MCKENNA, Edward Thomas
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Rank:
Lance Corporal
Unit / Base:
'Layforce'
Regiment/Corps:
Kings Regiment (Liverpool)
Border Regiment
Service:
Army
Number:
3777325
Died :
Friday, March 31, 1944
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
24
Cemetery/Memorial:
Lance Corporal Edward McKenna, King's Regiment and Special Service, was wounded during operations in Crete on 28 May 1941. On the 31st March 1944 he is listed with the Border Regiment and killed in action in Burma.
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National archives files WO417/28 and WO417/74 (2 entries).
Notes
The CWGC show no secondary unit when killed in 1944. The Casualty List shows 'Special Service' as his secondary unit when wounded in 1941. Amongst the units operating in Crete on this date in 1941 was Layforce, a special service commando assault group. Casualty Lists covering those who served in Layforce often show varied titles as secondary units, eg. 'A' or 'D' Bn Layforce, Commando, or Special Special Bn. As we do not have access to Service Records, the name of LCpl. McKenna has been added to our Layforce archive in the hope that verification, or otherwise, of any Commando Service will be forthcoming in the future.
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