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'Walcheren - Operation Infatuate'
Wednesday, November 1, 1944
Location
Walcheren
Netherlands
51° 33' 48.6" N, 3° 29' 59.64" E
2 Commando War Diary 18/19th September 1943
No 2 Commando War Diary 18th September 1943, and part of the entry for the 19th.
[Transcribed from the 2 Cdo.War Diary]
40RM Commando - HMS Queen Emma
On 17th July 1943 HMS Queen Emma was in Augusta Harbour Sicily with 40 Royal Marine Commando on board when there was a bombing raid on the harbour. This caused numerous casualties and damage on board when concussion and shrapnel from a bomb caused a box of grenades to go off on the mess deck.
Exract from the 40 RM Commando war diary
(Source: National Archive file ref ADM 202 / 87)15 July 1943
1300hrs -arrive SYRACUSE harbour 1500hrs disembark Syracuse16 July 1943
41RM Cdo. Officers, Jun.'44
Extract from the Navy Lists
June 1944 Volume 1 Page 1097. (page 1011 on N.L.S. website page list).
Source: National Library of Scotland website.
Commanding Officer — Act. Lieut.-Col. T.M. Gray.
2nd in Command — Act. Maj. D.L. Barclay.
June 1944 Volume 1 Page 1097. (page 1011 on N.L.S. website page list).
Source: National Library of Scotland website.
Commanding Officer — Act. Lieut.-Col. T.M. Gray.
2nd in Command — Act. Maj. D.L. Barclay.
41RM Cdo. Officers, Oct.'44
Extract from the Navy Lists
41RM Commando
07.10.1942 Unit brought into being at Llanion Barracks, Pembroke Dock. Formed of volunteers primarily from the 8th RM Battalion which was being disbanded. Designated as RM Commando 'B' before being quickly redesignated as 41 Royal Marine Commando, Royal Marines.
Timeline
01.12.1942 Isle of Wight, Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel B.J.D. Lumsden.
03.04.1943 Commando moved to Troon, Scotland.
14.06.1943 embarked SS Durban Castle for convoy to Sicily.
ABBOTT, B.J.A.
Marine
CH/X 108273
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
[Sources: Commando Association Lost Legions List 1].
ABBOTT, P.E.
Lieutenant
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
ALDIS, Alec George
Lieutenant
PO/X 1477
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Medal (MM)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Alec Aldis MM, Signals Officer, died during operations at Normandy on 6 June 1944. Son of Edith Nivette Aldis, of Lowestoft, Suffolk.
ALLISON, George Edwin
Sergeant
PO/X1752
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died in service
Sergeant George Allison, born Abingdon Berkshire, died at 77 British General Hospital in Germany from post operative haemorrhage after a tonsillectomy. Son of Albert Edwin and Gertrude Annie Allison; husband of Monica Audrey Allison, of Wicor, Fareham, Hampshire.
ANDREWS, Samuel James
Corporal
PLY/X 104849
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died in the UK
Corporal Samuel Andrews died from natural causes after illness. Son of James and Bessie Andrews; husband of Dorothy Andrews, of Stretford [1][2].
Sources
[1] CWGC.
ANDREWS, William Andy
Corporal (Acting Sergeant)
PO/ 3278
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Also served in 41RM and 44RM Commandos. Post war member of the Commando Association residing Milngavie, Glasgow.
Sources
Obituaries Commando Association newsletter 120.
Obituaries Commando Association newsletter 120.
ATKINSON, Gordon
Acting Corporal
PO/ 2960
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association residing Bradford.
Source
Commando Association newsletters 98 and Obituaries in 111 (2000).
List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA Sec and CBF).
AVERY, George W.
Sergeant
PO/X103813
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association from Cardiff.
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 94 (1992).
List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA Sec and CBF).
BABER, Arthur Henry
Marine
PLY/X 104017
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Marine Arthur Baber served in the Commando from 2 November 1942 until 26 October 1945.
Sources
Commando Service Record.
[Image] Philip Baber (son).
BAILEY, W.L.
Lance Corporal
PO/X104032
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Sources
List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA Sec and CBF).
BALL, Robert Michael
Marine
CH/X 111845
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Robert Ball died during& operations at Salerno, Italy. He has no known grave. Son of Edith Maud Waldock, of Hail Weston, Huntingdonshire.
Sources
CWGC.
BARCLAY, David Lovat
Major
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Major David Barclay was killed during operations at Normandy, France. He has no known grave. Son of Clifford and Rosamund Barclay; husband of Daphne Joan Barclay, of East Croydon, Surrey. Born in May 1920, Dave Barclay entered the Corps in September 1938. He served in H.M.S.
BARLOW, C.
Marine
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Source: List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA Sec and CBF).
BARNES, John
Marine
PO/X 117497
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine John Barnes died of wounds at the 8th Canadian General Hospital in Belgium.
Son of William and Catherine Barnes, of Reddish, Lancashire.
Sources
CWGC.
CWGC.
BARROW, Henry
Marine
PLY/X103998
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Sources
RM Prisoners of War / National Archives file ADM201/111 and WO392/7 (Marlag and Milad Nord).
German Record Cards of British POWs / National Archives file WO416/20/418 (Stalag 12A)
BATE, Richard Shepperson
Lieutenant
194642V
41RM Commando
General Service Corps, S.A. Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Richard Bate died of wounds inflicted during operations in the Waspik sector of the Maas River front. Son of John O. and Edith J. Bate, of Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa.
BEALE, John Henry
Lance Corporal
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Sources
Commando Association newsletter 106.
Commando Association Lost Legions List 1.
BELCHER, Ernest John
Regimental Sergeant Major
PO/X 252
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Regimental Sergeant Major Ernest Belcher died during operations at Normandy on D Day. The announcement of his award of the British Empire Medal (Military Division) was made 2 days after his death. Son of William John and Fanny Frances Belcher, of Wallingford, Berkshire.
BELL, Derek Kerr
Marine
PO/X 117392
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Derek Bell died during operations in Holland.
Source
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/127.
BELL, James
Marine
PO/X110729
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine James Bell died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Mary Edith Bell, of Wallsend, Northumberland.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/127.
BENSON, Robert Edwin
Lance Corporal
PO/X 102614
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Robert Benson died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette).
BETTS, Joseph
Marine
CH/X104632
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Joseph Betts was reported missing presumed killed during operations in Italy. His Commando were engaged in the valley south of La Molina and the nearby hills close to Vietri. He has no known grave. Son of Arthur Betts, and of Elenor Betts, of Witton Green, Norfolk; husband of Doris M.
BIRCHER, Cecil Arthur Douglas
Temporary Lieutenant
41RM Commando
South African United Defence Force
Military Cross (MC)
Lieutenant Cecil Bircher, S.A.U.D.F. attached to 1 RM Armoured Support Regiment, was awarded the Military Cross for gallant and distinguished service during operations on 6 June 1944 at Normandy [1][2][3]. He later served in 41RM Commando [4].
BISHOP, A.E.
Marine
PO/X.2563
41RM Commando
46RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association last known residing Peebles, Scotland.
Sources
Commando Association Lost Legions List 2.
List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA Sec and CBF).
BOND, Alfred John
Lance Corporal
PO/X 100850
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Alfred Bond died at Woolston E.M.S. Hospital, Newport, Monmouthshire. Mentioned in Despatches for good service while operating with the Army in North West Europe. Son of Herbert and F. Allen Bond of Swindon.
BOSTOCK, Stanley
Staff Sergeant
7385103
40RM Commando
Royal Army Medical Corps
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Mentioned in Despatches
Staff Sergeant Stanley Bostock was awarded the B.E.M. (Military Division) in the 1946 New Years Honours [1]. Also served with 40 and 41RM Commandos [2][3a].
