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AMBLER, Edward William

Lance Corporal
PO/X 101922
RM Engineer Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Lance Corporal Edward Ambler, 1 RM Engineer Commando, died during operations in NW Europe. Son of Edward and Daisy Elizabeth Ambler; husband of Dorothy A. Ambler, of Wrexham, Denbighshire.

ARMITAGE, James

Sergeant
CH/X102092
RM Engineer Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant James Armitage was killed whilst laying an Anti-Personnel Minefield during operations at Normandy, France. Son of James and Elizabeth Armitage, of Sandyhills, Glasgow.
 
Sources
CWGC.

BAILEY, J.J.C.

Marine
PO/X109974
RM Engineer Commando
Royal Marines

16 August 1944 arrived in France as 1st reinforcements for RM Engineer Commando Detachment.
 
Source
War Diary RM Engineer Commando 1 Troop.

BINNS, Ronald

Corporal
EX/4530T
RM Engineer Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Ronald Binns, 1st RM Engineer Commando, died during operations in Holland. 
 
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/127.

BULFORD, Arthur Frederick

Lance Sergeant
EX/4526
RM Engineer Commando
Royal Marines
Lance Sergeant Arthur Bulford served in 3 Troop RM Engineer Commando, 3 Commando Brigade. Post war member of the Commando Association residing Suffolk. 
 
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 118 issued February 2004.

CAROLAN, F.P.

Lance Corporal
PO/X102045
RM Engineer Commando
Royal Marines
Served in 1 Troop. Wounded and evacuated during the landings at Normandy, France, 6 June 1944.
 
Sources
RM Engineer Commando 1 Troop attached to 1 SS Bde. / War Diary - Account of activities 6/6/44 to 27/9/44.
 

CLARK, Robert

Robert Clark RM Engineer Commando
Corporal
EX/4507(T)
RM Engineer Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Robert Clark, No.1 Troop, was reporting missing later confirmed killed during the landings at Normandy, France. Son of Robert and Emily Sarah Clark, of Bridgetown, Totnes, Devon; husband of Irene E. Clark.
 
Source

COGGER, David John

Temporary Lieutenant
CH981
RM Engineer Commando
Royal Marines
Military Cross (MC)
Lieutenant David Cogger was awarded the Military Cross for gallant and distinguished service while operating with the Army in Normandy [1]. He was an Officer in the 1st RM Engineer Commando from August 1943 [2].

DEANS, Eric

Marine
PO/X115500 (T)
RM Engineer Commando
Royal Marines
Distinguished Service Medal (DSM)
Marine Eric Deans from Barrow was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for gallantry, skill, determination and undaunted devotion to duty during the landing of Allied Forces on the coast of Normandy.

EVANS, Arthur

Marine
CH/X 109879
RM Engineer Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Arthur Evans, 1 Troop, a carpenter before military service, was killed during operations at Berneville, France. Son of Mrs Annie Evans (nee Dychdalewicz) from Hucknall, Notts.
 
Sources
CWGC.

GOMM, Arthur George

Sergeant
EX/4520(T)
RM Engineer Commando
Commando Basic Training Centre
Royal Marines
Died on war service
Died in the UK

Sergeant Arthur Gomm died from multiple injuries sustained as a result of the premature explosion of a high explosive demolition charge at the Commando Basic Training Centre, Achnacarry. Son of Ernest James Gomm and Ethel Maud Gomm; husband of Edna Gladys Gomm, of Ashford, Middlesex.

GREER, D.M.

Marine
CH/X109901
RM Engineer Commando
Royal Marines
Marine Greer, 1 Troop, was wounded by mortar fire and evacuated 10 June 1944 whilst digging in at Le Plein, Normandy.
 
Sources

HAY, T.

Marine
PO/X102012
RM Engineer Commando
Royal Marines
June 1944 Normandy, France, wounded by shrapnel to the hand and returned to duty.
 
Sources
War Diary RM Engineer Commando 1 Troop.
 

HEDLEY, Ralph

Marine (Acting Temporary Lance Corporal)
PO/X107241
RM Engineer Commando
Royal Marines
Distinguished Service Medal (DSM)
Lance Corporal Ralph Hedley was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for gallantry, skill, determination and undaunted devotion to duty during the landing of Allied Forces on the coast of Normandy.

JONES, Peter Henry

Corporal (Acting Temporary Sergeant)
PO/X101924
RM Engineer Commando
Royal Marines
Distinguished Service Medal (DSM)

Sergeant Peter Henry Jones was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for gallantry, skill, determination and undaunted devotion to duty during the landing of Allied Forces on the coast of Normandy.

