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Displaying 1 - 93 of 93BAILEY, Lionel James
Private
6297835
No 4 Commando
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Lionel Bailey, 'C' troop, died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of James Thomas Bailey and Pansy Gladys Vivian Bailey, of Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire.
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/77.
BALL, Joseph
Fusilier
6016394
No 4 Commando
Royal Irish Fusiliers
Died on war service
Fusilier Joseph Ball was shot and killed in circumstances that remain to this day somewhat lacking of any detailed account. It is thought that the fatal shot was fired by a patrol of the Dutch Navy. The Casualty Lists show 'Died Result of Accident".
BARRASS, Nicholas William
Lieutenant
14253337 and 295395
No 4 Commando
Royal Artillery
Bradford City Police
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Nicholas Barrass died during operations in Holland. Whilst engaged in a house clearance at Flushing he was killed by a sniper who fired from an adjacent building. Son of Nicholas William and Elizabeth Rutherford Barrass, of Felling, Gateshead, Co. Durham.
BENNETT, Hector Allan
Private
6297280
No 4 Commando
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Hector Bennett died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of David Allan Bennett and Esther Alicia Bennett, of Forest Hill, London.
BISHOP, John
Lance Corporal
5674696
No 4 Commando
Somerset Light Infantry
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal John Bishop died during operations at Dieppe, France. He has no known grave. Son of John J. Bishop and Frances Bishop, of Shoreditch, London.
Sources
CWGC.
BORGMAN, Robert Bernard John
Lance Corporal
7911119
No 4 Commando
Royal Armoured Corps
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Robert Borgman was reported missing 28 March 1942 after Operation Chariot at St. Nazaire, later presumed killed in action at sea. He embarked for the raid on motor launch ML 268 and has no known grave.
BURKITT, Frederick
Private
4985218
No 4 Commando
Sherwood Forresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Frederick Burkitt was killed in action during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Fredrick and Janet Burkitt, of Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
Sources
CWGC.
BURNESS, Michael Frederick
Lieutenant
73154
No 4 Commando
Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Michael Burness died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of James Frederick William and Winifred Burness, of Denham, Buckinghamshire; husband of Mary Margaret Burness, of Southsea, Hampshire.
BURY, Frank James Lindsay
Lieutenant
85925
No 4 Commando
Royal Norfolk Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Frank Bury was killed in action during operations at Normandy. A former pupil of Eton school and studied at Trinity College. Son of Lindsay Edward and Frances Katherine Malebrose Bury; husband of Diana Mary Bury, of Millichope Park, Shropshire.
CAWTHRAY, Eric
Trooper
14555554
No 4 Commando
Royal Armoured Corps
Killed in action or died of wounds
Trooper Eric Cawthray died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of George Alfred Cawthray, and of Annie Cawthray, of Bradford, Yorkshire.
Sources
CWGC.
CHITTY, John Albert
Lance Sergeant
6850530
No 4 Commando
King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died on war service
Died in the UK
Lance Sergeant John Chitty, 'C' troop, died in a training accident during Exercise Brandyball near Zennor, St Ives, Cornwall, an area known as The Brandys. A veteran of the Dieppe raid in 1942 he has no known grave.
CLARKE, Patrick Joseph
Fusilier
6482285
No 4 Commando
Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
Metropolitan Police (War Reserve)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Fusilier Patrick Clarke was killed in action during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Daniel and Mary Clarke, of Newry, Co. Down, Northern Ireland; husband of Irene Margaret Clarke, of Newry.
COLLINS, George
Fusilier
14553944
No 4 Commando
Lancashire Fusiliers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Fusilier George Collins died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of George and Hilda Collins, of Benwell, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Sources
CWGC.
COOK, John Barrington
Rifleman
6849965
No 4 Commando
King's Royal Rifle Corps
Killed in action or died of wounds
Rifleman John Cook died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of John Thomas Cook and Rose Beatrice Cook; husband of Grace Dorothy Cook, of Ilford, Essex.
Sources
CWGC.
COULSON, Garnett
Sapper
1881715
No 4 Commando
Royal Engineers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sapper Garnett Coulson was reported missing 28 March 1942 after Operation Chariot at St Nazaire, later presumed killed in action at sea. He embarked for the raid on ML 268 and has no known grave. Son of Garnett and Faith Coulson, of Romford, Essex.