BOWERING, George Henry
Lance Corporal
EX/1011
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine George Bowering died during operations at Salerno, Italy. He has no known grave. Son of George and Lilian Bowering, from Hull; husband of Isabella Wilson Bowering, of Hawick.
Sources
CWGC.
CWGC.
BRANDON, Charles
Marine
CH/X 107996
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died on active service
Marine Charles Brandon drowned during operations at the River Maas. Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Brandon, of Milwall, London. On February 5th 1945 a raid was planned across the River Maas to snatch a German prisoner from behind the German lines.
BRIND-SHERIDAN, Paddy Kendall
Major
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Major Paddy Brind-Sheridan was killed during operations at Westkapelle.
Sources
CWGC.
BROOKES, Arthur
Marine
EX/4665
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Arthur Brookes died in Holland. Son of Arthur and Edith Maud Brookes, of Hockley, Birmingham. 41RM Commando were engaged in operations at the River Maas.
Sources
CWGC.
CWGC.
BROTTON, Harry
Marine
PO/X 107381
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Harry Brotton died during operations at Salerno, Italy. He has no known grave.
Son of James and Elizabeth Brotton, of Stokesley, Yorkshire.
Sources
CWGC.
CWGC.
BROWN, Robert Reginald Cyril
Marine
CH/X 100561
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Robert Brown died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of William Charles Horatio and Annie Elizbeth Brown, of Tottenham, Middlesex; husband of Violet Brown (nee Field).
BRYANT, R.S.
Marine
PO/X 119636T
47RM Commando
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Served in 47RM Commando HQ Troop. Dispersed from 41RM Commando in 1946. Post war member of the Commando Association.
BRYETT, Trevor Anthony
Marine
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association residing West Sussex.
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 94 (1992).
BULLOCK, Donald Charles
Sergeant
CH/X3346
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Donald Bullock was reported missing presumed killed during operations at Salerno, Italy. He has no known grave. Son of Frederick and Doris Bullock; husband of Bette Eileen Bullock, of Hastings, Sussex [1].
BURNETT, T.
Sergeant
7344122
41RM Commando
Royal Army Medical Corps
Sergeant Burnett, R.A.M.C. attached to 41RM Commando was wounded on 7 June 1944 during operations in Normandy.
Sources
British Army Casualty Lists 1939-45 /National Archives file WO417/77.
BURTON, John George
Second Lieutenant (Temporary Lieutenant)
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Cross (MC)
Temporary Lieutenant John Burton, Intelligence Officer, was awarded the Military Cross in recognition of gallant and distinguished service while operating with the Army in Italy.
Sources
London Gazette 36676, page 4010.
CARR, Thomas Edward
Sergeant
CH/X 103923
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Thomas Carr died in Belgium.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/128.
CARTER, William
Marine
PLY/X 109971
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine William Carter, from Preston, died during operations in Holland [1][ia].
CHAPMAN, Edward William
Marine
PO/X 121717
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association from Colchester, Essex.
Source
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 109 (1999).
List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA sec and CBF).
CHRISTIAN, Thomas Edward
Sergeant
PLY/X3870
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Thomas Christian died during operations at Salerno, Italy. Son of Robert and Elizabeth Jane Christian, of Ramsey, Isle of Man. 41RM Commando were engaged in operations at the valley south of La Molina and the nearby hills close to Vietri.
Sources
CLARK, Hedley Thomas James
Captain
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Hedley Clark died during operations at Salerno, Italy. At the time of his death his commando were engaged in action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette).
Son of Hedley James Clark and Nellie M. Clark, of Liverpool.
CLEAR, J.
Marine
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association last known residing Littlehampton, Sussex.
Sources
Commando Association Lost Legion List 3.
CLIFFORD, S.M.S.
Sergeant
PLY/X100947
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association last known residing Ealing, London.
Sources
Commando Association Lost Legion List 3.
List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA Sec and CBF).
COATES, Cilfford
Sergeant
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Source
RN/MOD website 'Meet the Veterans'.
COGGINS, Frank
Corporal
PLY/X 104039
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Frank Coggins died during operations at Sicily. Son of Joseph Edward and Amelia Coggins, of Ashted, Warwickshire.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/129.
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/129.
COLE, Roland William
Corporal (Temporary)
EX/ 4743
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Medal (MM)
Corporal Roland Cole was awarded the Military Medal for leadership, gallantry and devotion to duty while serving with Royal Marine Commandos in Italy.
Recommendation
CONNER, William
Marine
PO/X 105911
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine William Conner died during operations at Salerno, Italy. Son of Dougald and Janet Conner, of Shettleston, Glasgow.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/129.
COOKE, William Frank
Marine
CH/X 115547
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine William Cooke died during operations at Westkapelle, Holland. Son of Thomas Benjamin and Clara Jane Cooke, of Leicester.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/129.
COPESTAKE, Ronald Conyngham
Marine
PO/X110094
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association residing Little Bloxwich, West Midlands.
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 111 (2000).
List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA Sec and CBF).
CREGAN, James Cyril Fraser
Captain
250992
41RM Commando
Royal Army Medical Corps
Military Cross (MC)
Captain James Cregan, R.A.M.C. attached to 41RM Commando, was awarded the Military Cross in recognition of gallant and distainguished service at Normany on the 6th and 7th June 1944 [1][2].
Recommendation
CROOKS, James
Sergeant (later Company Sergeant Major)
PO/X 2359
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Medal (MM)
Sergeant James Crooks was awarded the Military Medal for gallant and distinguished service during operations at the Pachino Peninsula, Sicily, on 10 July 1943. Post war member of the Commando Association from Warrington.
Sources
CUFF, Patrick Joseph
Marine
CH/X 104599
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Patrick Cuff died during operations at Salerno, Italy. He has no known grave.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/129.
CUNNINGHAM, William
Temporary Lieutenant, Acting Temporary Captain
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Captain William Cunningham, 'Y' Troop Commander, was appointed the Distinguished Service Order for gallant and distinguished service [1] during operations at at the Pachino Peninsula, Sicily, on the 10th July 1943 [2].
CUNNINGHAM, William
Captain (later Major)
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Captain William Cunningham was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for gallant and distinguished service in Sicily.
Recommendation
CURRIE, Ernest, W.
Marine
PO/X10591
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association residing Hayling Island, Hampshire.
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 105 (1997).
List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA Sec and CBF).
CUTTING, Peter, G.
Marine
PLY/X 108620
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association residing Perth, Western Australia.
Sources
Commando Association newsletter 81 (1985).
List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA Sec and CBF).
CUTTING, Vincent
Colour Sergeant
RM 12320
41RM Commando
42RM Commando
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Colour Sergeant Vincent Cutting RM was from Little Hulton, Greater Manchester. He also served in 41 and 45RM Commando [1].
DABBS, William
Marine
PLY/X 102644
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine William Dabbs died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of George Dabbs, and of Nellie Dabbs. of Harden, Staffordshire.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/129.
DALZIEL, James Henry
Company Sergeant Major
PO/X 105960
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
James Henry Dalziel served in 41RM Commando from its formation until its disbandment. Wounded in action on 14 October 1944. Promoted steadily during the course of the war attaining the rank of Acting Temporary Company Sergeant Major on 13 January 1945.
DAVIES, I.J.
Corporal
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association last known residing Plumstead Common, London.
Sources
Commando Association Lost Legion List 4.
DAVIES, W.G.
Marine
PO/X 4020T
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Dispersed from 41RM Commando February 1946.
Source
41RM Cdo. War Diary 1946 entry in Appx. 'G', admin. instruction 17 'Dispersal of 41RM Commando' 20 Feb 1946.
