FLOOD, John
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Rank:
Marine
Unit / Base:
46RM Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Service Number:
CH/X 106354
Born:
Thursday, January 5, 1922
Birthplace:
Bradford, Yorkshire
Died :
Wednesday, April 18, 1945
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
23
Cemetery/Memorial:
Marine John Flood died during operations in Germany [1][2][3].
Shot by a sniper 13 April 1945; died of wounds in hospital in Hanover [4].
1939 single and residing at 81 Victoria Street, Bradford. Employed as an Apprentice Tailor [5].
Shot by a sniper 13 April 1945; died of wounds in hospital in Hanover [4].
1939 single and residing at 81 Victoria Street, Bradford. Employed as an Apprentice Tailor [5].
Son of Charles and Hannah Taylor of Bradford [5][6].
Sources
[1] CWGC.
[2] Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/130.
[3] The Story of 46 Commando Royal Marines by Capt Johnson RM.
[4] Account of his nephew John Flood in the book Broken Bridges (authors Keith Taylor with Jeff Hewitt).
[5] The 1939 Register covering Bradford.
[6] [Image] John Flood, nephew.
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