Service
COX, Frederick Ernest
Trooper
6918671
No 4 Commando
Royal Armoured Corps
Killed in action or died of wounds
Trooper Frederick Cox from Edmonton Middlesex was killed in action in the orchard at Oger, Normandy. Son of William and Helen Cox; husband of Dorothy Lily Cox; father of Brian Cox.
Sources
CWGC.
CRAIG, George McKinlay
Rifleman
3248703
No 4 Commando
Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Rifleman George Craig, a veteran of the Dieppe raid, died of wounds sustained at Normandy, France. He was the son of Thomas W. Craig and Annabella McKinley Craig; and husband of Margaret Paterson Craig, of Troon. Ayrshire.
DONKIN, Henry
Private
3649481
No 4 Commando
South Lancashire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Henry Donkin, 'F' troop, a veteran of Dunkirk, was shot and killed whilst engaging the enemy during operations at Flushing, Holland. Son of Henry and Hannah Donkin; husband of Annie Donkin, of Stainforth, Yorkshire.
ELMS, Frank
Second Lieutenant
304633
No 4 Commando
Northamptonshire Regiment
Northampton Borough Police
Killed in action or died of wounds
Second Lieutenant Frank Elms died during operations at Normandy, France.
A serving Police Officer in Northampton he volunteered for the Armed Forces in 1941 serving in the Royal Air Force before joining the Commandos.
FARNESE, Orlando Raffaele
Private
7365489
No 4 Commando
Royal Army Medical Corps
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Orlando Farnese died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Ercole and Trofimena Farnese, of Stepney, London.
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/77.
FRASER, George
Lance Sergeant
405825
No 4 Commando
Lovat Scouts
Military Medal (MM)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Sergeant George Fraser MM, 'A' troop, was killed in action during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Duncan and Annie Fraser, of Beauly, Inverness-shire [1][2].
Award Recommendation
GARTHWAITE, William Owen
Private
3854009
No 4 Commando
The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private William Garthwaite, 'C' troop, was killed in action during operations at Dieppe, France. Son of William Thomas Garthwaite and Sarah Jane Garthwaite, of Ackworth, Yorkshire, England; husband of Doris Ann Garthwaite, of Ackworth.
Sources
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GILLON, Douglas
Private
14656477
No 4 Commando
King's Own Scottish Borderers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Douglas Gillon died during operations in the Netherlands. Son of Michael and Annie Gillon, of Dumfries.
Sources
CWGC.
GOFF, Samuel Watson
Private
5111581
No 4 Commando
Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Samuel Goff, 'C' troop, a veteran of the Dieppe raid, died of wounds during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Samuel Goff, and of Elizabeth Goff, of Walsgrave, Warwickshire.
GOOCH, Frederick Maurice
Private
6145770
No 4 Commando
East Surrey Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Frederick Gooch died during operations at Dieppe, France. Son of Alfred Maurice and Olive Gooch; husband of Hilda Florence Gooch, of Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey, England.
Sources
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GROOM, James George
Private
5344268
No 4 Commando
Royal Berkshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private James Groom was killed in action during operations at Normandy. Son of John James Groom and Amelia Groom, of Tottenham, Middlesex.
Sources
CWGC
GULVIN, Peter James
Private
6216253
No 4 Commando
Middlesex Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Peter Gulvin died of wounds sustained during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Albert Edward and Winifred Agnes Gulvin, of Hackney, London.
HAIG-THOMAS, David
Lieutenant
120492
No 4 Commando
No 14 Commando
Royal Army Service Corps
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant David Haig-Thomas, No. 4 Commando 'C' troop, was initially reported missing believed killed during operations at Normandy, later confirmed to have been killed in action.
HARVEY, William Young
Gunner
837194
No 4 Commando
Royal Artillery
Killed in action or died of wounds
Gunner Bill Harvey was killed by enemy machine gun fire during commando operations at Flushing, Holland. Son of Mr and Mrs Stanley Harvey, husband of Margaret and father of Bill.
HECKMAN, Edward Percy Henry
Lance Corporal
5344513
No 4 Commando
Royal Berkshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Edward Heckman died during operations at Dieppe, France. Son of Sydney Edward and Lilian May Heckman, of Reading, Berkshire, England; husband of Nancy Georgina Heckman, of Caversham, Reading.
Sources
CWGC.