DENNANT, William Henry
Marine
PLY/X 114068
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine William Dennant died during operations in Holland.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/129.
DEWEY, Kenneth George
Corporal (Acting Temporary Colour Sergeant)
PO/X 102574
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Colour Sergeant Kenneth Dewey was Mentioned in Despatches for gallant and distinguished service in North West Europe. Post war member of the Commando Association from Acton, London.
Sources
London Gazette 37464, page 910.
Sources
London Gazette 37464, page 910.
DEXTER, John
Temporary Lieutenant, Acting Temporary Captain
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Cross (MC)
Captain John Dexter was awarded the MIlitary Cross for gallant and distinguished services in North West Europe.
Recomendation
DIGBY, W.
Marine
CH/X104436
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Served in 'P'Troop. Post war member of the Commando Association from Northampton.
Sources
Commando Association list of RM Commando members.
Commando Association newsletter 93.
DIXON, Peter Cory
Captain
140423
41RM Commando
Royal Artillery
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Peter Dixon, a Royal Artillery Forward Observation Officer attached to 41RM Commando, was killed during an enemy air attack on the Commando HQ. He received a Mention in Despatches for gallant and distinguished service in North West Europe.
DOANE, Herbert
Marine
PLY/X 104009
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Herbert Doane died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette). Son of Albert and Alice Doane, of Hanham, Bristol; husband of Alice Amelia Doane, of Hanham.
DONAGHUE, James
Temporary Sergeant
CH/X 104157
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Sergeant James Donaghue was Mentioned in Despatches for gallant and distinguished service in North West Europe.
Sources
London Gazette 37464, page 910.
41RM Commando War Diary 19 February 1946.
DREW, Arthur Ronald Harry
Marine
PO/X111083
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Arthur Drew died during operations at Normandy on D Day.
Son of Leonard and Doris Lesley Drew, of East Dulwich, London.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/130.
DREW, Kenneth Harrison
Marine
PLY/X 111244
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Kenneth Drew died at 131 Field Ambulance during operations at Salerno, Italy.
Nephew of Mrs. E. Newbury, of Membury, Devon.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/130.
DUNN, Alec
Colour Sergeant (Acting Temporary Company Sergeant Major)
PO/X100289
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Acting Company Sergeant Major Alec Dunn received a Mention in Despatches for outstanding service while operating with the Allied Armies in Italy (Salerno).
Sources
London Gazette 36903, page 518.
EARWAKER, Ernest Frederick John
Served as :
EARWICKER, Ernest Frederick John (until Feb 1945)
Temporary Lieutenant
PLY 1426
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Service
Dec. 1942: Temp. 2nd Lieut. 101st RM Brigade HQ.
EDWARDS, John Richard
Major
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Major John Edwards died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette). Son of Frank Basil and Rosa Christine Edwards; husband of Sara Patricia Edwards (nee Jermain), of Hill Head, Hampshire.
EGAN, John
Marine
PLY/X103476
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine John Egan died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of John and Norah Egan; nephew of Margaret Shanahan, of Miltown, Malbay, Co. Clare, Irish Republic.
ELSOM, Harold Edward
Troop Sergeant Major
CH/X 3109
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Company Sergeant Major Harold Elsom, 'P' Troop, was gravely wounded during operations in the Waspik sector of the Maas River front. He was evacuated to the UK but succumbed to his wounds 9 days later at the RAF Hospital in Wroughton, Wiltshire.
EMERSON, James
Corporal
PO/X105915
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal James Emerson died during operations at Normandy.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/130.
EYRES, George Henry
Marine
PLY/X 103852
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine George Eyres died during operations at Sicily.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/130.
FAULKNER, John William
Lance Corporal
PO/X 105886
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal John Faulkner died during operations at Santa Maria, Gulf of Salerno, Italy. Son of John and Elizabeth Faulkner; husband of Margaret Hannah Faulkner, of Cadishead, Lancs.
FAWCETT, Denis
Troop Sergeant Major
CH/X.100183
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Troop Sergeant Major Denis Fawcett served in 'Y' Troop. A member of the Commando Association post war he organised many of his commando's reunions and in 1990 was appointed MBE (Civil Division) for services to 41Royal Marine Commando.
Sources
FELSTEAD, Robert William
Marine
PO/X 108004
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Robert Felstead died during operations at Salerno, Italy. He has no known grave. Son of Richard and Evaleen Felstead, of St. Benedict's, Norwich. In 1939 before his military service he was employed as a Veldt Schouen worker in the shoe trade and residing Norwich..
FELTHOUSE, R.P.
Private
14334006
41RM Commando
Royal Army Medical Corps
P
FIELDING, Ronald
Sergeant
PO/X 106789
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Ronald Fielding died during operations at Normandy, France. Third son of Harold and Isabella Fielding; husband of Grace Fielding, of Marton, Blackpool, Lancashire.
Extract from the Rochdale Observer 1st July 1944
FINCH, Ernest Walter
Lance Corporal
PO/X 108592
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Ernest Finch died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action in the valley south of La Molina and the nearby hills close to Vietri. He has no known grave. Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Finch, of Guildford, Surrey.
FINNEY, George Edward
Marine
PLY/X 102675
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine George Finney died during operations in Holland.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/130.
FISHER, Edward
Marine
PO/X 105076
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Edward Fisher died during operations at Salerno and Vietri, Italy. Son of Fred and Emily T. Fisher, of Glinton, Northamptonshire.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/130.
FITZSIMMONS, F.
-
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association from Cowdenbeath, Scotland.
Sources
Commando Association list of RM Commando members.
Commando Association newsletter 93.
FLETCHER, D.
Marine
PO/X112551
Special Service Brigade
Royal Marines
Served in 40RM Commando and/or 41RM Commando.
Sources
RM Prisoners of War / National Archives file ADM201/111 (41RM Cdo).
Commando Association list of RM (40RM Cdo).
FORD, Francis Orme
Captain
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Francis Ford died during operations in Sicily whilst aboard the HMS Queen Emma during an enemy air attack on the vessel. Son of the Revd. Roger Anson Ford and Kathleen Orme Ford.
Sources
CWGC.
FRYER, K.G.
Marine
PO/X 117509T
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Dispersed from 41RM Commando February 1946.
Source
41RM Cdo. War Diary 1946 entry in Appx. 'G', admin. instruction 17 'Dispersal of 41RM Commando' 20 Feb 1946.
GALLACHER, T.
Marine
PLY/X 105192
41RM Commando
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association from Nottingham.
Sources
Commando Association Lost Legions List 5.
List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA sec and CBF).
GARLICK, Horace
Marine
CH/X 105862
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Horace Garlick died during operations at Salerno, Italy. Son of Alfred Thomas Garlick and Charlotte Mary Garlick, of Deptford, London.
GILBERT, Kenneth William
Marine
CH/X 104417
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Kenneth Gilbert died during operations at Salerno, Italy. Son of Arthur Edward and Nellie Gilbert, of Romford, Essex. Former civil occupation: Bread Baker.
Sources
CWGC.
CWGC.
GOODMAN, L.H.
Marine
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association from Launceston, Cornwall
Sources
Commando Association newsletter 103 (1996).
GOODMAN, Lewis
Corporal
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association from Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
Sources
Commando Association newsletter 118 (2004).
GRAY, Thomas Malcolm
Lieutenant Colonel
Royal Marines
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Military Cross (MC)
Died in service
Colonel Thomas Malcolm Gray DSO, MC, died in service whilst serving at HMS President.
