Maalla Cemetery Aden
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Displaying 1 - 11 of 11ARNOLD, David James
Sergeant
RM 15389
45 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Died on active service
Sergeant David Arnold from Copnor, Portsmouth, died during operations in Aden [1][1a].
Obituary in the Globe and Laurel [2]
BAKER, Paul Albert Thomas
Bugler
RM 17002
3 Cdo. Bde. RM
Royal Marines
Died on active service
Bugler Paul Albert Thomas Baker aged 18, from Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, died whilst deployed to Aden. Husband of Mrs Priscilla Gwendoline Baker.
HYDES, Richard
Marine
RM 21817
45 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Died on active service
Marine Richard Hydes, from Bracebridge, Lincoln, died in a live firing training accident outside Dhala camp, Aden, while preparing for the initial Radfan operation. A newly introduced GPMG went off accidentally whilst the gunner was moving position and hit his number two, Marine Hydes, who was
JEFFERY, Reginald
Lance Corporal
RM 20777
45 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Reginald Jeffery from Penzance died whilst deployed to Aden [1][2]. He was part of a training party that accidentally strayed across into Yemen and was ambushed.
MCGRATH, Edward
Corporal
RM 16924
45 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Edward McGrath, from Kirkdale Liverpool, died during fighting between dissident tribesmen in the Radfan mountains.
Obituary in the Globe and Laurel, December 1964.
MUIR, David Alexander
Marine
RM 22521
45 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine David Muir, aged 18, died on 10 June 1965 from injuries sustained in May 1965 when an enemy mortar bomb exploded close to him at Ad Dimnah, Aden. Only son of Mr and Mrs J. Muir from Edinburgh.
PETTIGREW, James
Marine
RM 18582
45 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Died on active service
Marine James Pettigrew died whilst deployed overseas to Aden.
Sources
AFM ROH.
British Casualties, Aden 1955-1967.
SWINDELL, Roy Goldthorpe
Marine
RM 20743
45 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Died on active service
Marine Roy Swindell, from Huntington, York, died whilst deployed overseas to Aden.
Sources
AFM ROH.
England and Wales Government Probate Death Indices for 1963.
British Casualties, Aden 1955-1967.
AFM ROH.
England and Wales Government Probate Death Indices for 1963.
British Casualties, Aden 1955-1967.
TUCK, Keith
Marine
RM 19139
45 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Died on active service
Marine Keith Tuck from Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston, died at the Royal Air Force Hospital, Aden.
Sources
AFM ROH.
England and Wales Government Probate Death Indices.
WHITAKER, Kenneth Nigel
Marine
RM 22648
45 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Died on active service
Marine Kenneth Whitaker aged 18 was accidentally shot and killed whilst deployed to Aden. Son of Clifford and Madeleine Whitaker from Blackley, Manchester.
Sources
AFM ROH.
WILSON, David McDonald
Marine
RM 21814
45 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine David Wilson aged 18, a radio operator with 'X' Company, was shot and killed during operations in the Radfan Mountains about 60 miles north of Aden [1][2][3].
Obituary in the Globe and Laurel [2].
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