'ME Cdo. Roll of Honour'
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Below is an A-Z view of the Roll of Honour with information about each of the Fallen. Displaying 1 - 55 of 55
BEAUMONT, William Blair
BEN-JOSEPH, Arich
The circumstances of the death of Private Arich Ben-Joseph are not known to this archive.
BLACKBURN, Thomas
BLAKEMORE, John Joseph
Private John Blakemore was killed in action during operations in Syria.
BROWN, Jack
BUSBY, John Henry
Corporal John Busby from Hull was reported in the Casualty Lists as attached to 'D' Bn Layforce [1] at the time of his death through illness in the Middle East [2][3].
DAWES, Ernest William
Private Ernest Dawes died during operations on the Greek island of Kastellorizo.
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/23.
50 Me Cdo Casualty List 25th-28th Feb. 1941 in Crete - Ref. GRO2E/1188/69C / National Archives WO361/124.
The Middle East Commandos, author Charles Messenger.
DUFFY, Michael James
ENGLAND, Leslie Frank
Trooper Leslie England was reported missing later presumed killed in action during operations on the enemy occupied Greek island of Kastellorizo. He has no known grave [1][1a][1b].
26 October 1932 attested into the Royal Tank Corps [2].
5 November 1939 transferred to the Royal Household Cavalry [2].
FISCHER, M.
FLOOD, Joseph Patrick
Private Joseph Flood died during operations in Eritrea.
FROST, Henry Shelmerdine
GILLINGHAM, Reginald John
GREENWOOD, Jack
HAMPER, Arthur Ernest Stephenson
Private Arthur Hamper was shot and killed when attempting to escape from Stalag 4F whilst a prisoner of war in German hands. He was awarded a posthumous Mention in Despatches in recognition of gallant and distinguished service.
HARRISON, Ronnie
HERAS, Bravlio

HILL, Francis John
HOWARTH, George
Guardsman George Howarth died during operations in Eritrea.
HUMPHREY, Bert
KELLY, Peter
KNOTT, Harry Leonard
LOCKINGTON, Arthur
Trooper Arthur Lockington died whilst assigned from the Commando to Middle East Detachment 2, later redesignated 2nd Special Service Detachment (SSD 2), in Burma.
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LUMBRERA, Francisco

MADI, Ibrahim
The circumstances of the death of Private Ibrahim Madi are not known to this archive.
MATHER, James Henry

Private James Mather was reported missing 2 June 1941 during operations in Crete and later found to be a prisoner of war [1]. He had been imprisoned at Stalag 4C, a prisoner of war camp at Wistritz bei Teplitz, Sudetenland ( part of former Czechoslovakia) [2a]. He died shortly after his release in 1945 due to ill treatment whilst a prisoner [3].
MAXWELL, Thomas Turnbull
Guardsman Thomas Maxwell was wounded during operations in Crete on 2 June 1941 and became a prisoner of war. He died whilst a prisoner of war cause of death not known to this archive.
MCCORMICK, John
Sources
CWGC.
MOYLES, Gerard
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"X"1 list Posted to Depot Commando Training Wing and Holding Unit 31/1/41 (Cheshire Yeomanry 6/41)
NICHOLAS, John Harry
NORMAN, Edward
Son of John and Mabel Norman, of Seaforth, Liverpool.
OSTERMAN, Werner
Private Werner Osterman died during the period his Commando were engaged in operations in Eritrea.
PARKINGTON, Oswald
PEMBERTON, Hugh
Private Hugh Pemberton was reported killed in action in the Western Desert.
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/34.
POLLARD, Jack Kenneth Verdon
ROBINSON, George Edgar
Report by Trooper Weston
ROSENSTEIN, Natan
SHARMAN, Richard
SHIELDS, Ronald Francis
SIMMONDS, Frederick John
SMITH, Michael Arnold
STOTT, Charles Henry
TAYEB, Daoud Abu Ali
Private Daoud Abu Ali Tayeb died in service, cause not known to this archive.
TAYLOR, Alfred George
TAYLOR, Graham Cecil Gordon
- 1 April to 30 July 1939 (Second Lieutenant) (2nd Bn. The Leicestershire Regiment) awarded the Military Cross for distinguished services rendered in the field in connection with operations in Palestine.
THOMAS, Leslie
THOMAS, Norman
TUNSTALL, Francis Barnard
ULRICH, Itzchaz
VRONDI, Panayis Liassi Georghi
The circumstances of the death of Private Panayis Vrondi are not known to this archive. The details here are from the CWGC record.
WAJNSZTEJN, Shmaryahu

WHITELAW, John
WILLCOCKS, William Arthur
ZWIK, Mordechai
The circumstances of the death of Private Mordechai Zwik are not known to this archive.
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