MAYNARD, John Edward Trestrail
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Rank:
Corporal
Unit / Base:
8 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Service:
Army
Number:
5440304
Died :
Thursday, July 17, 1941
Between:
Thursday, July 17, 1941 to Friday, July 18, 1941
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
24
Cemetery/Memorial:
Corporal John Maynard died during operations in Tobruk (Cyrenaica Libya) whilst part of a detachment from No 8 Commando ('B' Bn. Layforce) assigned to the garrison. Son of Percy Castell Maynard and Mary Elizabeth Maynard, of Redruth, Cornwall. Awarded the Royal Humane Society's Testimonial in Vellum, for Saving Life at Sea, 17th August, 1939.
Sources
[1] CWGC.
[2] Casualty Lists 1939-45 / National Archives file WO417/28.
[3] See Linked Content below.
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