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BRADLEY, Verdun Gregson

Marine
EX/849
46RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Vernon Gregson Bradley was employed as an Art Silk and Cotton Weaver and resided at 189 Keighley Road, Cowling, Yorkshire, prior to enlisting. Marine Bradley, 46RM Commando, died in Germany during operations at the crossing of the River Elbe. He was originally buried at Lauenburg before being re-interred on 23 May 1947 at Hamburg Cemetery.

FOSTER, Bernard Basil

Marine Bernard Foster 45RM Commando
Marine
CH/X 110578
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Bernard Foster died at the 33rd Casualty Clearing Station, British Liberation Army, Germany, on the 1st May 1945 [1][2] of wounds received on the 29th April 1945 [1][2][3].
Son of Arthur Basil and Lilian May Foster, of Hounslow, Middlesex [1]. 

MACDONALD, Alan Kenneth

Corporal
5956562
No 3 Commando
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
Died on active service
Corporal Alan Macdonald died in an accident at Lensahn, Germany [1][2][3].
  • 14 July 1944 Normandy wounded (remaining on duty) [4].
Sources
[1] CWGC.
[2] Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/80.

MOODY, Sidney Louis

LCpl. Moody 46RM Commando
Lance Corporal
CH/X 104824
46RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Lance Corporal Sidney Moody, 'X' troop, died in Germany. At the time of his death his Commando were engaged in operations to cross the River Elbe.

WILSON, William Alan

Sergeant
EX/4194
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant William Wilson, 'E' Troop, died during operations at the village of Wangelau on the road from Lauenberg to Lubeck. After a short artillery barrage 'A' and 'E' Troops entered the village and took 130 prisoners. The only casualty was Sgt Wilson who was killed assaulting a machine gun position.

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