HELLYER, Kenneth George
Private
6296547
No 4 Commando
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Died on war service
Died in the UK
Private Kenneth Hellyer died in a training exercise accident. Son of John and Ethel May Hellyer, of Carshalton.
HILL, Edward Arthur
Gunner
1440112
No 4 Commando
Royal Artillery
Gunner Edward Hill from Coventry was shot and killed during operations at Flushing, Holland. Son of Joseph and Lizzie Hill.
Sources
CWGC.
HINDE, Albert Leslie
Bombardier
800268
No 4 Commando
Royal Artillery
Died on war service
Died in the UK
Bombardier Albert Hinde from Sheffield died as a result of an accident in Scotland. Son of Albert and Mabel Hinde of Burngreave, Sheffield.
HOODLESS, Donald Samuel
Lance Corporal
6478881
No 4 Commando
Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
Died on war service
Lance Corporal Donald Hoodless, 'C' troop, died during a training accident during Exercise Brandyball near Zennor, St Ives, Cornwall, an area known as The Brandys. A veteran of the Dieppe raid in 1942 he has no known grave.
HOOPER, Owen Gerrard
Private
6297771
No 4 Commando
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Owen Hooper died of wounds during operations at Flushing, Holland.
HUGHES, Walter James Frederick
Corporal
6027269
No 4 Commando
Essex Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Walter Hughes, 'D' Troop, was killed in action during operations in Normandy, France. Son of Walter Edward and Edith Margaret Hughes, of Ingatestone, Essex.
Sources
CWGC.
HUTCHINSON, David
Private
14591854
No 4 Commando
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private David Hutchinson died during operations at L'Epine, France. Son of Wilfred Robert and Nellie Hutchinson, of Hitchin, Hertfordshire.
Sources
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HUTCHISON, Edward Alexander Jackson Clark
Private
14766685
No 4 Commando
Kings Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)
Died on war service
Private Edward Hutchison, 8 Troop, No 1 section, B sub section, was accidentally killed during operations in Western Europe.
Sources
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IVES, Albert Frank
Private
6104683
No 4 Commando
The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Albert Ives died of wounds received on 8 June 1944 during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Arthur Percival and Ethel Ives; husband of Phyllis Joan Ives, of Falmouth.
JENNINGS, Harold Charles Henry
Private
6213673
No 4 Commando
Middlesex Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Harold Jennings died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of John Edward and Winifred Jane Jennings, of Seven Kings, Ilford, Essex.
Sources
CWGC.
KEENAN, James
Lance Corporal
7012717
No 4 Commando
Royal Ulster Rifles
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal James Keenan died during operations at Dieppe, France. Son of James and Annie Keenan; husband of Jeanie Jess Keenan, of Troon.
Sources
CWGC.
KNIGHT, John Henry
Private
6216169
No 4 Commando
Durham Light Infantry
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private John Knight died of wounds during operations at Normandy, France.
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/77 and WO417/78..
LAING, David
Sergeant
2765791
No 4 Commando
Black Watch
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant David Laing, 'E' troop, a veteran of the Dieppe raid, died during operations at Normandy. Son of David and Ann Laing, of Almondbank, Perthshire.
Extract from the Dundee Courier 03 July 1944
Perth Footballer Killed.
LAUX, Pierre
Private
13807764
No 4 Commando
Devonshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Pierre Laux died of wounds during operations at Flushing, Holland. Husband of Hilda Laux, of Astley Bridge, Lancashire.
Extract from a report after the operation.
3 Troop, page 24.
LLOYD, Frank
Lance Sergeant
2621383
No 4 Commando
Grenadier Guards
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Sergeant Frank Lloyd was reported wounded and missing at Normandy, France, later presumed died of wounds. He has no known grave. Son of Mr. and Mrs. I. Lloyd; husband of Marian Lloyd, of Bolton, Lancashire.
Sources
MACDONALD, John Alexander
Lieutenant
151548
No 4 Commando
Royal Armoured Corps (1st Royal Dragoons)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant John Macdonald, 'F' Troop, was reported wounded and missing 19 August 1942 during operations at Dieppe, later presumed killed in action. He has no known grave. Son of Maj. John Alexander MacDonald, O.B.E., and Mary Catherine MacDonald, of Ringwould, Kent.
