1944 and a prisoner of war during an operation at Brac Island (former Yugoslavia).
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WRIGHTSON, Arthur James
Marine
PO/X114495
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Arthur Wrightson died of wounds. Son of Arthur Henry and Ethel Wrightson, of Wandsworth, London.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths: Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/139.
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