LARMENT, Henry Frederick
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Known as:
Harry
Rank:
Bombardier
Unit / Base:
4 Commando
3 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Artillery
Service:
Army
Number:
884501
Honours & Awards:
Born:
1921
Birthplace:
Tynemouth, Northumberland
Died:
1975
Place died:
Queensland, Australia
1938 attested into the Royal Artillery.
1940 married his wife Alma.
Service number 884501.
Final rank - Bombardier.
Attached to No.4 Commando.
1940 married his wife Alma.
Service number 884501.
Final rank - Bombardier.
Attached to No.4 Commando.
4 March 1941 particpated in Operation Claymore - Lofoten Islands, Norway.
19 August 1942 participated in Operation Jubilee - Dieppe, France.
July 1944 attached to No.3 Commando in Normandy, France.
Mentioned in Despatches for gallant and distinguished service in NW Europe.
Post war member of the original Commando Association.
1961emigrated to Australia.
1962 residing Brisbane. .
1967 Transport Manager with an American Company, hauling stores from the Port of Saigon to Dumping Areas near Bien Hoa in South Vietnam.
Listed in the Obituaries of CA newsletter 62 issued March 1976.
19 August 1942 participated in Operation Jubilee - Dieppe, France.
July 1944 attached to No.3 Commando in Normandy, France.
Mentioned in Despatches for gallant and distinguished service in NW Europe.
Post war member of the original Commando Association.
1961emigrated to Australia.
1962 residing Brisbane. .
1967 Transport Manager with an American Company, hauling stores from the Port of Saigon to Dumping Areas near Bien Hoa in South Vietnam.
Listed in the Obituaries of CA newsletter 62 issued March 1976.
Sources
Royal Artillery Attestations Register 1938.
[Image] Mark Johnson (great nephew).
Dieppe No. 4 List.
London Gazette 37340, page 5440 amended by LG 37575, page 2499.
Commando Association newsletters 35, 44 and 62.
London Gazette 37340, page 5440 amended by LG 37575, page 2499.
Commando Association newsletters 35, 44 and 62.
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