SHORTEN, Raymond Herbert

Rank: 
Lieutenant
Unit / Base: 
52ME Commando
'Special Air Service'
Regiment/Corps: 
General List
Service: 
Army
Number: 
163658
Died : 
Monday, October 19, 1942
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age: 
21
Cemetery/Memorial: 
Lieutenant Raymond Shorten left the Commando in July 1942 to join 'L' Detachment SAS. He  died in October during operations with the SAS at Sidi Barrani.
 
 Nov 40, enlisted General List
 Dec 40, 52 ME Cdo
 Jan 41, wounded
 Mar 41, merged into D Bn,Layforce
 Apr 42, merged into ME Cdo and 1st Special Service Regiment C Sqn
 July 42, joins L Det, SAS Bde.
 
Sources
CWGC.
[Service] The SAS and LRDG Roll of Honour 1941 - 47.  www.sas-lrdg-roh.com/index.html
 

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