POLKINGHORNE, Eric
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Rank:
Marine
Unit / Base:
44RM Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Service Number:
PLY/X 103548
Born:
Tuesday, January 3, 1922
Birthplace:
Pensilvia, Cornwall
Died :
Saturday, May 27, 1944
Died on active service
Age:
22
Cemetery/Memorial:
Marine Eric Polkinghorne died on active service during operations in Burma. Son of Thomas Dawe Polkinghorne, and of Dorcas Eddy Polkinghorne, of Liskeard, Cornwall [1]1a][2][3].
Sources
[1] CWGC.
[1] CWGC.
[1a] Registers of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/135.
[2] ROH in the book '44 RM Commando, Achnacarry to the Arakan', author Tony Mackenzie.
[2] ROH in the book '44 RM Commando, Achnacarry to the Arakan', author Tony Mackenzie.
[3] ROH in the 3 Cdo Bde Third Jungle Book issue 9 (below).
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Photo of Commando in Gallery:
Yes
Photo of grave in Gallery:
Yes
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