Stalag XI-A (11A), Altengrabow, Germany
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Lance Bombardier
933008
No 7 Commando
'Layforce'
Royal Artillery
Edgar Albert Barnett, a Labourer from Birmingham, enlisted into the Armed Forces on 15 July 1939. He volunteered for commando service and was attached to No.7 Commando which embarked for the Middle East forming 'A' Battalion of Layforce.
CHAPMAN, George William
Signalman
14220497
Brigade Signals
Royal Corps of Signals
Signalman George Chapman, Brigade Signals, was reported missing 25 December 1943, later reported to be a prisoner of war. He was involved in a reconnaissance raid along the coast of Gravelines, France, between Calais and Dunkirk, codenamed Hardtack 11.
COLEMAN, Ernest Leonard
Marine
CH/X3341
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Ernest Leonard Coleman, a Butcher's Assistant from Lowestoft, enlisted 13 December 1939 volunteering in 1942 for the newly raised Royal Marine Commando. Marine Coleman was wounded and a prisoner of war 19 August 1942 during operations at Dieppe, France.
CURSON, Raymond Henry
Marine
CH/X1920
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Raymond Henry Curson from King's Lynn, Norfolk, enlisted into the Royal Marines on 7 June 1937. He volunteered for and joined the newly formed Royal Marine Commando, later re-designated 40RM Commando, after its formation in Febuary 1942.
FINCH, John
Lance Corporal
1877787
No 7 Commando
Royal Engineers
Lance Corporal John Finch was reported missing 20 April 1941, later confirmed prisoner of war, during operations at Cyrenaica (Bardia raid).
Extract from the Aberdeen Evening Express
14 May 1941.
GATH, Sidney Patrick
Private (Acting Sergeant)
7264449
No 6 Commando
Royal Army Medical Corps
Sidney Patrick Gath, a Mercantile Marine Sailor from Manchester, enlisted 27 April 1938. Sergeant Gath, R.A.M.C. attached to No.6 Commando, was reported missing 26 February 1943 at El Arousa, Tunisia (Battle of Steamroller Farm), later confirmed a prisoner of war.
IVES, Arthur Christopher
Private
14241863
No 3 Commando
Royal Berkshire Regiment
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Private Arthur Ives was reported missing 14 July 1943 during operations at Agnone Sicily and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge), later confirmed as a prisoner of war. Post war member of the Commando Association.
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RACHELL, Alfred William John
Marine
PLY/X2920
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Alfred Rachell from East London enlisted into the Royal Marines on 26 November 1937. He volunteered for the first RM Commando unit raised in 1942. Marine Rachell was wounded 19 August 1942, hospitalised, and a prisoner of war after Operation Jubilee at Dieppe, France.
ROBINS, George Edward
Private
5952268
No 2 Commando
Suffolk Regiment
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
Private George Robins, 5 Troop, from Consett,County Durham, was wounded and taken prisoner of war during operations at Salerno, Italy. He served in 'A' Section, No.2 Sub-Section of the Troop. Former occupation: Steward.
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SIMMONS, Ronald
Marine (later Corporal)
CH/X2889
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Ronald Simmons, a Metal Trimmer from Essex, enlisted into the Royal Marines on 14 February 1939. He served on HMS Southampton engaged in North Sea Patrols before volunteering in 1942 for the newly raised RM Commando.
SMITH, Alexander
Private
4123499
50ME Commando
Cheshire Regiment 1st Bn.
Private Alexander Smith, 1st Bn. Cheshire Regiment attached 50 Middle East Commando, was wounded between 25 and 28 February 1941 during operations on the occupied Greek island of Kastellorizo [1][2].
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