LONGDEN, Alan
Marine
CH/X 108937
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Alan Longden died during operations at Walcheren, Holland. Son of Bertie and Pattie Longden, of Whaley Bridge, Cheshire.
47RM Commando Roll of Honour
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Below is an A-Z view of the Roll of Honour with information about each of the Fallen.
Displaying 56 - 110 of 110
LUMSDEN, John
Marine
PO/X117207
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine John Lumsden was shot and killed by a sniper died during operations at Normandy, France.
MAUD, Norman Smith
Marine
PO/X 106721
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
MCGREGOR, Duncan Ferguson
Marine
PO/X 111677
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Duncan McGregor died during operations at Walcheren, Holland. His commando were engaged in clearing the enemy from a series of gun batteries along the dunes at Westkapelle from Zouteland to west of Groot Valkenisse and Klein Valkenisse.
MILLS, George William Frank
Marine
PO/X110891
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine George Mills died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of George James Mills and Lilian May Mills, of Southampton.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/134.
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MORLEY, Colin Noel
Colour Sergeant
CH/X 2148
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Colour Sergeant Colin Morley died during operations at Normandy, France. Whilst his Commando were heading along a country road in the direction of Putot-en-Auge they encountered an enemy patrol and Colour Sergeant Morley was shot and killed.
Sources
MUIR, James
Marine
PO/X 105150
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine James Muir died during operations at Westkapelle, Holland. Son of James and Jessie Muir, of Ayr.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/134.
NICHOLL, Francis
Lance Corporal
PLY/X 108029
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Francis Nicholl died during operations at Walcheren, Holland. Son of Catherine Nicholl, of Belfast, Northern Ireland.
NORIE, George
Marine
CH/X 106948
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine George Norie died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Joseph and Rose Ann Norie, of Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/135.
OATES, Brian
Marine
PLY/X 109015
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Brian Oates died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Herbert and Edith Oates, of Meanwood, Leeds, Yorkshire.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives files ADM 104/135.
PATEY, Kenneth Gordon
Marine
PLY/X 107499
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Kenneth Patey was shot and killed by a sniper during operations in Holland. Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Patey, of Mount Gold, Plymouth. His Commando were at Zwanenburg clearing the enemy from the last of a series of gun batteries along the dunes at Westkapelle.
PAYNE, Harry
Marine
PLY/X 103398
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Harry Payne died during operations at Walcheren, Holland. Son of John Henry and Annie Payne, of Langley Mill, Nottinghamshire.
PETTIT, Robert Alan
Marine
CH/X 114685
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Robert Pettit died during operations at Walcheren, Holland. At the time of his death his Commando were clearing the enemy from a series of gun batteries along the dunes at Westkapelle from Zouteland to west of Groot Valkenisse and Klein Valkenisse.
PLANK, Harold Henry
Company Sergeant Major
PLY/X/3504
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Company Sergeant Major Harold Plank was shot and killed during an assault on an enemy gun emplacement at Walcheren, Holland. Son of William and Lottie Plank; husband of Anita Plank, of New Malden, Surrey.
Sources
CWGC.
PRY, Benjamin Charles Henry
Marine
CH/X 111971
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Benjamin Pry, Heavy Weapons Troop (HWT), died of wounds inflicted during operations against the German held small island of Kapelsche Veer which lies between the River Maas and the River Oudermaas. Son of Charles William and Susan Jane Pry, of Islington, London.
PUDDICK, John Edward
Sergeant
CH/X 108414
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant John Puddick died during operations at Walcheren, Holland. He was shot by a sniper whilst engaged in operations against enemy held batteries along the dunes west of Groot Valkenisse. Son of Walter Edward and Minnie Hilda Mary Puddick, of Beckenham, Kent.
RACKHAM, Robert Frederick
Sergeant
CH/X 954
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Robert Rackham was reported missing presumed died during the period his commando were engaged in operations at Walcheren, Holland.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/136.
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/136.
REDMAN, William
Marine
CH/X 107831
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine William Redman died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of John James Redman and Elizabeth Redman, of Thornton, Lancashire; husband of Mina Redman, of Cleveleys, Lancashire.