GRINDROD, John Basil Rowland
Lieutenant
174783
41RM Commando
Manchester Regiment
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)
Lieutenant John Grindrod, Manchester Regiment, was attached to 41RM Commando on 23 November 1944 and was posted to 'S' troop [1].
- Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Manchester Regiment, on the 1st March 1941 [2].
HADFIELD, John William
Marine (Acting Temporary Corporal)
PLY/X 104858
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Medal (MM)
Corporal John Hadfield was awarded the Military Medal for leadership, gallantry and devotion to duty during operations at Vietri, Italy.
Recommendation
HAINSWORTH, Philip John
Marine
PO/X 113107
47RM Commando
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association from Worthing, Sussex.
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 83 (1986)
List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA sec and CBF).
HAMMOND, James Frederick Maurice
Sergeant
CH/X 104459
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant James Hammond died at No.12 Canadian General Hospital in Belgium.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/131.
HARDY, Ken
Marine
PO/X 115075
48RM Commando
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Served in 48RM Commando. Dispersed in 1946 from 41RM Commando. Post war member of the Commando Association from Somerset.
HARPER, Peter Muir
Lieutenant
-
41RM Commando
-
Post war member of the Commando Association last known residing Glasgow.
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 119.
HARRIS, Andrew
Marine
PO/X 108595
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Andrew Harris died during operations at Salerno, Italy, these dates being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette). He has no known grave. Son of Eliza Jones, of Farnham, Surrey.
HARRISON, F.
Marine
PO/X108024
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Source: RM Prisoners of War / National Archives file ADM201/111.
HARVEY, Maurice George
Lieutenant
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Maurice Harvey died during operations in Sicily.
HAWKARD, John Stuart
Lieutenant
PO/X 111009
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant John Hawkard died during operations at Salerno, Italy. Son of Herbert and Florence Hawkard, of Fairhaven, Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire.
HAY, A.M.
Marine
PO/X118934
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
HAY, John
Marine
PLY/X 111511
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine John Hay died during operations at Westkapelle, Holland. Son of John Richard and Agnes Maude Hay, of Darlington, Co. Durham.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/131.
HAYDON, Peter Hillyard
Captain
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Peter Haydon, DSO, was killed during operations at Walcheren. Son of Rollo Hillyard Stafford Haydon and Annie Gwendoline Haydon, of Equador.
HEY, Ashton Usher
Sergeant
PO/X106797
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Ashton Hey, 'B' troop, died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of George Herbert and Martha Jane Usher Hey; husband of Elsie Gordon Hey, of Glasgow.
Sources
CWGC.
HEYWOOD, Herbert William
Sergeant
PLY/X 106621
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Herbert Heywood died during operations at Westkapelle, Holland. Son of Frederick Thomas Heywood and Alice Heywood, of Fallowfield. Manchester.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/132.
HILL, A.R.
Marine
CH/X 3228
40RM Commando
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association from Sheffield.
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 112 (2001).
List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA Sec and CBF).
HOBBS, Frederick Henry
Temporary Sergeant
PO/X 101541
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Sergeant Frederick Hobbs was Mentioned in Despatches for gallant and distinguished service in North West Europe.
Sources
London Gazette 37464, page 910.
41RM Commando War Diary 19 February 1946.
HOLMES, John William
Lieutenant
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant John Holmes died during operations at Walcheren, Holland. Son of John William and Mabel Holmes; husband of Barbara Holmes, of Lindley, Huddersfield.
Sources
CWGC.
HOLT, Harry
Marine
PO/X 111449
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Harry Holt died during operations in NW Europe.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/132.
HONEYMAN, Norman Frederick
Lance Corporal
CH/X 2489
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Norman Honeyman died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette). Son of Alfred James Honeyman and Louisa Beatrice Honeyman, of Goodmayes, Essex.
Sources
HORSTED, Ronald Edward
Marine
CH/X 108542
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Ronald Horsted, aged 19, died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette). Son of Albert Edward and Amy Ada Horsted, of Hanwell, Middlesex.
HOWARD, Alan Duncan
Marine
PO/X 105934
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Alan Howard of Suggitt Street, West Hartlepool, died during operations at Salerno, Italy. Prior to joining the Forces he was an apprentice joiner and plumber. A former pupil of Jesmond Road School and for many years a member of the 1st West Hartlepool Company of the Boys Brigade (St.
HOWARTH, Edgar
Marine
CH/X 104434
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Edgar Howarth died at St John's Hospital, Chelmsford, Essex.
HOWES-DUFTON, Peter Thomas
Captain
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Peter Howes-Dufton died during operations at Normandy on D Day
HUGHES, Caradoc
Captain (Reverend)
41RM Commando
Padre/Chaplain to 41RM Commando. Post war member of the Commando Association from Falmouth.
Sources
Commando Association newsletter 106 (1998) and Obituaries in newsletter 114 (2002).
HULSE, Kenneth Ronald Joseph
Marine
EX/2590
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Also served Mobile Naval Base Defence Organisation (MNBDO).
[Source: Burma Star Association Membership List].
HUNTER, Caley Lovell
Marine
PLY/X104042
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Caley Hunter, ‘A’ Troop, died during operations at Normandy, France.
Son of Henry Lovell Hunter and Gladys Hunter, of Whetstone, Leicestershire.
Sources
CWGC.
CWGC.
HURLEY, William David
Corporal
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association from South Woodham Ferrers, Essex.
Source
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 109 (1999).
List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA sec and CBF).
HUTCHINSON, T.E.
Troop Sergeant Major (Acting RSM)
CH/X 1542
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Dispersed from 41RM Commando February 1946.
Source
41RM Cdo. War Diary 1946 entry in Appx. 'G', admin. instruction 17 'Dispersal of 41RM Commando' 20 Feb 1946.
ISTED, Charles Reginald
Marine
CH/X110657
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Charles Reginald Isted died during operations at Normandy, France.
JACKSON, John Geoffrey
Marine
PLY/X 112600
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine John Jackson, HQ Troop, died at the RN Hospital, Haslar, Portsmouth, of wounds inflicted on the 7th June during an enemy air attack on the Commando HQ.
JACKSON, William
Marine
PLY/X 107655
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine William Jackson , ‘B’ Troop, died during operations at Normandy, France.
JACOB, Sydney George
Marine
CH/X115726
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Enlisted 9 November 1943. Completed RM training at RM Deal in April 1944. Served with 41RM Commando in NW Europe and 45RM Commando (redesignated 45 Commando RM in 1946) in the Far East. Released from service 5 January 1947.
Sources
JEFFCOCK, F.
Marine
PO/X 114730T
46RM Commando
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Served in 46RM Commando. Dispersed from 41RM Commando in 1946.
Sources
List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA Sec and CBF).
41RM Cdo. War Diary 1946 entry in Appx. 'G', admin. instruction 17 'Dispersal of 41RM Commando' 20 Feb 1946.
JOHN, Reginald Brinley
Marine
PLY/X 104029
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Reginald John died during operations at Walcheren, Holland.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/132.
JOHN, T.R.
Marine
PO/X 114703T
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Dispersed from 41RM Commando February 1946.
Source
41RM Cdo. War Diary 1946 entry in Appx. 'G', admin. instruction 17 'Dispersal of 41RM Commando' 20 Feb 1946.
JOHNSON, Edward
Marine
PO/X 108598
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Edward Johnson died between 6 June 1944 and 7 June 1944 during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Johnson, of Islington, London.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/132.
JOHNSON, George Albert Thomas William
Corporal (Temporary)
PO/X 3191
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Medal (MM)
Corporal George Johnson was awarded the MM for leadership, gallantry and devotion to duty while serving with Royal Marine Commandos in Italy.
