FLOOD, John

Rank: 
Marine
Unit / Base: 
46RM Commando
Regiment/Corps: 
Royal Marines
Service: 
Royal Navy
Number: 
CH/X 106354
Born: 
Thursday, January 5, 1922
Birthplace: 
Bradford, Yorkshire
Died : 
Wednesday, April 18, 1945
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age: 
23
Cemetery/Memorial: 
Marine John Flood 46 Commando
Marine John Flood died during operations in Germany [1][2][3].
Shot by a sniper 13 April 1945; died of wounds in hospital in Hanover [4].
1939 single and residing at 81 Victoria Street, Bradford. Employed as an Apprentice Tailor [5].

Son of Charles and Hannah Taylor of Bradford [5][6].

Sources
[1] CWGC.
[2] Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/130.
[3] The Story of 46 Commando Royal Marines by Capt Johnson RM.
[4] Account of his nephew John Flood in the book Broken Bridges (authors Keith Taylor with Jeff Hewitt).
[5] The 1939 Register covering Bradford.
[6] [Image] John Flood, nephew.

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