DRYDEN, Derrick Stanley
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Rank:
Private
Unit / Base:
3 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Durham Light Infantry
Service:
Army
Number:
14784275
Born:
Wednesday, March 31, 1926
Died :
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Private Derrick Dryden was wounded on 24 March 1945 during operations at the crossing of the River Rhine at Wesel (Operation Widgeon).
Service
Enlisted Durham Light Infantry 15 June 1944.
Attached No.3 Commando 3 February 1945.
Released from military service 24 January 1948.
Commando Association membership no. 5956.
Post war he joined the Merchant Navy.
Attached No.3 Commando 3 February 1945.
Released from military service 24 January 1948.
Commando Association membership no. 5956.
Post war he joined the Merchant Navy.
Sources
Casualty Records / National Archives file WO417/90.
Casualty Records / National Archives file WO417/90.
Commando Association Lost Legion List 4.
[Image] [Service Record] His sons Clive and Ian.
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