MACKENZIE, Alistair Campbell
Lieutenant
90787
No 4 Commando
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Died on war service
Died in the UK
Lieutenant Alistair Mackenzie died as a result of an accident at Troon. Son of Donald William and Margaret Mackenzie, of Aberdeen.
MASKELL, Frederick George
Corporal
5779774
No 4 Commando
Royal Norfolk Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Frederick Maskell died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Frederick George and Hannah Maskell; husband of Florence Emily Maskell, of Bow, London.
Sources
CWGC.
MAULE, Stanley
Corporal
2075115
No 4 Commando
Royal Engineers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Stanley Maule died during operations at Normandy, France. Husband of Mrs Mary Maule of Troon, Ayrshire; youngest son of the late James and Suzannah Maule; brother of Mr. J. Maule from Newcastle.
Sources
MAYBURY, John
Corporal
2621526
No 4 Commando
Grenadier Guards
Corporal John Maybury, 2 troop, was shot and killed during Operations Intemperate 1 and 2, against the German occupied island of Schouwen, Holland [1][2][3].
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June 1944 (Lance Corporal) (No.4 Commando) wounded at Normandy [4].
McGANN, Stanley
Private
3653925
No 4 Commando
South Lancashire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Stanley McGann died of wounds received during operations at Dieppe, France. Son of Thomas and Ethel McGann, of Branston.
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/49.
MERCER, Duncan Thompson
Lance Corporal
3773037
No 4 Commando
The King's Regiment (Liverpool)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Duncan Mercer died of wounds during operations at Dieppe, France.
He has no known grave. Son of William Alexander Mercer and Jane Gibson Mercer, of Maghull, Lancashire.
Sources
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MEREDITH, William Gordon
Private
14403218
No 4 Commando
Welch Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private William Meredith died during operations at Normandy.
MILLS, Alexander
Lance Corporal
3777204
No 4 Commando
South Lancashire Regiment
Lance Corporal Alexander Mills was reported wounded and missing on 19 August 1942 during operations at Dieppe, France, later confirmed killed in action. Son of Edward and Cecellia Mills, of Liverpool, England.
MOSS, John
Served as :
TAYLOR, John
Lance Corporal
3850897
No 4 Commando
The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal John Moss, serving under the alias of Taylor, was reported wounded and missing 19 August 1942 during operations at Dieppe, France, later presumed killed in action. Husband of Florence May Moss, of Welling, Kent.
Sources
MULLEN, Brian Joseph
Lance Corporal
2075499
No 4 Commando
Royal Engineers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Brian Mullen died of wounds during operations at Normandy. A talented artist and photographer LCpl Mullen had previously taken part in the Lofoten and Dieppe raids. Son of Patrick Joseph and Elsie Maud Mullen; husband of Janet Edith Mullen, of Matlock Bath, Derbyshire.
MUNNS, Leonard Cyril
Lance Corporal
14241771
No 4 Commando
Leicestershire Regiment
Leicester City Police
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Leonard Munns died during operations at Normandy, France.
MYNHEER, Frederick Robert Charles
Lance Corporal
14241865
No 4 Commando
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
High Wycombe Borough Police
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Frederick Mynheer was reported missing 20 June 1944 presumed killed in action Normandy, France. He has no known grave.
Son of William Harold and Esther Mynheer, of Gillingham, Kent.
NOTMAN, John
Private
3189059
No 4 Commando
King's Own Scottish Borderers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private John Notman died during operations at Le Hauger, Normandy.
Extract from the Dumfries and Galloway Standard
ONG, Robert William
Private
5835286
No 4 Commando
Suffolk Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Robert Ong died during operations at Normandy, France.
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/78.
[Image] His granddaughter Helen.
ORCHIN, Stanley Frederick
Lance Corporal
6145620
No 4 Commando
East Surrey Regiment
Died on war service
Died in the UK
Lance Corporal Stanley Orchin died in a training exercise accident. Son of Arthur and Laura Orchin; husband of Winifred May Orchin, of Lambourn, Berkshire.
Extract from the book 'It Had To Be Tough' author Maj. James Dunning
OVENDEN, Roderick Joseph
Lance Corporal
14241749
No 4 Commando
King's Royal Rifle Corps
Metropolitan Police
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Roderick Ovenden, 'F' troop, died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Eric and Florence Ovenden; husband of Gladys Catherine Ovenden, of Paddington, London.
