Kranji Military Cemetery Singapore
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Displaying 1 - 18 of 18BOUNSALL, Keith
Marine
RM 21643
40 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Died in service
Marine Keith Bounsall died whilst deployed overseas with 40 Commando RM. Son of Douglas and Iris Bounsall (nee Mills).
Sources
AFM ROH.
COLDRON, Brian Rasen
Lance Bombardier
24044671
95 Cdo. Regt.RA
Royal Artillery
Died in service
Lance Bombardier Brian Coldron died in a road traffic accident on the road from Nee Soon Singapore to Johore Bahru.
Also died in this accident:
COLLINS, Bernard
Bombardier
22843776
95 Cdo. Regt.RA
Royal Artillery
Died in service
Bombardier Bernard Collins died in a road traffic accident on the road from Nee Soon Singapore to Johore Bahru.
DANELLS, Peter John Godfrey
Corporal
RM 19528
40 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Peter Danells died [1] when struck on the temple by a piece of shrapnel during a cross border operation (Op. Claret) in Sarawak [2]. The patrol came under small arms and mortar fire.
DEERING, Mark Anthony
Marine
RM 20642
40 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Died on active service
Marine Mark Deering drowned whilst crossing a river near the Sabah / Indonesian border.
- 763 Squad (1961).
Obituary in the Globe and Laurel, December 1964.
"RM 20642 Marine M.A. Deering
ELLIOTT, Victor John Robert
Sergeant
23664534
95 Cdo. Regt.RA
Royal Artillery
Died in service
Sergeant Victor Elliott , RHQ Tp Survey Sergeant, died of his injuries after a road traffic accident on the road from Nee Soon Singapore to Johore Bahru on the 21st September 1965.
FORMOY, Ronald David
Marine
RM 16883
42 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Ronald Formoy, Lima Company, was one of five commandos who died during an action which resulted in the rescue of hostages taken and held at Limbang, Sarawak.
FOSTER, Cecil Wylie
Sergeant
RM 10369
42 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Died in service
Sergeant Cecil Wylie Foster was found dead in a Company Store Block cabin at Sematan Camp, Borneo, with a gunshot wound to his head and a rifle lying beside him. An N.C.O. was outside the cabin and heard the shot. No one had entered or left the store when this occurred.
HANNAH, Rowan
Corporal
RM 10454
42 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Died in service
Corporal Rowan Hannah died whilst deployed overseas with 42 Commando RM.
KIERANS, Gerald
Marine
RM 16941
42 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Gerald Kierans, Lima Company, from Widnes, was one of five commandos who died during an action which resulted in the rescue of hostages taken and held at Limbang, Sarawak.
Sources
AFM ROH.
[Image] His sister Estelle Hart.
MACFARLANE, Walter Grant
Sergeant
CH/X 4743
42 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Walter Macfarlane, Lima Coy., from Middlesborough, was one of five commandos who died during an action which resulted in the rescue of hostages taken and held at Limbang, Sarawak.
MARRIOTT, Michael
Corporal
RM 17999
40 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Michael Marriott died during operations in Sarawak, Borneo.
Extract from the Birmingham Daily Post
O'NEILL, Michael John
Lance Bombardier
22958632
95 Cdo. Regt.RA
Royal Artillery
Died in service
Lance Bombardier Michael O'Neill, the training wing PTI, died in a road traffic accident on the road from Nee Soon Singapore to Johore Bahru.
PAGE, Peter John
Marine
RM 18959
3 Cdo. Bde. RM / UK Commando Force
Royal Marines
Died on active service
Marine Peter John Page was serving with HQ, 3 Commando Bde. RM at the time of his accidental death during an exercise when he fell from a 4 tonne lorry.
Sources
AFM ROH.
SMITH, Derek
Marine
RM 9883
45 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Died on active service
Marine Derek Smith was shot and killed by a Malayan Police Inspector. He was originally buried in Pasir Panjang Cemetery before being reinterred at Kranji.
Sources
AFM ROH
SMITH, James Anthony
Marine
RM 20460
40 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Died in service
Marine James Smith died whilst deployed overseas with 40 Commando RM.
TATE, Albert Seaton
Bombardier
23475205
95 Cdo. Regt.RA
Royal Artillery
Died in service
Bombardier Albert Tate died in a road traffic accident on the road from Nee Soon Singapore to Johore Bahru.
WELLINGTON, Walter
Marine
RM 19408
42 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Died in service
Marine Walter Wellington died in a motor accident whilst deployed overseas.
Sources
AFM ROH.
Globe and Laurel RM Magazine October 1964 edition.
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