DEIGHAN, Bernard John
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Known as:
Paddy
Rank:
Sergeant
Unit / Base:
2 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
King's Own Scottish Borderers
Service:
Army
Service Number:
4751121
1942/43 Private, 5 troop, ‘A’ Section, No.1 Sub Section, No.3 on the Bren gun; billeted 61 Mill Street, Ayr, before deployment overseas; next of kin brother; home address 15 Wexford Street, Dublin; civil occupation Hotel Porter. Remained with the Commando until disbandment at the end of the war. Final rank Sergeant. Member of the Commando Association. Emigrated to Australia, married Eileen, 2 children, Catherine and Peter.
Sources
Notebook of Lance Sergeant Joe Rogers MM, 5 Troop No.2 Commando.
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 45 (1967).
[Image and family detail] Neil Deighan, nephew.
Photo of Commando in Gallery:
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