UNWIN, John Edgar
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Rank:
Able Seaman
Unit / Base:
'Royal Naval Beach Commandos'
Service:
Royal Navy
Service Number:
D/JX417194
Born:
Monday, June 2, 1924
Birthplace:
Cardiff, Wales
Died :
Wednesday, February 16, 1944
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
19
Cemetery/Memorial:
'N' Beach Commando. Died of wounds at 2 Casualty Clearing Station, Anzio. Son of Thomas Nathan Unwin and Rachel Emily Unwin, of Roath, Cardiff.
Sources
[1] CWGC.
[2] Registers Of Reports Of Deaths: Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/138.
[3] RN /RM Casualty Logs 1939-45 (Commandos page 39).
Notes
Sources [1][2] show unit as HMS Saunders (Combined Operations Shore Base in the Middle East).
Source [3] shows 'N' Beach.
Service record required to confirm or otherwise service as a commando.
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