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CLARKE, Hilary Laurence

Fusilier
6482249
No 3 Commando
Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
Metropolitan Police
Killed in action or died of wounds
Fusilier Hilary Clarke was killed in action during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the Bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). Son of Ralph and Mahlah Anne Clarke, of Leicester; husband of Evelyn Alice Clarke. His brother Stanley William Clarke, RN, also died in the war.

COGGINS, Frank

Corporal
PLY/X 104039
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Frank Coggins died during operations at Sicily. Son of Joseph Edward and Amelia Coggins, of Ashted, Warwickshire.
 
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/129.
 

CONYARD, James

Gunner
6015602
No 3 Commando
Royal Artillery
Killed in action or died of wounds
Gunner James Conyard died of wounds at No.7 Mobile Casualty Clearing Station after being wounded at Cassibile, Sicily. Son of Charles Dean Conyard and Maud Catherine Conyard, of Wickford, Essex. His mother Maud died in 1941. 
 
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COX, Anthony Francis

Rifleman
6920635
No 3 Commando
Rifle Brigade
Killed in action or died of wounds
Rifleman Anthony Cox died of wounds during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). Son of Cecil Ernest and Frances Mary Cox, of Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey.
 
Sources
CWGC.

CRAFT, Alfred James

Alfred James Craft No.3 Commando
Lance Corporal
5950610
No 3 Commando
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
Military Medal (MM)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Lance Corporal Alfred Craft MM was killed in action during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). Son of George Henry and Violet Stella Craft, of Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire [1][1a].

DOWSON, Harry

Marine
EX/5685
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Harry Dowson died at 151 Field Ambulance during operations at Sicily. Son of Harry and Gertrude Dowson, of Newcastle-on-Tyne.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/130.

EYRES, George Henry

Marine
PLY/X 103852
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine George Eyres died during operations at Sicily. Son of George Henry and Bedelia Eyres, of Harpurhey, Manchester.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/130.

FRANKLIN, Leslie Herbert

Marine
PO/X 115045
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died on active service
Marine Leslie Franklin died of Typhoid Fever at the 33rd General Hospital, Syrcacuse, Sicily.
 
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/130.

GRIFFITHS, Ronald Eric

Private
6103950
No 3 Commando
The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Ronald Griffiths was reported missing 14 July 1943 during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge), later confirmed killed in action. Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Griffiths, of Tottenham, Middlesex.
 
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HARPER, Leslie

Sergeant Les Harper No.3 Commando
Lance Sergeant
824792
No 3 Commando
Royal Artillery
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Sergeant Leslie Harper was killed in action during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). Son of Septimus and Alice Maud Harper [1][1a][2].
Extract from the Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail.

HEWITT, John Lionel

Private
6353387
No 3 Commando
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds

Private John Hewitt was killed in action during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). Son of James and Nellie Hewitt, of Sparkbrook, Birmingham.

HOPKINS, Frederick Walter

Corporal
5948301
No 3 Commando
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
Military Medal (MM)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Corporal Frederick Hopkins MM was killed in action during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). Son of Henry and Dorothy K. Hopkins; husband of Mary Bisset Hopkins, of Largs, Ayrshire.

JARROM, Eric Charles

Lance Corporal
3441658
No 3 Commando
Lancashire Fusiliers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Eric Jarrom was killed in action during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). Son of Charles and Gladys Jarrom; husband of Ellen Jarrom, of Woodhouse, Leeds, Yorkshire.
 
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JONES, John

Marine
CH/X 2429
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine John Jones died at 151 Light Field Ambulance, Syracuse, Sicily.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/132.

LLOYD, William Eric

Captain William Eric Lloyd, 3 Commando
Captain
132198
No 3 Commando
Royal Berkshire Regiment
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds

Captain William Lloyd, 4 troop, died during commando operations at Agnone and the Bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). Posthumously Mentioned in Despatches in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the field.

MACKENZIE, Thomas

Thomas Mackenzie 3 Commando
Private
2982952
No 3 Commando
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Thomas MacKenzie was killed in action during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). Son of Hector and Jean Anderson Mackenzie, of Greenock.

MACKIE, David Robert Goode

Sergeant Mackie 3 Commando
Sergeant
5340202
No 3 Commando
Royal Berkshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds

Sergeant David Mackie was killed in action during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). He had been with the commando since at least May 1942. Son of David Arthur Goode Mackie and Gladys Eva Mackie, of Harrow, Middlesex.

MALLETT, Ernest Raymond Cecil

Private
5958496
No 3 Commando
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Ernest Mallett was killed in action during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). Son of Ernest Wilby Mallett and Elsie Mallett, of Enfield, Middlesex.
 
Sources
CWGC.

MCGERTY, Francis

Sergeant
5888178
No 3 Commando
Northamptonshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Francis McGerty was killed in action during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). Son of Patrick McGerty, and of Elizabeth McGerty (nee McGlinchey); husband of Iris Marjorie McGerty, of Lincoln.
 
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NEWHAM, Percy Robert

Colour Sergeant
PO/X 4908
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Colour Sergeant Percy Newham died during operations at Sicily.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/135.

PARSONS, Arthur Joseph

Private
5989862
No 3 Commando
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds

Private Arthur Parsons was killed in action during operations at Agnone and the bridge at Malati, Sicily (3 Commando Bridge). Son of Alfred Joseph and Florence Lily Parsons, of Highbury, Hitchin, Hertfordshire.

PIENAAR, W. F.

Lieutenant
41084V
No 3 Commando
General Service Corps, S.A. Forces
Killed in action or died of wounds

Lieutenant Pienaar, seconded to No 3 Commando from the South African Forces, died during operations at Agnone and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). He had been taken prisoner during the action, but with a group of others managed to escape thier captors.

PRICE, Kenneth

Marine
PLY/X 104025
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Kenneth Price died during operations in Sicily.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths: Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/135.

RUXTON, Anthony Fane

Captain
95530
No 3 Commando
Royal Ulster Rifles 2nd Bn
Military Cross (MC)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Anthony Ruxton, M.C., was killed in action during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). Son of Charles Harcourt Vernon Ruxton and of Phyllis Maitland Ruxton (nee Wood), of Waterrow, Somerset.

STREAMS, Albert Edward

Marine
PLY/X 21038
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Albert Medal (AM)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Albert Streams, A.M. 41 RM Commando, died during operations at Sicily. Son of Albert and Lillian Streams, of Reading, Berkshire; husband of Dorothy Kathleen Streams, of Woodley, Reading.

VICKERS, Alfred Nathaniel

Alfred Vickers 41RM Commando
Marine
PLY/X 104582
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Alfred Vickers died during operations at Sicily. Son of Alfred Nathaniel and Lillian Mary Vickers, of Bethnal Green, London; husband of Alice Marjorie Vickers, of Bethnal Green.
 
Sources
CWGC.

WOODWARD, Sydney George

Corporal
5115748
No 3 Commando
Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Sydney Woodward was reported missing 14 July 1943 during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge), later confirmed killed in action. Son of Henry William and Ada Emma Woodward; husband of Doris Rose Woodward, of Peckham, London.
 

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