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Displaying 1 - 22 of 22BAKER, George Horace
No 1 Commando
Royal Artillery
Killed in action or died of wounds
Gunner George Baker died during operations at Kangaw.
BALLANTYNE, Alexander A.
No 11 Commando
Queens Own Cameron Highlanders
Lance Corporal Alexander Ballantyne 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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BUDD, Lionel
No 5 Commando
Royal Artillery
Killed in action or died of wounds
Gunner Lionel Budd, 5 troop, died during operations at Maungdaw.
Sources
CWGC.
CAWSEY, Francis William
No 8 Commando
Somerset Light Infantry
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Francis Cawsey is believed to have been attached from No 8 Commando to Mission 204 at the time of his death. He was reported missing and presumed killed in action.
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COULDREY, Edwin Robert
No 8 Commando
Royal Artillery
Killed in action or died of wounds
Bombardier Edwin Couldrey died during operations in Burma [1]. He is listed on a Royal Artillery Casualty Card as a battle casualty [2].
DICKSON, Alexander
No 5 Commando
Royal Armoured Corps
Killed in action or died of wounds
Trooper Alexander Dickson, 5troop, died during operations at Maungdaw.
Sources
CWGC.
GILLINGHAM, Reginald John
'Layforce'
Royal Armoured Corps
Company Quartermaster Sergeant Reginald Gillingham was reported missing presumed died during operations in Burma on 19 June 1942, his secondary unit recorded as 'B' Batallion Layforce on each of the casualty listings [1][2].
GREEN, Anthony Lovering
No 5 Commando
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Driver Anthony Green, 1 troop, died during operations at Maungdaw.
Sources
CWGC
HODGES, James Reginald
No 5 Commando
Gloucestershire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private James Hodges, 5 troop, died during operations at Maungdaw.
JOHNSTON, Robert
No 11 Commando
Queens Own Cameron Highlanders
Died on active service
Corporal Robert Johnston died of exhaustion and malaria whilst assigned from the Commando to Middle East Detachment 2, later redesignated 2nd Special Service Detachment (SSD 2), in Burma.
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LACEY, Leonard Frank
No 8 Commando
Somerset Light Infantry
Died on active service
Private Leonard Lacey died whilst a prisoner of war. He had been assigned from the Commando to Middle East Detachment 2, later redesignated 2nd Special Service Detachment (SSD 2), in Burma.
LOCKINGTON, Arthur
50ME Commando
Royal Armoured Corps
Died on war service
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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LOOKER, Ronald Arthur
No 1 Commando
Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Ronald Looker died of wounds inflicted at Kangaw, Burma.
MCKENNA, Edward Thomas
'Layforce'
Kings Regiment (Liverpool)
Border Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Edward McKenna, King's Regiment and Special Service, was wounded during operations in Crete on 28 May 1941. On the 31st March 1944 he is listed with the Border Regiment and killed in action in Burma.
Sources
CWGC.
MILLER, John
No 8 Commando
East Surrey Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private John Miller was one of a contingent from Layforce (No 8 Commando) who were attached to Middle East Detachment 2, later known as 2nd Special Service Detachment or SSD2, for operations in the Far East.
NELSON, William Andrew
No 5 Commando
Royal Artillery
Killed in action or died of wounds
Bombardier William Nelson died during the period his Commando were engaged in operations in the Maungdaw and Ramree area.
NICHOLLS, Frank Raymond Jocelyn
No 7 Commando
Royal Artillery
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Frank Nicholls, No 7 Commando and Layforce, was killed whilst attached to No 1 Special Service Detachment. There is a plaque in his honour inside Stratton Parish Church and he is also remembered on their War Memorial.
REDWOOD, Albert C.
No 7 Commando
Dorsetshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Albert Redwood died [1] having left the Commando and joined Force 136, the S.O.E. At the time of his death he was part of Operation Ramrose, team Fox at Myothit - Irrawaddy.
Extract from a Force 136 battle casualty report about his death [2].
RICHARDSON, Arthur
No 8 Commando
Royal Armoured Corps
Killed in action or died of wounds
Company Sergeant Major Arthur Richardson was reported missing presumed killed in action during operations in Burma. He is believed to have been one of a contingent from Layforce who were attached to Middle East Detachment 2, later known as 2nd Special Service Detachment or SSD2, for operations in the Far East.
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SANSOM, Samuel Jack
No 5 Commando
The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Samuel Sansom, 6 troop, died of wounds received in action at Maungdaw.
Sources
CWGC.
SCANES, Lewis Ralph
No 8 Commando
1st Royal Dragoons Royal Armoured Corps
Died on war service
Trooper Lewis Scanes was reported missing presumed died during operations in Burma on or shortly after 19 June 1942, his secondary unit shown simply as "Commando" on each of the casualty listings [1][2].
- The Westminster Abbey Commando Roll of Honour lists his Unit as No.8 Commando [3][notes].
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SCOBBIE, John Ross
No 5 Commando
Gordon Highlanders
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private John Scobbie died of wounds received during operations at Myebon.
Sources
CWGC.
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