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ALEXANDER, John Moir

Marine John Moir Alexander 40 Commando
Marine
PO/X4237
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
 Marine John Alexander was reported missing presumed killed during operations at Dieppe, France. He has no known grave. Son of Margaret Alexander [1][1a].
Extract from the Dundee Courier

BAILEY, Reginald John William

Able Seaman
P/JX 381850
RN Beach Commando (R.N.B.C.)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Able Seaman Reginald Bailey died during operations at Elba [1][2]. At the time of his death RN Commandos were involved in the operation to liberate the enemy held island of Elba, codenamed Operation Brassard.

BAKER, Leonard

Lance Corporal
PO/X101944
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Leonard Baker died at sea during operations at Normandy, France. Adopted son of William and Lavina Daffern; husband of Lilian Baker, of Bedworth, Warwickshire.

BISHOP, Arthur

Marine
PO/X114618
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Buckinghamshire Constabulary
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Arthur Bishop died during operations in Sicily whilst aboard the HMS Queen Emma during an enemy air attack on the vessel. Buried at sea.

BOOTHROYD, Geoffrey

Marine
PO/X 3189
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Geoffrey Boothroyd 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 Edgar and Mabel Boothroyd. His brother Gordon serving with 45RM Commando also died in the war.

BROTTON, Harry

Marine
PO/X 107381
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Harry Brotton died during operations at Salerno, Italy. He has no known grave. 
Son of James and Elizabeth Brotton, of Stokesley, Yorkshire.
 
Sources
CWGC.

COHEN, Isaac

Corporal
PO/X 3246
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Isaac Cohen was reported missing presumed died at sea*. He has no known grave. Son of David and Mary Cohen; husband of Mary Ellen Cohen, of Bow, London.

Sources
CWGC.

COMYN, Alan Douglas

Captain
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Alan Comyn, commissioned September 1937, died on the 19th August 1942 during operations at Dieppe, France. Husband of Lydia Anne Comyn, of Wychling, Kent.
 
Sources
CWGC.

DANGERFIELD, Edward Charles

Marine
PO/X 110927
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Edward Dangerfield died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Albert George and Violet Rose Dangerfield, of Bow, London.

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

EDWARDS, Maurice Albert

Marine
PO/X 4386
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Maurice Edwards 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.

EDWARDS, Vincent

Marine Vincent Edwards 44RM
Marine
PO/X 121963
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Vincent Edwards died at 61 Indian Field Ambulance during operations at Kangaw, Burma. Son of George Lewis Edwards and Sarah Ann Edwards, of Soham, Cambridgeshire.
 
Sources
CWGC.

FALLAS, Robert Scott

Lance Corporal
PO/X 4043
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Lance Corporal Robert Fallas died at sea whilst aboard the HMS Queen Emma during an enemy air attack on the vessel in Sicily. Son of John and Jane Fallas, husband of Margaret Fallas, of Tarbert, Argyllshire.

FARRELL, Robert

Marine
PO/X 2501
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Robert Farrell 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.

FELSTEAD, Robert William

Mne. Robert William Felstead
Marine
PO/X 108004
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Robert Felstead died during operations at Salerno, Italy. He has no known grave. Son of Richard and Evaleen Felstead, of St. Benedict's, Norwich. In 1939 before his military service he was employed as a Veldt Schouen worker in the shoe trade and residing Norwich.. 
 

FINCH, Ernest Walter

Lance Corporal
PO/X 108592
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Ernest Finch died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action in the valley south of La Molina and the nearby hills close to Vietri. He has no known grave. Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Finch, of Guildford, Surrey.

FISK, George Ernest

Marine
PO/X 315
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine George Fisk 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 James William and Mabel Annie Fisk.

GLADWIN, Ernest James

Marine
PO/X 4566
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Ernest Gladwin was reported missing presumed died at the coast of Normandy, France. He has no known grave. Son of William Henry Gladwin, and of Nellie Rose Gladwin, of Southgate, Middlesex.

GODWIN, John

Lieutenant John Godwin, 14 Commando
Lieutenant
No 14 Commando
Mentioned in Despatches
Executed
Lieutenant John Godwin, a veteran of Operation Crackers * [view], was an Argentinian in the RNVR. Commanding Officer of the raiding party at Kopervik, Norway.

GRANT-DALTON, Harry Were Foster

Captain
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Harry Grant-Dalton 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 Achille Foster Grant Dalton, and of Gladys Grant-Dalton, of Earls Court, London.
 

HARRIS, Andrew

Marine
PO/X 108595
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Andrew Harris died during operations at Salerno, Italy, these dates being that of the action on the hills by the village of Piegolelle (or Piegolette). He has no known grave. Son of Eliza Jones, of Farnham, Surrey.

HEBDEN, Richard

Marine
PO/X.4047
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Richard Hebden 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 Edward and Mary Hebden, of Liverpool.
 
Sources
CWGC.

HILDRETH, Harry Lowe

Marine
PO/X 104141
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Harry Hildreth 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 Harry and Jenny Hildreth, of Tow Law, Co. Durham.
 

HILLS, Leonard Matthew

Stoker 1st Class
P/KX 139728
RN Beach Commando (R.N.B.C.)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Stoker Leonard Hills died during operations at Elba. Son of Edward Thomas Hills and Sarah Annie Hills, of Portchester, Hampshire [1][2]. At the time of his death RN Commandos were involved in the operation to liberate the enemy held island of Elba, codenamed Operation Brassard.

HUBBARD, Ronald Leslie

Marine
PO/X 114110
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Ronald Hubbard was reported missing presumed killed during operations in North West Europe. His Commando were engaged in operations at Walcheren, Holland. He has no known grave. Son of Frederick Charles and Elsie Maud Hubbard, of Enfield, Middlesex.