JOHNSON, George Leonard
Corporal
PO/X108002
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Marine George Johnson was captured 6 June 1944 during operations in Normandy, France.
Sources
RM Prisoners of War / National Archives file ADM201/111.
JONES, John Thomas
Marine
PLY/X 112140
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine John Jones died during operations in Holland.
KEATING, J.
Marine
PO/X 119134
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association from East Dulwich, London SE22.
Source
Commando Association Lost Legions List 7.
List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA sec and CBF).
KELLY, James Anthony
Acting Temporary Corporal (later Company Sergeant Major)
PO.X.108397
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Mentioned in Despatches
Croix de Guerre (France)
James Anthony Kelly joined the Royal Marines in 1941 later volunteering for Commando service. Posted 41RM Commando 'A' Troop. Served at Sicily, Salerno, Normandy, and Walcheren where he was wounded by enemy shell fire and evacuated to hospital in UK.
KENNEDY, Alexander
Marine
PO/X105922
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Alexander Kennedy died in Italy. He has no known grave. His commando were engaged in operations at Vietri, Salerno.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/133.
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/133.
KNIGHT, Geoffrey Henry
Marine (Temporary Corporal)
PO/X108599
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
2 November 1942 joined 41RM Commando.
September 1943 wounded on '41 Commando Hill' during operations at Salerno, Italy.
Posted missing presumed dead in a telegram to his mother, he was later discovered aboard a US Navy hospital ship.
Posted missing presumed dead in a telegram to his mother, he was later discovered aboard a US Navy hospital ship.
LAKE, Paul, M.
Marine
PO/X112021
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association last known residing Bridgend, Glamorgan.
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 119.
List of RM Commandos provided by RY (Commando Assn. Sec. and CBF).
LASHLEY, A.J.
Sergeant
PO/X 959T
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Dispersed from 41RM Commando February 1946.
Source
41RM Cdo. War Diary 1946 entry in Appx. 'G', admin. instruction 17 'Dispersal of 41RM Commando' 20 Feb 1946.
LEES, James Sykes
Company Sergeant Major
PO/X 1707
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Medal (MM)
Died on war service
Company Sergeant Major James Lees MM, 'B' Troop, died at Heiden Germany from a cerebral haemorrhage sustained in a Jeep accident.
LEES, William
Marine
PO/X 105877
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine William Lees died during operations at Vietre Sul Mare, Salerno, Italy.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/133.
[Image] Manchester Evening News - Thursday 14 October 1943.
LENTON, A.R.
Troop Sergeant Major
PLY/X 2201
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Dispersed from 41RM Commando February 1946.
Source
41RM Cdo. War Diary 1946 entry in Appx. 'G', admin. instruction 17 'Dispersal of 41RM Commando' 20 Feb 1946.
LLOYD, David Clifford
Lieutenant
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant David Lloyd died during operations at Salerno, Italy. Son of Henry Clifford Lloyd and Millicent Lloyd, of Medmenham, Buckinghamshire.
Sources
CWGC.
LOMAX, G.J.
Marine
PLY/X 111464
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Also served in 41RM Commando. Post war member of the Commando Association residing Warrington.
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 119 issued September 2004.
CA List of WW2 RM Commando members.
LOWLES, Eric Henry
Marine
PO/X 111092
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Eric Lowles died during operations at Normandy, France.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/133.
LUMSDEN, Bruce John David (Lt.Col)
Colonel
40RM Commando
41RM Commando
40 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Major Bruce Lumsden was serving in 40 RM Commando in October 1942 [1].
- August 1943 (Acting Lieutenant Colonel) Commanding Officer 41RM Commando [2].
MABILLARD, Peter Ernest
Marine
PO/X101279
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Sources
RM Prisoners of War / National Archives file ADM201/111 and WO392/7.
German Record Cards of British PoW's / National Archives file WO416/242/499.
MALEY, George Jesse
Temporary Sergeant
PLY/X 100034
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Sergeant George Maley received a Mention in Despatches for good service with the 21st Army Group.
Sources
London Gazette 37251, page 4440.
41RM Commando War Diary 11 September 1945.
MASON, J.
Corporal
PLY/X.3510
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association.
Sources
Commando Association Lost Legion List 8 (address shown as Burnley).
Sources
Commando Association Lost Legion List 8 (address shown as Burnley).
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 115 (2002) (address shown as Cornwall)
MASON, W.C.
Lance Corporal
PO/X 115815T
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Dispersed from 41RM Commando February 1946.
Source
41RM Cdo. War Diary 1946 entry in Appx. 'G', admin. instruction 17 'Dispersal of 41RM Commando' 20 Feb 1946.
McCANN, Gerard Joseph
Major
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Major Gerard McCann was killed during operations at Sicily.
McKENNA, Joseph
Corporal
PO/X 111077
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Joseph McKenna died of wounds inflicted during operations in the Waspik sector of the Maas River front. His Commando had been ordered to maintain forward positions on the small island of Kapelsche Veer which lies between the River Maas and the River Oudermaas.
MCKENZIE, Gordon Malachy Crawford
Lieutenant
110297V
41RM Commando
4 Special Service (Commando) Brigade
South African Armoured Corps
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Gordon McKenzie, seconded to the RM Commandos, died during operations at Walcheren, Holland. From June 1944 he had been attached to 41RM Commando.
MCNEILL, James
Lance Corporal
CH/X 112098
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal James McNeill, HQ Troop, died during an enemy air attack on the Commando HQ in Normandy, France.
MILSTEAD, Roland William
Marine
PLY/X107636
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Prisoner of War aged 23.
Sources
RM Prisoners of War / National Archives file ADM201/111 and WO392/7.
German Record Cards of British POWs / National Archives file WO416/257/61 (closed until Jan 2024).
MITCHELL, Raymond
Corporal
CH/X 100937
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association residing Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside. Author of the books 'Commando Despatch Rider' and 'They did what was asked of them'.
Sources
MOORE, Eric Louis Alfred
Colour Sergeant (Acting Temporary RQMS)
CH/X 1045
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant Eric Moore received a Mention in Despatches for good service with the 21st Army Group.
Sources
London Gazette 37251, page 4440.
41RM Commando War Diary 11 September 1945.
MORE, William John
Corporal
CH/X 104447
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association last known residing Currie, Midlothian.
Sources
List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA Sec. and CBF).
Plaque at the Commando Memorial, Scotland.
MORGAN, Thomas
Marine (Acting Temporary Colour Sergeant)
PO/X 4905
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Medal (MM)
Colour Sergeant Thomas Morgan was awarded the MM for leadership, gallantry and devotion to duty while serving with Royal Marine Commandos in Italy.
MOSES, Byron
Marine
PLY/X 103430
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Byron Moses died during operations at Walcheren, Holland.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/134.
MURRAY, Donald Frederick
Lieutenant (later Sir)
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Knight Commander Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
Lieutenant Donald Murray served in 41RM Commando and the RM Holding Commando during WW2. In 1946 he joined the Foreign Office.
- 1962 Head of Chancery, Saigon.
MURRAY, John
Sergeant
PO/X 106800
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant John Murray died during operations at Normandy, France [1][2].
Son of John and Jane Rankine Murray; husband of Agnes Murray, Barrhead, Renfrewshire [1].
MURRAY, William
Acting Temporary Corporal
PO/X 106801
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)
Corporal William Murray was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for outstanding gallantry in Sicily while serving in a Marine Commando, in leading an assault with fixed bayonets against an enemy machine gun post and in carrying the attack through with success in spite of a serious wound in th
MUSGROVE, Leslie
Sergeant
PLY/X 101123
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Medal (MM)
Sergeant Leslie Musgrove was awarded the Military Medal for gallantry, leadership and undaunted devotion to duty during the assault on the Island of Walcheren.