LLOYD, R.J.

Corporal
PLY/X.3905
RM Engineer Commando
Royal Marines
16 August 1944 arrived in France as 1st reinforcements for RM Engineer Commando Detachment.
 
Source
War Diary RM Engineer Commando 1 Troop.
 

MORSS, Donald James Robert

Sergeant (Acting Temporary Company Sergeant Major)
PO/X.1808
RM Engineer Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches

Company Sergeant Major Morss was Mentioned in Despatches for distinguished service during offensive operations with the Allied Armies between November 1944 and January 1945 whilst attached to the Landing Craft Obstruction Clearance Unit (LCOCU). 
 
Sources

NAYLOR, Frederick Thomas

Frederick Naylor RM Engineer Commando
Marine
CH/X 103937
RM Engineer Commando
Royal Marines

Enlisted 17 April 1941. Served in 1 Engineer Company RM and 1 Troop of the RM Engineer Commando with attachments to HQ Special Service (Commando) Group and  HQ 1 Commando Brigade. Commando service from August 1943 to January 1946. 

NEALE, Peter Walter James

Captain Peter Neale
Captain (Acting Temporary Lieutenant Colonel)
RM Engineer Commando
Royal Marines
Military Cross (MC)
Captain (Acting Lieutenant Colonel) Peter Neale RM, 1st RM Engineer Commando attached to 1 Commando Brigade [1][3], was awarded the Military Cross for bravery and great devotion to duty whilst operating with the allied army in North West Europe [2].

NEWBERT, Arthur Daniel

Lance Corporal
PO/X101938
RM Engineer Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Lance Corporal Newbert, 3 Troop RM Engineer Commando,  was Mentioned in Despatches for gallant and distinguished service whilst attached to the Allied Land Forces, South East Asia.
 
Sources
London Gazette 37318, page 5181.

NUTTALL, James Horrobin

Marine
CH/X 109156
RM Engineer Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine James Nuttall, RM Engineer Commando attached to 47RM Commando, died of wounds. Son of William Horrobin Nuttall and Annie Nuttall; husband of Edythe Nuttall, of Hollywood, Worcestershire. His death is recorded in the War Diary for the RM Engineer Commando dated 19th October 1944.

PALMER, Percy

Marine
PO/X113515
RM Engineer Commando
Royal Marines
17.08.1944 - 23.08.1944 with  No.4 Commando for mine clearance in the advance through Les Bois de Bavent, Normandy, and with No.3 Commando for the same purpose in the advance to Varraville, Normandy. 
26.08.1944 wounded in Beuzeville, Normandy.
 

PATON, Charles White

Marine
PO/X 108528
RM Engineer Commando
Royal Marines
Military Medal (MM)
Marine Charles Paton, 4 RM Engineer Commando, was awarded the Military Medal for gallant and distinguished service in North West Europe.
Recommendation

RHODES, J.

Marine
CH/X109318
RM Engineer Commando
Royal Marines

16 August 1944 arrived in France as 1st reinforcements for RM Engineer Commando Detachment.
 
Source
War Diary RM Engineer Commando 1 Troop.

SMITH, R.W.G.J.

Corporal
CH/X102060
RM Engineer Commando
Royal Marines
24 June 1944 seriously wounded whilst laying an Anti-Personnel Minefield during operations at Normandy, France.
 
Sources
War Diary RM Engineer Commando 1 Troop.
 

SPEAKMAN, John

Lance Corporal
PLY/X110084
RM Engineer Commando
Royal Marines
16 August 1944 arrived in France as 1st reinforcements for RM Engineer Commando Detachment.
 
Source
War Diary RM Engineer Commando 1 Troop.
 

SUMNER, Harold

Marine
PLY/X102031
RM Engineer Commando
Royal Marines
17.08.1944 - 23.08.1944 with  No.4 Commando for mine clearance during the advance through Les Bois de Bavent, Normandy, and with No.3 Commando for same purpose during the advance to Varraville, Normandy. 
23.08.1944 - 03.09.1944 to Base Hospital with blood poisoning.

THOMSON, Donald (Cpl)

Corporal
PO/X110320(T)
RM Engineer Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Corporal Donald Thomson, RM Engineer Commando Detachment, HQ 4 Commando Brigade, died during operations in Holland. Son of Janet Williams.

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

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