MCAVOY, John
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Rank:
Sergeant (later Regimental Sergeant Major)
Unit / Base:
5 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Artillery
Service:
Army
Number:
843476
Died :
Thursday, August 2, 1956
John McAvoy enlisted into the Royal Artillery in 1934. He was attached to No.5 Commando 4 Troop on its formation in July 1940. Member of the Commando Association.
Sources
No.5 Commando Formation document (linked content below).
Royal Artillery attestation records for 1934.
Commando Association newsletter 24 of 1957 (final commando rank shown as Sgt., final military rank as RSM).
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