PALMER, Victor James
Private
5733943
No 4 Commando
Dorsetshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Victor Palmer was killed in action during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Palmer; nephew and ward of Mrs. L. Joyner, of Hall Green, Birmingham.
Sources
CWGC.
PARK, John
Sergeant
3709917
No 4 Commando
SBS
Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Sergeant John Park, a veteran of the 1942 Dieppe raid whilst attached to No.4 Commando, was reported missing 25 December 1943, later reported killed in action during the Hardtack 11 raid at Gravelines on the French coast.
PASQUALE, Joseph
Lance Corporal
7359503
No 4 Commando
Royal Army Medical Corps
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Joseph Pasquale died when a mortar shell exploded near him at Normandy. Son of Joseph and Winifred Pasquale from Liverpool; husband of Jean Marion Lucille Pasquale, of Lewes, Sussex. Also commemorated on the family headstone in Ford Cemetery, Liverpool.
PATMORE, William
Private
6352136
No 4 Commando
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private William Patmore was killed in action during operations at Normandy, France.
Son of David Patmore, and of Bessie A. Patmore, of Hammersmith, London.
Son of David Patmore, and of Bessie A. Patmore, of Hammersmith, London.
Sources
CWGC
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/77.
CWGC
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/77.
PENNINGTON, Harold Hammond
Captain
130871
2192204
No 4 Commando
Hampshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Harold Pennington was reported missing 28 March 1942 after Operation Chariot at St Nazaire, later confirmed killed in action. He had embarked for the raid on motor launch ML 268.
B.A. (Oxon.), Kitchener Scholar, and Rugby Football Blue (1937).
PETTIWARD, Roger Gamelyn
Captain
120922
No 4 Commando
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Roger Pettiward, 'F' troop, died during operations at Dieppe, France. Son of Charles and Eliza Mary Pettiward; husband of Diana Pettiward, of Long Handborough, Oxfordshire.
RIDLAND, Ian Robert Manson
Private
3059929
No 4 Commando
Royal Scots
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Ian Ridland died of wounds during operations at Normandy, France. Son of John Robert Manson Ridland and Catherine Phillips Ridland, of Edinburgh.
Sources
CWGC.
SADLER, William Jack
Private
14416797
No 4 Commando
Gloucestershire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private William Sadler died in the UK of wounds received during operations at Normandy. Son of William James Sadler and Margaret Sadler, of Preston, Paignton.
Sources
CWGC
SHAW, Frank
Gunner
1794179
No 4 Commando
Royal Artillery
Killed in action or died of wounds
Gunner Frank Shaw, 'C' troop, died during operations at Normandy, France.
Sources
CWGC.
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SIBLEY, James Sydney
Trooper
14255046
No 4 Commando
Royal Armoured Corps
Killed in action or died of wounds
Trooper James Sibley died during operations at Normandy, France.
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/97.
SIEVEWRIGHT, John
Private
2826283
No 4 Commando
Seaforth Highlanders
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private John Sievewright, 'C' Troop, was killed in action during operations at Normandy.
Son of William and Allison Sievewright, of Baillieston, Lanarkshire.
He died after volunteering to go forward to assist his seriously injured troop officer Captain Style.
SKINGLEY, Sidney
Private
6103113
No 4 Commando
The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Sidney Skingley, 'C' troop, was killed in action during operations at Normandy, France.
SMALLMAN, Sydney
Private
4035253
No 4 Commando
King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Sydney Smallman died during operations at Normandy on DDay.
Sources
CWGC.
[Image] From family via Forum posting by Stephane Saint-Martin.
SMITH, Fred
Gunner
1108398
No 4 Commando
Royal Artillery
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Gunner Fred Smith died of wounds during operations at Normandy, France. He received a posthumous Mention in Despatches for gallant and distinguished service in Normandy.
Source
CWGC.
STODDART, John
Private
3046681
No 4 Commando
Royal Berkshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private John Stoddart died during operations at Flushing, Holland. John 'Jack' Stoddart enlisted on a short service engagement with the Royal Scots (s/n 26333) on the 23rd October 1920 aged 17 years.
STOUT, Kenneth Andrew
Private
5735308
No 4 Commando
Dorsetshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Kenneth Stout, 2 Troop, died during operations at Normandy, France. Husband of Harriet May Stout, of South Yardley, Birmingham.
Sources
CWGC.
