MCKENNA, George
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Rank:
Corporal
Unit / Base:
40RM Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Service Number:
EX 3363
Honours & Awards:
Born:
Saturday, July 12, 1919
Birthplace:
Middlesborough, Yorkshire
Died :
Thursday, October 26, 1944
Died on war service
Age:
25
Cemetery/Memorial:
Corporal George McKenna died in Corfu. Son of George and Mary Ellen McKenna, of Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. [1][1a].
Mentioned in Despatches for devotion to duty during operations in the Mediterranean theatre covering a period from 1st April to 10th September, 1944 [2]. Wounded Brac 3rd June 1944 [3].
Sources
[1] CWGC.
[1a] Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/134.
[2] London Gazette 36979, page 1386.
[3] RN Museum Casualty Logs.
Historical note
The circumstances of his death are not known to this archive. 40RM Cdo. had taken part in Operation Mercerised in Albania 27 Sept. to 9 Oct. when Sarande was finally attacked and taken. 2 of their Officers and 4 OR's were killed, and 4 Officers and 18 OR's were wounded. At the time of his death they were engaged in policing operations in Corfu. (40RM Commando War Diary).
The circumstances of his death are not known to this archive. 40RM Cdo. had taken part in Operation Mercerised in Albania 27 Sept. to 9 Oct. when Sarande was finally attacked and taken. 2 of their Officers and 4 OR's were killed, and 4 Officers and 18 OR's were wounded. At the time of his death they were engaged in policing operations in Corfu. (40RM Commando War Diary).
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