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ABRAHAMS, Robert Sydney

Sergeant
EX/4444
43RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Sergeant Robert Abrahams was reported missing presumed killed during operations in Italy. At the time of his death his Commando were engaged in fighting at Monte Ornito and Monte Faito, Italy. He has no known grave.

Sources
CWGC
Registers of Reports of Deaths  - Naval Ratings  / National Archives file ADM 104/127.

ALDIS, Alec George

Lieutenant
PO/X 1477
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Medal (MM)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Alec Aldis MM, Signals Officer, died during operations at Normandy on 6 June 1944 [1]
  • 1942 (Corporal) (Temporary Sergeant) awarded the Military Medal for "gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East." [2].​
Recommendation
Royal Marines

ANDREWS, Charles

Marine
PLY/X.1674
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Charles Andrews was reported missing presumed died with the rest of 'T' Company 40RM Commando when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed.
Son of Ted and Annie Andrews, of Tilehurst, Berkshire.
 
Sources
CWGC

APPLEBY, William Thompson

Marine
PLY/X 2597
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine William Appleby was reported missing presumed died, along with the rest of 'T' Company 40RM Commando, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM/104/127.

BASHAM, Cyril Edward

Marine
PLY/X 3085
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Cyril Basham was reported missing presumed died, along with the rest of 'T' Company 40RM Commando, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM/104/127.

BEDFORD, John Robert

Corporal
EX/3270
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal John Bedford died during operations at Alethangyaw, Burma. He has no known grave. Son of John Robert and Annie Bedford, of Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.
 
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/127.

BOWERING, George Henry

George Bowering 41 Commando
Lance Corporal
EX/1011
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine George Bowering died during operations at Salerno, Italy. He has no known grave. 
Son of George and Lilian Bowering, from Hull; husband of Isabella Wilson Bowering, of Hawick.
 
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/128.

BRADLEY, William Joseph

Marine William Joseph Bradley
Marine
PLY/X 3580
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine William Bradley was reported missing presumed died, along with the rest of 'T' Company 40RM Commando, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed.
 
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM/104/128.

BROWN, Jack

Marine
PLY/X 109374
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Jack Brown died during operations at Italy (Anzio). He has no known grave. Son of John and Alice Beatrice Brown, of Blurton, Staffordshire.
 
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/128.
 

CARTER, William

Corporal
EX/1069
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Corporal William Carter was reported missing presumed killed during operations at Normandy. He has no known grave.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/128.

CHAPMAN, Charles Clarence

Marine
EX/ 1169
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Charles Chapman was reported missing presumed died, along with the rest of 'T' Company 40RM Commando, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed. 

Son of Clarence Walter and Irene May Chapman; husband of Joan Ellen Chapman, of Reading, Berkshire.

COOK, William Henry

Corporal William Cook 46 Commando
Corporal
EX/1233
46RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal William Cook was reported missing presumed killed during the River Rhine crossing near Wesel. He has no known grave. Son of Robert and A. Cook, of Birmingham.
 

DALY, Edward Stewart

Marine
EX/ 4061
43RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died on active service

Marine Edward Stewart Daly died by accidental drowning. He has no known grave. 
Son of Michael and Jessie Daly.

Sources
[1] CWGC.
[2] Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/129.

DIXON, David George

Corporal
PLY/X 2699
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Corporal David Dixon was reported missing presumed died, along with the rest of 'T' Company 40RM Commando, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM/104/130.
Birth Registrations Apr/May/June 1921 - Neath.
 

DUERDEN, Alfred

Corporal
PLY/X 108140
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Alfred Duerden died during operations at Dieppe, France. Son of Charles and Frances Duerden; husband of Dorothy Duerden, of Shipley, Yorkshire.
 
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM/104/130.
 

FEWTRELL, Charles Henry

Marine
PLY/X 112746
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Charles Fewtrell was reported missing persumed killed at sea during operations at Normandy on D Day.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/130.

