MCCREA, Edward
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Known as:
Eddie
Rank:
Marine
Unit / Base:
'42 Commando RM'
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Service Number:
RM 17368
Born:
Wednesday, April 30, 1941
Died :
Monday, April 13, 1964
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
22
Cemetery/Memorial:
Local Roll of Honour:
Marine Edward McCrea died when ambushed in the area of Padawan and Bau, Sarawak, Borneo. His body was later exhumed, cremated, and his ashes brought home to his family in Northern Ireland.
Sources
AFM ROH
Adrian Hughes, nephew of Mne. McCrea.
Primary Roll of Honour:
Photo of Commando in Gallery:
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