Recommendation
NEWHAM, Percy Robert
Colour Sergeant
PO/X 4908
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Colour Sergeant Percy Newham died during operations at Sicily.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/135.
NEWLAND, W.
Major
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Jan. 1945 - (Major) RM Commando Training Unit
April 1945 - (Major) RM Holding Commando.
April 1945 - (Major) RM Holding Commando.
July 1945 - (Major) RM Holding Commando.
NICHOLSON, Robert Fisher
Marine
PO/X 100815
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Robert Nicholson died at Harefield County Hospital, Middlesex, of wounds inflicted at Walcheren, Holland. Son of Richard Fisher Nicholson and Hannah Nicholson, of Belfast.
NIGHTINGALE, Frank Lewis
Corporal
CH/X 101330
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)
Corporal Frank Nightingale, 'Y' Troop, was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for gallantry during the assault on the island of Walcheren [1][1a].
Recommendation
NUNNEY, Ronald Harry
Marine
PO/X 105243
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Ronald Nunney died during operations at Dragone, Gulf of Salerno, Italy. Son of Robert Henry and Kathleen Mary Nunney, of Shepherd's Bush, London.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/135.
O'BRIEN, Kenneth William John Croft
Marine
CH/X 104568
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Kenneth O'Brien died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action in the valley south of La Molina and the nearby hills close to Vietri. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. O'Brien, of Fallowfield, Manchester.
Sources
OWEN, C.
Troop Sergeant Major
PO/X 2362
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Dispersed from 41RM Commando February 1946.
Source
41RM Cdo. War Diary 1946 entry in Appx. 'G', admin. instruction 17 'Dispersal of 41RM Commando' 20 Feb 1946.
PAGE, Henry
Marine
PO/X 4323
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Henry Page died during operations at Walcheren, Holland. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Page, of Barry Dock, Glamorgan.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths: Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/135.
PALMER, Eric Charles Ernest
Lieutenant Colonel
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Acting Lieutenant Colonel Eric Palmer, Officer Commanding 41RM Commando, was appointed D.S.O.
PARKER, Robert Young
Temporary Corporal
PLY/X 103897
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Corporal Robert Parker received a Mention in Despatches for good service with the 21st Army Group.
Sources
London Gazette 37251, page 4440.
41RM Commando War Diary 11 September 1945.
PARKINSON, John Archibald
Marine
PO/X 113753
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine John Parkinson died during operations at Normandy, France.
Son of Archibald and Ivy Florence Parkinson, of Brighton, Sussex.
PARR, Albert John
Lieutenant
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Albert John Parr died during the period his Commando were engaged in patrolling the Lower Maas. He is recorded on the Naval History website as dying of wounds.
PARSONS, John Farleigh
Captain (later Colonel)
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Military Cross (MC)
Acting Captain John Parsons, 41RM Commando, was awarded the Military Cross in recognition of gallant and distinguished services during operations at Salerno, Italy, on the 17th September 1943 [1].
Recommendation
PEARCE, Patrick Kenneth
Lance Corporal
EX/3107
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Patrick Pearce died in Holland.
PEARSON, John Cameron
Lieutenant
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant John Pearson died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Lt.-Col. and Mrs. G. C. Pearson, of Jordans, Buckinghamshire.
Sources
CWGC.
PEAT, John William
Corporal
PO/X 3475
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal John Peat died during operations at the French coast of Normandy.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives files ADM 104/135.
PECKHAM, Arthur Eric
Marine
CH/X 106979
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association from Shepperton.
Source
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 109 (1999).
List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA sec and CBF).
POPE, William Joshua
Marine
CH/X 107152
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died on active service
Marine William Pope, 'S' troop, from Dagenham, died from head injuries sustained when he fell from a jeep after a training exercise in Holland.
POULTNEY, Ronald
Marine
PLY/X104049
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Ronald Poultney died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Thomas and Esther Elizabeth Poultney, of Leek, Staffordshire.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths: Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/135.
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths: Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/135.
POWELL, Caryll Nicholas Peter
Lieutenant (Acting Captain)
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Temporary Lieutenant Caryll Powell was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for gallantry in the face of heavy odds in landings near Tobruk [1] during Operation Agreement
PRICE, John Arthur William
Marine
PLY/X 111922
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine John Price died in Belgium.
PRICE, Kenneth
Marine
PLY/X 104025
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Kenneth Price died during operations in Sicily.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths: Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/135.
PROCTOR, John Webster
Marine
PO/X 106796
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine John 'Jack' Proctor died during operations at Vietri Sul Mare, Gulf of Salerno, Italy. Son of William and Jessie Daer Proctor, of Kirksyde Avenue, Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire.
Sources
CWGC.
CWGC.
PRYOR, Frederick William
Sergeant
CH/X 104490
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Medal (MM)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Frederick Pryor, M.M., died on board HMCS Algonquin during operations at Normandy, France. He was awarded the Military Medal for leadership, gallantry and devotion to duty while serving with Royal Marine Commandos in Italy.
RAGAN, J.H.
Corporal
PO.X 106921
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
1945 Corporal Ragan obtained the result "Outstanding" on completion of No.4 Physical Training Course.
Sources
41RM Commando War Diary entry 6 October 1945 (Unit location Recklinghausen).
RATCLIFF, Kenneth Leslie
Marine
PLY/X 103381
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died on active service
Marine Kenneth Ratcliff fromBearwood, Smethwick Staffordshire, drowned during operations at the River Maas.
RAYNER, Arthur George Alfred
Marine
CH/X 104625
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Arthur Rayner died during operations at Capa Passero, Sicily.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths: Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/136.
READ, John William
Marine
CH/X 107158
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine John Read died during operations at Walcheren Island, Holland. Son of Samuel and Florence Mary Read, of Northfleet, Kent; husband of Gertrude Mary Read, of Northfleet.
READER, Ronald
Marine
PO/X 111108
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Ronald Reader died during operations in Italy, this date being that of the action in the valley south of La Molina and the nearby hills close to Vietri, Salerno. Son of Arthur and Sarah Reader, of Bolton, Lancashire.
REID, William
Marine (Acting Temporary Colour Sergeant)
PO/X 100232
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Medal (MM)
Colour Sergeant William Reed was awarded the MM for leadership, gallantry and devotion to duty while serving with Royal Marine Commandos in Italy.
REYNOLDS, Frederick Arthur
Marine
PO/X 120294
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Frederick Reynolds died during operations at Normandy, France.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/136.
RIDSDALE, James William
Private
41RM Commando
Private James Ridsdale served with 41RM Commando. Post war member of the Commando Association from Thirsk, Yorkshire.
Sources
Commando Association Lost Legion List 10 and Newsletter 120.
ROBERTSON, John Burt
Marine
PO/X 105905
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine John Robertson died at Ostend Belgium. His Commando were engaged in operations at Westkapelle, Walcheren.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives files ADM 104/136.
ROBINSON, George Thomas
Lance Corporal
PO/X 108029
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal George Robinson died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette). Son of George Butler Robinson and Ellen Louisa Robinson.
ROBINSON, John
Marine
PO/X 105512
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine John Robinson died during operations at Santa Maria, Gulf of Salerno, Italy. Son of John and Anne Robinson, of Salford, Lancashire; nephew of Mrs. M. McCormick, of Salford.
Sources
[1] CWGC.
[1] CWGC.
ROBINSON, Peter Dennis
Lieutenant
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Peter Robinson died during operations at Normandy.
ROGERS, Joseph
Marine
PLY/X 103833
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Joseph Rogers died during operations at Normandy.
ROGERS, L.A.
