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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.

BRIGGS, Thomas Devlin

Petty Officer
D/SSX 15848
RN Beach Commando (R.N.B.C.)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Petty Officer Thomas Briggs 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.

CHAMBERLAIN, Charles Edward

Able Seaman
P/JX 330745
RN Beach Commando (R.N.B.C.)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Able Seaman Charles Chamberlain 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.

COVENEY, Eric Frank

Petty Officer
C/X 18887A
RN Beach Commando (R.N.B.C.)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Petty Officer Eric Coveney 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.

CULLENS, John David Ferguson

Able Seaman
D/JX 169287
RN Beach Commando (R.N.B.C.)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Able Seaman John Cullens 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.

DAVIS, Alan

Sub Lieutenant
RN Beach Commando (R.N.B.C.)
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds

Sub Lieutenant Alan Davis  died during operations at Elba [1][2].

ENEFER, Roland

Able Seaman
C/JX 374572
RN Beach Commando (R.N.B.C.)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Able Seaman Roland Enefer 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.

FAIRWEATHER, George Paton

Able Seaman
D/JX 239975
RN Beach Commando (R.N.B.C.)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Able Seaman George Fairweather 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.

HALL, Robert

Able Seaman
P/JX 264076
RN Beach Commando (R.N.B.C.)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Able Seaman Robert Hall, RN Beach Commando ‘K’, died in Italy. 

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

HALLOS, Harry

Leading Seaman
D/JX 201772
RN Beach Commando (R.N.B.C.)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Leading Seaman Harry Hallos 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.

HAYWARD, Jack Percy

Able Seaman
P/JX 195377
RN Beach Commando (R.N.B.C.)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Able Seaman Jack Hayward 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.

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.

HONEYWOOD, Douglas Alan

Able Seaman
D/JX 216869
RN Beach Commando (R.N.B.C.)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Able Seaman Douglas Honeywood 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.

HOUGH, James

Petty Officer
D/SSX 14392
RN Beach Commando (R.N.B.C.)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Petty Officer James Hough, RN Beach Commando 'L', was killed during operations at Walcheren.
 
Sources:
CWGC 

HUGMAN, Henry Kent

Able Seaman
P/JX386133
RN Beach Commando (R.N.B.C.)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Able Seaman Henry Hugman 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.

MCGRANN, George

Able Seaman
C/JX 407081
RN Beach Commando (R.N.B.C.)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Able Seaman George McGrann died during operations to liberate the enemy held island of Elba, codenamed Operation Brassard. The operation was launched from the island of Corsica. 

Sources
CWGC.
The Beachhead Commandos author A. Cecil Hampshire.

MOONEY, Edward

Able Seaman
P/JX 175361
RN Beach Commando (R.N.B.C.)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Able Seaman Edward Mooney, RN Beach Commando 'P', died during operations at Normandy [1].  Beach Commando 'P' was

MORAN, Patrick

Leading Seaman
P/JX170231
RN Beach Commando (R.N.B.C.)
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Leading Seaman Patrick Moran, RN Beach Commando 'S', died during operations in Normandy. He received a posthumous Mention in Despatches.
 
Sources
CWGC.
London Gazette 36676, page 4008.
 

MURRAY, William John

Able Seaman
P/JX 198136
RN Beach Commando (R.N.B.C.)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Able Seaman William Murray 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.

O'NEILL, John Joseph

Able Seaman
D/JX 176642
RN Beach Commando (R.N.B.C.)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Able Seaman John O'Neill 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.

PEASLEY, Edward John

Leading Seaman
P/JX 166792
RN Beach Commando (R.N.B.C.)
Royal Navy
Mentioned in Despatches
Died on active service
Leading Seaman Edward Peasley, RN Beach Commando 'H', died by drowning in a diving accident in Genoa, Italy [1][1a][2][Notes B].
Son of Albert Edward and Margaret Dorothy Peasley, of Banstead, Surrey [1].

POMFRET, Fred

Able Seaman
D/JX 212917
RN Beach Commando (R.N.B.C.)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Able Seaman Fred Pomfret 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.

SOALL, John James

Able Seaman
P/JX 329518
RN Beach Commando (R.N.B.C.)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Able Seaman John Soall, RN Beach Commando 'K', died during operations at Salerno, Italy.
Husband of Frances Maud Soall, of Enfield, Middlesex [1][2].
 
Sources
[1] C.W.G.C.

THACKRAY, Dennis Charles

Able Seaman
P/JX 384364
RN Beach Commando (R.N.B.C.)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Able Seaman Dennis Thackray 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.

TIDDER, Alfred

Leading Seaman
D/JX 157419
RN Beach Commando (R.N.B.C.)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Leading Seaman Alfred Tidder 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.

TURNBULL, William, R.

Able Seaman
D/JX 365991
RN Beach Commando (R.N.B.C.)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Able Seaman William Turnbull 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 [3].

WELSH, William McNaughton

Able Seaman
C/JX 367104
RN Beach Commando (R.N.B.C.)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Able Seaman William Welsh 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.

WHITTINGTON, John William

Able Seaman
P/JX 382818
RN Beach Commando (R.N.B.C.)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Able Seaman John Whittington 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.

WOOD, Sydney

Able Seaman
P/JX 296624
RN Beach Commando (R.N.B.C.)
RN Beach Commando R2
Killed in action or died of wounds

Able Seaman Sydney Wood, RN Beach Commando ‘R2’,  died during Operations at Normandy.[Source: CWGC]  


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