JAMES, Russell Keith

Marine
PO/X 108891
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Russell James died along with the rest of  'T' Company 40RM Commando, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed. Son of Percy William and Hilda Jane James.
 
Sources
CWGC.
 

JEFFERS, Michael

Marine
PO/X 105426
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Michael Jeffers, from Fontenoy Street Liverpool, 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 James and Catherine Jeffers, of Liverpool.
 
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KENNEDY, Alexander

Marine
PO/X105922
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Alexander Kennedy died in Italy. He has no known grave. His commando were engaged in operations at Vietri, Salerno.
 
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/133.
 

LEE, Leslie Leonard

Marine
PO/X 116199
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Leslie Lee died during operations at Normandy.
 
Sources
CWGC.
National Archives file ADM/104/133 (Armed Forces Deaths and Burials Overseas).
 

MANLEY, Leonard Herbert

Marine
PO/X 109579
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Leonard Manley was reported missing at sea presumed died during operations at Normandy, France.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/134.

McDONALD, Norman

Corporal
PO/X 4530
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Norman McDonald died during operations at Dieppe, France. He has no known grave.
 
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM/

MCDOWELL, Ernest

Marine
PO/X 3758
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Ernest McDowell died along with the rest of  'T' Company 40RM Commando, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed. Son of Thomas and Harriett McDowell; husband of Hilda McDowell (nee Hepworth), of Horden, Co. Durham.
 

OBORN, Arthur Ray

Marine
PO/X 2308
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Arthur Oborn died along with the rest of  'T' Company 40RM Commando, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed. Son of Charles Oborn, and of Gwladys Oborn, of Nantyffyllon, Glamorgan.
 
Sources

PANTER, Howard Denis

Marine Howard Denis Panter
Marine
PO/X 107976
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Howard Denis Panter died along with the rest of  'T' Company 40RM Commando, when the ship they were on board, HMS Fidelity, was torpedoed. Son of Paul J. J. and Elsie Panter, of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.
 
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ROE, Alfred John

Petty Officer Alfred Roe 14 Commando
Petty Officer Motor Mechanic
P/MX 98752
No 14 Commando
HMS Fox, RN
Mentioned in Despatches
Died on war service

Patty Officer Alfred Roe was one of the raiding party at Kopervik, Norway. He was captured and later died of typhus at Belsen Concentration Camp having been transferred there from Sachsenhausen. Husband of Dorothy Elizabeth Roe, of Manor Park, Slough, Buckinghamshire.

SIMPSON, Thomas

Marine
PO/X 112911
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Thomas Simpson died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Dinah Simpson, of Swalwell, Co. Durham[1]. He is recorded as dying on board HMCS Agonquin [2] which on D Day was stationed off the coast of St.

SINGLETON, Ronald Barry

Ronald Barry Singleton 40 Commando
Marine
PO/X 107025
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Ronald Singleton died during operations at Dieppe, France. He has no known grave. Mentioned in Despatches in recognition of gallant and distinguished service during the attack. 
Report in the Liverpool Echo newspaper

SMITH, Henry Defriez

Lance Corporal
PO/X111098
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Henry Smith died during operations at Salerno, Italy. He has no known grave. Son of Charles and Eleanor Smith, of Leytonstone, Essex; husband of Joyce Smith. of Leytonstone.
 

Sources
CWGC

SMITH, John

Marine
PO/X 105847
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine John Smith died during operations at Normandy, France. He has no known grave. Only son of Mr. And Mrs. J. Smith, 71 Milnbank Road, Dundee. Formerly employed in the North British Linoleum Works, he was called up in 1941.

STEVENTON, Thomas

Corporal
PO/X 117135
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Corporal Thomas Steventon was reported missing presumed died during operations at Walcheren, Holland. He has no known grave. Son of Thomas Steventon, and of Florence Steventon, of Wednesbury, Staffordshire.

SWATTON, Vernon

Corporal
PO/X 2317
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Distinguished Service Medal (DSM)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Vernon Swatton, D.S.M., from Hythe, 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.

TEED, Kenneth Talbot

Corporal
PO/X 103256(T)
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Corporal Kenneth Teed, married and from Bridgnorth, Shropshire, was reported missing presumed died during operations at Walcheren, Holland. Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. F. Teed, of Bridgnorth, Shropshire.

THOMSON, Ian Henderson

Marine
PO/X 112654
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Ian Thomson died during operations in Sicily whilst aboard the HMS Queen Emma during an enemy air attack on the vessel. Son of James Oliphant Thomson and Isabella Thomson, of Almondbank, Perthshire.
 
Sources
CWGC.

TIERNEY, Norman

Regimental Sergeant Major
PO/22609
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Regimental Sergeant Major Norman Tierney died during operations at Salerno, Italy, this date being that of the action in the valley south of La Molina and the nearby hills close to Vietri. He has no known grave.

TONER, Peter

Marine Peter Toner 41 Commando
Marine
PO/X 105899
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Peter Toner 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. Peter Toner of Portland Gardens, Liverpool, 5, was a former pupil of St. Bridget's School.

WALKER, Percy Edward

Marine
PO/X 2542
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Percy Walker died during operations at Dieppe, France. He has no known grave.
 
Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths: Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/138.
 

WARD, Reginald Foster

Marine
PO/X 107762
43RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Reginald Ward died during operations in Italy. His Commando were engaged in fighting at Monte Ornito and Monte Faito, Italy. Son of Charles Henry and Ada Lena Ward, of Hull; husband of Hilda May Ward, of Doncaster, Yorkshire.
 
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