Sergeant
PO/X 4544
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Dispersed from 41RM Commando February 1946.
Source
41RM Cdo. War Diary 1946 entry in Appx. 'G', admin. instruction 17 'Dispersal of 41RM Commando' 20 Feb 1946.
ROLFE, A.E.
Marine
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association last known residing London W2.
Sources
Commando Association Lost Legion List 10.
ROTHWELL, Thomas Frank
Marine
CH/X106256
RM 10386
41RM Commando
42 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Marine Thomas Rothwell joined the Royal Marines in 1941 and later served with 41RM Commando. He was seriously wounded and taken prisoner of war during operations at Salerno Italy on 18 September 1943. He served from 21 October 1941 until 23 May 1946 Class A Release.
RUSH, Arthur Edwin
Sergeant
PO/X 2420
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Arthur Rush died during operations at Normandy.
SALES, E.A.D.
Marine
Ch/X108089
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association last known residing Luton, Bedfordshire.
Sources
Commando Association Lost Legion List 10.
List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA Sec and CBF).
SANDERS, Donald Harold William
Lieutenant Colonel
48RM Commando
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Mentioned in Despatches
June 1944 (Major) Second in Command of 48RM Commando at Normandy and in November at Walcheren. Mentioned in Despatches for gallant and distinguished service in North West Europe. 17 September 1945 (Lieutenant Colonel) joined and assumed command of 41RM Commando.
SCOTT, Lawrence Richard
Lieutenant
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Lawrence Scott died during operations at Salerno, this date being that of the action in the valley south of La Molina and the nearby hills close to Vietri. Son of Charles Purvis Scott and of Charlotte Scott (nee Vincent).
SCOTT, William Cameron
Marine
PO/X 106813
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine William Scott died during operations at Salerno, this date being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle*. Son of Andrew Scott, and of Margaret Scott, of Dundee; husband of Margaret Stunnock Scott, of Dundee.
SEARLEY, W.A.
Marine
PO/X 117218T
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Dispersed from 41RM Commando February 1946.
Source
41RM Cdo. War Diary 1946 entry in Appx. 'G', admin. instruction 17 'Dispersal of 41RM Commando' 20 Feb 1946.
SEYMOUR, R.
Marine
CH/X115333
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association last known residing Leamington Spa.
Sources
Commando Association Lost Legion List 10.
List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA Sec and CBF).
SHANNON, Christopher James
Marine
PLY/X 104032
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Christopher Shannon died during operations at Salerno, this date being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette). Son of Violet May Shannon, of Town Hill, Swansea.
Sources
SHEPHERD, George
Marine
PO/X 109394
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine George Shepherd died during the period his Commando were engaged in patrolling the Lower Maas.
SIMMS, George
Marine
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
SLOLEY, Basil James Britton
Temporary Lieutenant (Acting Temporary Captain)
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Captain Basil Sloley received a Mention in Despatches for gallant and distinguished service in North West Europe.
Sources
London Gazette 37464, page 910.
41RM Commando War Diary entry 19 February 1946.
SMITH, Charles Edward
Corporal
CH/X 105869
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Charles Smith died during operations at Walcheren Island, Holland.
Sources
[1] CWGC.
[2] Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/137.
SMITH, Henry Defriez
Lance Corporal
PO/X111098
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Henry Smith died during operations at Salerno, Italy. He has no known grave. Son of Charles and Eleanor Smith, of Leytonstone, Essex; husband of Joyce Smith. of Leytonstone.
Sources
CWGC
SMITH, John
Marine
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association from Otford, Kent.
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 112 (2001).
SMITH, John Alexander
Marine
PO/X 111109
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine John Alexander Smith from Londonderry, died at Rennes, France.
Extract from the Londonderry Sentinel Saturday 26 August 1944
SMITH, Reginald
Marine
PO/X 116673
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Reginald Smith died during operations at Walcheren, Holland. Son of Arthur Owen Smith and Bessie Elizabeth Smith, of Kingsley, Northampton.
Sources
CWGC
CWGC
SMITH, Robert
Marine
No 10 Commando
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association residing in The Netherlands.
[Source: Commando Association newsletter 59].
SPAWFORTH, Herbert
Corporal
PO/X 3222
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Herbert Spawforth died during operations at Normandy, France.
Sources
CWGC
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/137.
Records of Births registered in Wakefield Oct/Nov/Dec. 1920.
SPENCE, Ernest
Marine
PLY/X 103991
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Ernest Spence died during operations at Normandy, France.
Sources
CWGC
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/137.
STALKER, Hugh Henry
Sergeant
PO/X 3238
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Hugh Stalker died in Holland. At the time of his death his Commando were engaged in patrolling the Lower Maas.
Sources
CWGC
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/137.
STEVENS, Terence Morton Patrick
Acting Captain (later Lieutenant Colonel)
41RM Commando
45 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Military Cross (MC)
Acting Captain Terence Morton Patrick Stevens, 41RM Commando, was awarded the Military Cross for gallant and distinguished services while operating with the Army during the successful landings in Normandy. [1]
Recommendation
STILES, Arthur
Marine
CH/X 104614
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Arthur Stiles was reported missing presumed died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action on the hills near the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette). He has no known grave. Son of Henry W. Stiles and Lucy Stiles, of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.
STOKELL, Charles Leslie
Corporal (Temporary WO2)(Company Sergeant Major)
CH/X 2754
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Medal (MM)
Company Sergeant Major Charles Leslie Stokell was awarded the MM for gallantry, leadership and undaunted devotion to duty during the assault on the Island of Walcheren.
STOTT, Ronald Martin
Captain
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Ronald Stott died during operations at Salerno, Italy. He has no known grave. Son of Ronald and Elsie Stott, of Greenfield, Yorkshire.
Sources
CWGC.
STRADLING, Robert Fettes
Sergeant
EX/3351
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Robert Stradling died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette). He received a posthumous Mention in Despatches for outstanding service whilst operating with the allied armies in Italy.
STRATFORD, Henry Ernest
Temporary Lieutenant, Acting Temporary Captain
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Cross (MC)
Captain Henry Stratford, 'X' Troop, was awarded the Military Cross for gallant and distinguished service during operations at the Pachino Peninsula, Sicily, on 10 July 1943.
Sources
London Gazette 36229, page 4812.
STREAMS, Albert Edward
Marine
PLY/X 21038
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Albert Medal (AM)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Albert Streams, A.M., died during operations at Sicily.
STREDWICK, Ernest Henry
Sergeant
CH/22836
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died on war service
Died in the UK
Sergeant Ernest Stredwickdied of natural causes.
[Source: " A Register of Royal Marines War Deaths 1939-1945".]
STRINGER, Eric
Acting Corporal
CH/X 104430
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Medal (MM)
Corporal Eric Stringer was awarded the MM for leadership, gallantry and devotion to duty while serving with Royal Marine Commandos in Italy.
STURGIS, John Russell
Lieutenant (Acting Captain) later Major
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Cross (MC)
Mentioned in Despatches
Acting Captain John Sturgis, 'B' Troop, was awarded the Military Cross in recognition of bravery, skill and devotion to duty whilst serving with the Allied Forces during the campaign in the Low Countries, over a period from January to April, 1945 [1].
SUMMERS, Kenneth
Marine
CH/X 110147
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Kenneth Summers died during operations at Normandy, France.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/137.
SWAN, G.S.
Troop Sergeant Major
PO/X 3273
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Dispersed from 41RM Commando February 1946.
Source
41RM Cdo. War Diary 1946 entry in Appx. 'G', admin. instruction 17 'Dispersal of 41RM Commando' 20 Feb 1946.
