MARSHALL, William Nigel
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Rank:
Captain
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Number:
N018092K
Born:
Friday, July 30, 1948
Died :
Saturday, March 8, 1975
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
26
Cemetery/Memorial:
Captain William Marshall RM was attached to the Sultan of Oman's Forces at the time of his death.
"Captain W. N. Marshall, Royal Marines, and Captain M. G. A. Shipley, Royal Anglians, volunteers serving on loan with the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces, were killed in the Dhofar province of Oman on 8th March. The helicopter in which they were travelling was shot down by rebel small-arms fire. The third person killed in the incident was not a member of Her Majesty's Forces although he had previously served in the Royal Air Force."
[Source: Response in Parliament by the Defence Secretary Mr Mason ref. Hansards HC Deb 14 March 1975 vol 888 c249W.]
Note.
Rank shown as stated by the Secretary of State for Defence above. The AFM ROH shows his rank as Lieutenant. The rank of Captain may be local to his service in Oman.
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