GOODYER-KETTLEY, Frederick Rex

Marine
PLY/X 3095
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Frederick Goodyer-Kettley was reported missing presumed died, along with the rest of 'T' Company 40RM Commando, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM/104/131.

GOSLING, John Jones

Lance Corporal
EX/3895
43RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Lance Corporal John Gosling died during operations in Italy. At the time of his death his Commando were engaged in operations at Monte Ornito and Monte Faito. He has no known grave.

Sources
[1] CWGC.
[2] Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/131.

GRANT, Ronald Douglas

Sergeant
PLY/X 2122
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Ronald Grant was reported missing presumed died at sea during operations at Alethangyaw, Burma.
 
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/131.
 

HERD, Alexander Frederick

Marine
EX/ 3189
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Alexander Herd was reported missing presumed died with the rest of 'T' Company 40RM Commando when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed.
Son of Alexander and Rose Herd, of Ipswich, Suffolk; husband of Queenie Gwendoline Herd, of Ipswich.
 
Sources
CWGC.

HILL, Reginald Hemming

Marine
PLY/X 3235
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Reginald Hill died along with the rest of 'T' Company 40RM Commando, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed and sunk. He had been married for less than 10 weeks. Son of Alfred and Eveline Hill; husband of Nellie Hill, of Buckby Wharf, Northants.
 
Sources
CWGC.

HODNETT, Walter Herbert

Sergeant
EX/991
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Walter Hodnett died during operations at Alethangyaw, Burma.
 
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/132.
ROH in the book '44 RM Commando, Achnacarry to the Arakan', author Tony Mackenzie.
 

HOLMES, Peter Leslie

Mne. Holmes 45RM Commando
Marine
PLY/X 101828
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Peter Holmes was reported missing presumed died during operations at Normandy.  He has no known grave.

Read an article about his life written by his niece here: Mne P.L. HOLMES.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/132.

HUGHES, Harold

Marine
PLY/X 109789
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Harold Hughes died at sea during operations at Walcheren, Holland. He has no known grave.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/132.

HUMPHREYS, Harry

Marine
PLY/X.2458
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Harry Humphreys was reported missing presumed died with the rest of 'T' Company 40RM Commando, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed. Son of John W. and Lizzie Humphreys, of Leicester.
 
Sources
CWGC.

KILBRIDE, Joseph

Corporal
EX/3726
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Joseph Kilbride died on board the Hospital Carrier St. David during operations at Sicily. 
 
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/133.
 
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LAGOR, Reginald Arthur

Reginald Lagor 40RM Comamndo
Marine
PLY/X 3859
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Reginald Lagor from Leicester died along with the rest of 'T' Company 40RM Commando, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed and sank.
Son of Frank William and Florence Hilda Lagor, of Leicester.
Educated at The Gateway School, Leicester.
Employed at the British United Shoe Machinery Company before military service.
 

MARTIN, Arthur

Captain
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Arthur Martin, Signals Officer, and one of the original 3rd RM Bn., officers, died of wounds during operations at Kangaw, Burma. He received a Mention in Despatches for distinguished service while operating with the Army in Burma and on the Eastern Frontier of India.
 
Sources
CWGC​.

MAYOR, Keith

Able Seaman Keuth Mayor 14 Commando
Able Seaman
D/JX 363471
No 14 Commando
HMS Fox, RN
Mentioned in Despatches
Executed

Able Seaman Keith Mayor was one of the raiding party at Kopervik, Norway (Operation Checkmate). He was captured and later executed at Belsen Concentration Camp having been transferred there from Sachsenhausen. He has no known grave. 
Son of John and Gertrude L. Mayor, of Preston, Lancashire.

MCCAUGHEY, Henry

Corporal
PLY/X 101290
43RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Henry McCaughey was reported missing presumed died. He has no known grave. At the time of his death his Commando were engaged in fighting at Monte Ornito and Monte Faito, Italy. He received a Mention in Despatches for "outstanding service while operating with the Allied Armies in Italy."
 
Sources
CWGC.

