RUSSELL, James George
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Rank:
Marine
Unit / Base:
45RM Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Number:
PLY/X 108574
Birthplace:
Birmingham, Warwickshire
Died :
Tuesday, January 23, 1945
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
19
Cemetery/Memorial:
Operations:
Marine James Russell, 'E' Troop, died during operations at Maasbracht and Brachterbeek, specifically when his Troop were ordered to attack and obtain a bridgehead on the Montforterbeek Dyke. Son of James and Ruby Eva Russell, of Hockley, Birmingham.
Sources
CWGC.
The Story of 45RM Commando (published for Veterans in 1946).
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/136.
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Photo of grave in Gallery:
Yes
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