SUTTON, George Henry
Private
4347101
No 4 Commando
East Yorkshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private George Sutton, from Hull, was reported missing 19 August 1942 during operations at Dieppe, later confirmed killed in action. Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Sutton. of Hull, England.
TRAVERS, Oliver Plunkett
Private
14423739
No 4 Commando
Royal Berkshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Oliver Travers died of wounds during operations in Normandy, France.
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/81.
TUCKER, George Arthur
Signalman
2586214
No 4 Commando
Royal Corps of Signals
Killed in action or died of wounds
Signalman George Tucker was reported wounded and missing 19 August 1942 at Dieppe, later confirmed killed in action. Son of Arthur Sidney and Elsie Tucker, of Swanage, Dorsetshire.
Sources
CWGC.
TYSON, Robert
Private
3195138
No 4 Commando
King's Own Scottish Borderers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Robert Tyson, 'C' Troop, died during operations at Normandy, France.
Sources
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WALKER, Alfred John
Lance Sergeant
3657617
No 4 Commando
South Lancashire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Sergeant Alfred Walker died during operations at Flushing, Holland. He was fatally wounded by a shell which burst on the Oranje Molen promontory while marshalling prisoners into loading parties. He had been wounded three times previously in his service.
WALL, Jack
Trooper
7904237
No 4 Commando
Royal Armoured Corps
Killed in action or died of wounds
Trooper Jack Wall died during operations at Normandy, France.
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/78.
WALTERS, John Robert
Guardsman
2620747
No 4 Commando
Grenadier Guards
Killed in action or died of wounds
Guardsman John Walters, a veteran of the Dieppe raid, died of wounds during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Ernest and Alice Mary Walters of Immingham; husband of Elizabeth Thompson Walters, of Troon, Ayrshire.
WARD, Arthur William
Lance Corporal
14241809
No 4 Commando
South Staffordshire Regiment
Wolverhampton Police Force
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Arthur Ward died during operations at Normandy, France.
Arthur served in the Wolverhampton Police Force for 3 years before the war and volunteered for the Commandos as part of one of the Police Intakes.
WATTERS, Joseph
Rifleman
7012390
No 4 Commando
Royal Ulster Rifles
Killed in action or died of wounds
Rifleman Joseph Watters died during operations at Dieppe, France. He has no known grave. Son of James and Mary Watters; husband of Jean Watters, of Troon, Ayrshire.
Sources
CWGC.
WELLESLEY-COLLEY, Phillip Anthony
Lieutenant
72223
No 4 Commando
South Nottinghamshire Hussars, Royal Horse Artillery
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Phillip Anthony Wellesley-Colley was killed in action during operations at Normandy. Son of William Joseph and Florence Mary Wellesley Colley; husband of Dora Valerie Patricia Wellesley Colley, of Woking, Surrey.
1929 to 1936 attended Downside School.
WELLS, Patrick Anthony
Private
5958490
No 4 Commando
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
Died on war service
Private Patrick Wells, a veteran of the Dieppe raid, died of wounds when his firearm was accidentally discharged whilst being cleaned.
Sources
CWGC.
WHATLEY, John
Lance Corporal
5387562
No 4 Commando
Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal John Whatley was reported wounded and missing 19 August 1942 during operations at Dieppe, France, later confirmed killed in action.
Son of Norman and Norah Radley Whatley, of Oxford, England.
Son of Norman and Norah Radley Whatley, of Oxford, England.
WILLIAMSON, Thomas Edwin
Acting Captain
113188
No 4 Commando
Royal Artillery
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Thomas Williamson died of wounds during operations at Normandy, France.
Son of Griffith Evans Williamson and Catherine Elizabeth Williamson, of Rhyl, Flintshire.
Son of Griffith Evans Williamson and Catherine Elizabeth Williamson, of Rhyl, Flintshire.
Sources
CWGC.
WILSON, Peter Maziere Mercer
Lieutenant
118467
No 4 Commando
Royal Artillery
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Peter Wilson was killed in action during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Richard Mercer Wilson and Rhoda Mercer Wilson, of High Holborn, London.
YOUNGMAN, Ronald Herbert
Private
6215857
No 4 Commando
Middlesex Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Ronald Youngman died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of George Herbert and Emily Youngman, of Stratford, Essex; husband of Kathleen Joan Youngman, of Stratford.
Sources
CWGC.
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