WARD, George
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Rank:
Marine
Unit / Base:
40RM Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Service Number:
PO/X108379
Died :
Monday, January 24, 1944
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
22
Cemetery/Memorial:
Marine George Ward was wounded (gunshot to chest) on 22 January 1944 during operations in Italy and died of his wounds 2 days later. Son of George Frederick and Caroline Annie Ward, of Leicester.
Sources
CWGC.
RN/RM Casualty Logs 1939/45, Commandos, page 28.
The Green Beret by Hilary St George Saunders.
Notes
At the time of his death 40RM Commando were being used to reinforce the infantry line held along the River Garigliano near Lorenzo.
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