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REYNOLDS, Bartholomew Charles Vice Willoughby
Marine
PLY/X 100656
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Bartholomew Reynolds died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Bartley and Jesse Reynolds; husband of Rachel Eiddwen Reynolds, of Cymmer, Glamorgan.
RIPINER, Charles Stephen
Corporal
PO/X 4226
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Charles Ripiner died in Holland. Son of Richard and Gladys Ripiner; husband of Elizabeth E. Ripiner, of Stirling. His Commando were clearing the enemy from a series of gun batteries along the dunes at Westkapelle from Zouteland to west of Groot Valkenisse and Klein Valkenisse.
ROBERTSON, George
Corporal
CH/X109679
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Stirlingshire Constabulary
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal George Robertson died at the 50th Field Hospital US Army, Portland Island Dorset, of wounds inflicted at Port-en-Bessin, Normandy. He was described as a "distinguished Scottish athlete" by Captain Forfar M.C., Medical Officer of the Commando.
ROWLINSON, Clifford
Marine
PLY/X 109543
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Clifford Rowlinson died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Herbert and Maggie Rowlinson, of Lancaster.
Sources
CWGC.
SAMBROOK, Wilfred Dennis
Marine
PLY/X 111491
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Wilfred Sambrook died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Frank and Ethel Ruth Sambrook, of Bushbury, Wolverhampton.
Sources
CWGC.
SCOTT, Frank Leonard
Marine
PO/X 105848
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Frank Scott died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of William and Lily Scott, of Swaythling, Southampton.
Sources
CWGC.
SMITH, Bernard George
Marine
CH/X 107029
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Bernard Smith died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of James and Blanche Emily Smith, of Fenham, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Sources
CWGC
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/137.
SMITH, John
Marine
PO/X 105847
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine John Smith died during operations at Normandy, France. He has no known grave. Only son of Mr. And Mrs. J. Smith, 71 Milnbank Road, Dundee. Formerly employed in the North British Linoleum Works, he was called up in 1941.
SMITH, Thomas William Currie
Marine
CH/X 106295
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Thomas Smith died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Ruth Louisa Smith, of Harringay, Middlesex.
Sources
CWGC
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/137.
SPEAR, William James Clement
Company Sergeant Major
PLY/X 1264
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Company Sergeant Major William Spear, 'Q' troop, died at Walcheren. Son of William James Spear and Emily Louise Spear; husband of Eileen Spear, of Camel's Head, Plymouth.
STICKINGS, Brian John
Temporary Captain
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Brian Stickings died during operations against the German held small island of Kapelsche Veer which lies between the River Maas and the River Oudermaas.
He received a posthumous Mention in Despatches for distinguished service.
He received a posthumous Mention in Despatches for distinguished service.
STOVELL, William Charles
Marine
PLY/X110734
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine William Stovell died during an unsuccessful attack on the German held small island of Kapelsche Veer which lies between the River Maas and the River Oudermaas.
STYLE, Michael George Hurrell
Lieutenant
113581
47RM Commando
Suffolk Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Michael Style, attached to 47RM Commando, died during operations at Walcheren, Holland.
Sources
CWGC.
SWEENEY, Edward John
Marine
PO/X 105867
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Edward Sweeney died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Edward John and Margaret Sweeney, of Glasgow; husband of Mary Jane Sweeney, of Glasgow.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/137.
TATTON, Norman Yates
Marine
PLY/X 110320
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Norman Tatton died of wounds during operations at Sallenelles, Normandy, France. Only son of Mr and Mrs Harry Tatton from Leek. Norman was one of 23 casualties treated at the regimental aid post for shrapnel or bullet wounds during their first four days at Sallenelles.
TEED, Kenneth Talbot
Corporal
PO/X 103256(T)
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Kenneth Teed, married and from Bridgnorth, Shropshire, was reported missing presumed died during operations at Walcheren, Holland. Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. F. Teed, of Bridgnorth, Shropshire.
THATCHER, Albert George May
Marine
PLY/X 110293
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Albert Thatcher, 'B' troop, died of wounds he received during the allied landings at Westkapelle, Walcheren. He was on board LCT 18 when it was hit by a shell and he received shrapnel wounds. He was taken to a Beach Dressing Station but died the next day.