PALMER, Charles Francis

Charles Palmer 44 Royal Marine Commando
Marine
PLY/X 103102
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Charles Palmer from Newcastle died during operations at Kangaw, Burma.
 
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/135.

PALMER, John

Marine
PLY/X 3323
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine John Palmer died along with the rest of  'T' Company 40RM Commando, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed and sunk.

PLATT, John Henry

Known as: 
Harry
Marine
EX/1240
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine John Platt from Manchester was reported missing presumed died during operations at Anzio, Italy. He has no known grave.

SALAMAN, Hugh Lind

Marine
PLY/X 104581
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Hugh Salaman, from Paddington, was reported missing presumed died, along with the rest of  'T' Company, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed.
 
Sources
CWGC
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/136.

SCOTT, Thomas Veitch

Marine
PLY/X 100758
42RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Thomas Scott died during operations at Myebon, Burma.
 
The 42 RM Commando War Diary and the CWGC both record only one commando from 42 as dying on this day. The entry in the War Diary reads as follows:
“Date 12 Jan 1945.
Place - Akyab Island Myebon

SHERMAN, George

Marine
EX/3566
42RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine George Sherman died during operations in Burma.

Sources
[1] CWGC.
[2] Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/136.
[3] See Linked Content below.

STEPHENS, Kenneth William

Marine
PLY/X 108058
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Kenneth Stephens died during operations at Holland. He was part of a patrol travelling in a convoy of 4 amphibious Buffaloes sent to Veere on the North East of Walcheren Island. 
 
Sources
CWGC
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/137.

STOTT, Ronald Martin

Captain
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Ronald Stott died during operations at Salerno, Italy. He has no known grave. 
Son of Ronald and Elsie Stott, of Greenfield, Yorkshire.
 
Sources
CWGC.
 

THOMAS, Ronald

Marine
EX/4263
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Ronald Thomas died during operations at Normandy, France.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/137.
Births registered in Middlesborough Jan/Feb/March 1918.
 

THORP, Thomas Edward

Corporal
PLY/X 1309
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Thomas Thorp died during operations at Dieppe, France. He has no known grave. 
Son of Thomas Edward and Jane Thorp; husband of Edith Mary Thorp, of Gwennap, Cornwall.
 
Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths: Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/138.
 

TUGWELL, Arthur

Corporal
EX/ 4439
43RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Arthur Tugwell died during operations in Italy. At the time of his death his Commando were engaged in fighting at Monte Ornito and Monte Faito, Italy. He received a Mention in Despatches for "outstanding service whilst operating with the Allied Armies in Italy."
 
Sources
CWGC.

TWIDALE, Thomas

Marine
EX/ 3870
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Thomas Twidale died along with the rest of 'T' Company 40RM Commando, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed and sunk. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Twidale, of Hull.
 
Sources
[1] CWGC.
[2] Registers Of Reports Of Deaths: Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/138.
 

TWIGGER, James Thomas

Colour Sergeant
PLY/X972
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Colour Sergeant James Twigger was reported missing presumed died during operations at Salerno, Italy. He has no known grave. Husband of M. M. Twigger, of Emsworth, Hampshire.
Mentioned in Despatches for distinguished service in Sicily.
 
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/138.

WASSALL, George

Marine
PLY/X 110255
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine George Wassall was reported missing presumed died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette).
He has no known grave.
 

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/138.

WATSON, John Arthur

Corporal
EX/4269
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Corporal John Watson was killed during the operation to take the enemy held coastal resort of Franceville Plage which had been given the local codename of Piccadilly.

WEST, Andrew Anthony

Able Seaman
D/JX363264
No 14 Commando
HMS Fox, RN
Executed

Able Seaman Andrew West was one of the raiding party at Kopervik, Norway (Operation Checkmate). He was captured and later executed at Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp. 

WILLIAMS, Albert Edward

Corporal
PLY/X 109364
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Albert Williams died during operations in the Far East.
 
Sources
[1] CWGC
[2] Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/138.
[3] 3 Cdo Bde. Third Jungle Book issue 9.
 
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