SWINDALE, Hugh Thomas William Burn
Marine
PLY/X 111113
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Hugh Swindale died during operations at Normandy, France.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/137.
TAAFFE, William
Marine
PLY/X 103178
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine William Taaffe died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette). Son of George and May Taaffe, of Preston, Lancashire; husband of Nora Taaffe.
TALBOT, Reginald
Acting Sergeant
PLY/X.3847
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Sergeant Reginald Talbot was wounded during operations in Normandy, France.
TANSWELL, John William
Corporal (Acting Temporary Company Sergeant Major)
PLY/X.3849
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Medal (MM)
Acting Company Sergeant Major John Tanswell was awarded the Military Medal for gallant and distinguished services during operations at Normandy and Walcheren.
Recommendation
TAPLIN, John Aubrey
Acting Brigadier
41RM Commando
40 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Croix de Guerre (France)
Captain John Taplin was appointed M.B.E. (Military Division) in Her Majesty's Birthday Honours dated 31 May 1956 [1].
- December 1942 (Acting Temporary Captain) Adjutant of 41RM Commando [2].
TAYLOR, Ernest
Marine
PLY/X 2460
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Ernest Taylor, 'A' Troop, died of wounds during a small raid across the River Mass to the German held north bank of the river. 41RM Commando had been tasked with patrolling a large stretch of the river between the Island of Schouwen and Geertruidenberg.
THOM, David, T.
Sergeant
41RM Commando
46RM Commando
Post war member of the Commando Association from Newmarket.
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 120.
THOMSON, Hugh
Lance Corporal
PO/X106815
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Hugh Thomson died during operations at Salerno, this date being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette). Son of Thomas and Grace Thomson; husband of Margaret Thomson, of Dundee [1][2].
THWAITES, Henry
Marine
CH/X 114394
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Henry Thwaites died during operations at Beuzeville, France. Originally buried in Beuzeville before being re-interred on 17 October 1945 at Ranville War Cemetery. Son of Thomas Richard and Sophia Ellen Thwaites, of Battersea, London.
THWAYTES, John William
Lance Corporal
7367051.
41RM Commando
Royal Army Medical Corps
Military Medal (MM)
Lance Corporal John Thwaytes was awarded the MM in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Normandy.
TIERNEY, Norman
Regimental Sergeant Major
PO/22609
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Regimental Sergeant Major Norman Tierney died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action in the valley south of La Molina and the nearby hills close to Vietri. He has no known grave.
TILNEY, Walter Ernest
Marine (Acting Temporary Sergeant)
PO/X 108009
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Medal (MM)
Sergeant Walter Tilney was awarded the MM for leadership, gallantry and devotion to duty while serving with Royal Marine Commandos in Italy.
TONER, Peter
Marine
PO/X 105899
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Peter Toner died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette). He has no known grave. Peter Toner of Portland Gardens, Liverpool, 5, was a former pupil of St. Bridget's School.
TRAVERS, Colin, H.
Regimental Sergeant Major
PLY/X 1936
48RM Commando
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Regimental Sergeant Major, 48RM Commando, Mentioned in Despatches (France).
Regimental Sergeant Major of 48RM Commando at Walcheren.
Last Regimental Sergeant Major of 41RM Commando.
Sources
TROLLEY, Philip John Weston
Marine
PO/X 121657
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Philip Trolley died during operations at Normandy, France.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/138.
TWIGGER, James Thomas
Colour Sergeant
PLY/X972
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Colour Sergeant James Twigger was reported missing presumed died during operations at Salerno, Italy. He has no known grave. Husband of M. M. Twigger, of Emsworth, Hampshire.
Mentioned in Despatches for distinguished service in Sicily.
Sources
UTTON, Stanley
Marine
CH/X106623
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Stanley Utton died during operations in NW Europe.
VICKERS, Alfred Nathaniel
Marine
PLY/X 104582
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Alfred Vickers died during operations at Sicily.
WALLIS, John Charles
Temporary Chaplain
41RM Commando
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
Reverend John Charles Wallis, BA, attached to 41RM Commando, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for great courage and fortitude in tending the wounded and bringing in casualties during the operations at Salerno, Italy September 1943.
WASSALL, George
Marine
PLY/X 110255
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine George Wassall of 34 Pendrill Street, Neath, was reported missing presumed died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette). He has no known grave.
Sources
WELHAM, Ernest Charles
Marine
CH/X 109092
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Ernest Welham died during operations on D Day at Normandy.
WESTON, Frederick Leslie, S.
Colour Sergeant
PLY/X3239
41RM Commando
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association residing Tadley, Basingstoke.
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 101 (1995).
List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA Sec and CBF).
WHITE, Ernest George
Marine
CH/X115681
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Ernest White died during operations at Normandy, France.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/138.
WHITEHOUSE, John Henry
Corporal
PO/X108013
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Corporal John Whitehouse was captured on 6 June 1944 at Lion sur Mer, Normandy.
Sources
RM Prisoners of War / National Archives file ADM201/111 and WO392/7.
WHITMAN, Edward Thomas John
Marine
PLY/X 109373
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Edward Whitman died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action in the valley south of La Molina and the nearby hills close to Vietri. Son of Edward Thomas Whitman and Mary Ann Whitman, of Hoxton, London.
Sources
WIGHTMAN, Frederick Gordon
Corporal
PO/X 103557
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Frederick Wightman, a Signaller, was killed during an enemy air attack on the Commando HQ.
WILD, R.
Company Sergeant Major
CH/X114473
41RM Commando
46RM Commando
Royal Marines
Sources
List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA Sec and CBF).
WILKINSON, Anthony Douglas
Temporary Lieutenant (Acting Temporary Captain)
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Cross (MC)
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Captain Anthony Wilkinson was awarded the Military Cross for leadership, gallantry and devotion to duty in Italy on 13 September 1943 [1][2]
WILKINSON, Raymond Desmond
Marine
PO/X 103947
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Raymond Wilkinson died during operations at Salerno, this date being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette). Son of Daniel Broadhurst Wilkinson and Alice Madaline Wilkinson, of Wallasey, Cheshire.
WILLIAMS, David
Marine
PLY/X 104882
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died on active service
Marine David Williams drowned during operations at the River Maas.
WILLIAMS, James, B.
Lieutenant (later Captain)
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
August 1943 Signals Officer, 43RM Commando.
October 1944 Troop Officer, Special Service Group Signals.
Post war member of the Commando Association from Cardiff. They record final rank attained as Captain.
Sources
Sources
WILLIAMSON, Edward
Marine
30 Commando Assault Unit
Royal Marines
Post war member of the Commando Association from Thornaby, Teeside.
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 102 (1996).
WITHER, Russell John
Sergeant (Acting Colour Sergeant)
CH/X 2244
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Medal (MM)
Acting Colour Sergeant Russell Wither was awarded the Military Medal for gallant and distinguished service while operating with the Army during the successful landings in Normandy. Post war member of the Commando Association residing Troon, Ayrshire.
WOOD, James Herbert
Marine
PLY/X 3377
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Medal (MM)
Marine James Wood, 48RM Commando, was awarded the Military Medal for gallant and distinguished service in North West Europe from D Day onwards. Dispersed from 41RM Commando in 1946.
WOOD, Norman Peter
Temporary Captain (Acting Major)
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Cross (MC)
Major Norman Wood was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry, leadership and undaunted devotion to duty during the assault on the Island of Walcheren.
WRAY, Peter Francis Hugh
Lieutenant
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Peter Wray died during operations at Salerno, this date being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette). Mentioned in Despatches for distinguished service in Sicily. Son of Leslie Hugh and Margery Wray, of East Molesey, Surrey.
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