TOWLE, William Harry
Marine
PLY/X 103401
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine William Towle died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Catherine Sarah Towle, of Nottingham; nephew of Mary Ann Oldham, of Nottingham.
TULL, Arthur Frederick Percival
Marine
CH/X 104128
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Arthur Tull died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Catherine Sarah Towle, of Nottingham; nephew of Mary Ann Oldham, of Nottingham.
TULLETT, Denis Archibald Ronald
Marine
CH/X 105998
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Denis Tullett died during operations at Normandy, France.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/138.
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/138.
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TURNER, Anthony
Marine
PLY/X 105677
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Anthony Turner died of wounds during operations at Walcheren, Holland. Son of John and M. E. Turner, of Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Sources
CWGC.
CWGC.
Notes
TURNER, Stanley Henry Richard
Marine
CH/X 103820
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Stanley Turner died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Henry Richard and Minnie Georgena Turner; husband of Elsie May Turner, of Laindon, Essex.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/138.
TYNDALE-BISCOE, Wilfred Julian
Major
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died on war service
Major Wilfred Tyndale-Biscoe died in a road traffic collision. Son of Brigadier General Julian Dallas Tyndale Tyndale-Biscoe and Agnes Dorothy Tyndale-Biscoe, of Broadstone, Dorsetshire.
Sources
CWGC.
UNSWORTH, James
Corporal
CH/X 3886
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal James Unsworth died during operations in Holland. His Commando were clearing the enemy from a series of gun batteries along the dunes at Westkapelle from Zouteland to west of Groot Valkenisse and Klein Valkenisse. Snipers and mortar fire resulted in many casualties.
WALKER, James Clough
Marine
PLY/X 103088
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine James Clough Walker died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Henry and Ellen Walker, of Seaton Delaval, Northumberland.
WALKER, Raymond
Marine
PLY/X 103183
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Raymond Walker died during operations at Normandy, France.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/138.
WALTON, Dennis Harding
Major
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Cross (MC)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Major Dennis Walton died [1] at Fecamp, Normandy, when on reconnaissance his jeep ran over a mine. Captain Stickings [more....] was wounded [2].
WAYGOOD, Leonard Thomas
Marine
CH/X 107580
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Leonard Waygood died when a shell hit his landing craft as they headed for the beaches at Normandy on D Day.
WEBB, Robert Edward
Sergeant
CH/X 103808
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Robert Webb died in November 1944 during operations in Holland. He received a Mention in Despatches for good service with the 21st Army Group published in March 1945.
WEBB, Ronald Henry
Marine
PLY/X.112633
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Ronald Webb died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Henry James Webb and Sarah Ann Webb, of Whittington, Worcestershire.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/138.
WHITTAKER, Glyn Bateman
Lieutenant
35014
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Glyn Whittaker died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Richard Henry and Maud Mercy Whittaker, of Hertford.
WILKINSON, Robert Moorelvin
Marine
PO/X 119052
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Robert Wilkinson died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Arthur and Mary A. Wilkinson, of Slough, Buckinghamshire. His brother Private Arthur George Wilkinson, aged 26, RASC, was accidentally killed in the UK on 13 July 1942.
WILLIAMS, Raymond
Marine
PLY/X108521
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Raymond Williams died during operations against the German held small island of Kapelsche Veer which lies between the River Maas and the River Oudermaas. Son of William Edward and Marion Kate Williams, of Kingstanding, Birmingham.
WILSON, George McLeod
Marine
CH/X 102069
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine George Wilson died during operations in Holland. Son of William and Jessie F. S. McL. Wilson, of Elgin, Morayshire. His Commando were clearing the enemy from a series of gun batteries along the dunes at Westkapelle from Zouteland to west of Groot Valkenisse and Klein Valkenisse.
WITHINGTON, John Vernon
Marine
PO/X 120713
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine John Withington died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of William Edward and Ida Elizebeth Withington, of Gosport, Hampshire.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/139.
YOUNG, Robert James
Lance Corporal
CH/X 113009
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Robert Young died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of James and Lydia Young, of Castleford, Yorkshire; husband of M. Young.
Sources
CWGC.
ZAMMIT, Robert
Marine
PO/X 106117
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Robert Zammit died at the EMS Hospital, Park Prewett, Basingstoke, of wounds inflicted during operations at Normandy, France.