St Nazaire Commandos
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ALDRED, Jack
AMOS, Richard Henry

ANDERTON, Harold
Guardsman Harold Anderton, 1 Troop, was wounded 28 March 1942 during Operation Chariot at St Nazaire, and evacuated back to the UK. He had embarked for the raid on motor launch ML 446. Post war member of the Commando Association.
ASHCROFT, Arthur


ASPDEN, Jack
AUKETT, Norman John

BARLING, Gilbert Michael

BARRON, Robert James


BASSETT-WILSON, Paul Francis

BAYLISS, Leonard Frank

BEARDSELL, John Clifford

BELL, William White
BELLRINGER, Roy

BEVERIDGE, Robert
BIRNEY, David Leslie

BISHOP, Ivor, W.

BISHOP, Ronald Caldwell
BLOUNT, Arthur Harvey
BLYTHE, William
BONVIN, John Alexander
- 17 December 1939, Artist Rifles Cadet 163rd OCTU, commissioned Second Lieutenant, Loyal Regiment.
BORGMAN, Robert Bernard John
BOYCE, John Douglas
BRADLEY, Edgar William

BRADLEY, Richard

BRETT, Gerrard
BRIGHT, Gerald Kitchener

BROWN, James
BROWN, Louis Walter

BROWN, Robert Frederick
BRUCE, James
BRYAN, Edward Joseph

BURGESS, Leslie
BURN, Michael Clive

BURNS, Ronald Edward David

BURTINSHAW, Robert James Glover
BUSHE, Patrick
BUTLER, Eric Henry Dunn

BUTLER, Ronald Herbert

CALLAWAY, Thomas, Frederick

CARR, Francis Arthur
CARROLL, John Joseph
CHALLINTON, William Alfred

CHAMBERLAIN, Walter William Robert James
Lance Sergeant Walter Chamberlain was reported wounded and missing 28 March 1942 after Operation Chariot at St. Nazaire, later found to be a prisoner of war. He had embarked for the raid on board HMS Campbeltown.
CHANT, Douglas

CHANT, Stuart Whitemore

- October 1940 volunteered for the Army Commandos; attached to No.5 Commando [2].
CHAPPELL, Ernest Lionel Desmond

Lance Sergeant Ernest Chappell, known as Des, was one of the commando contingent who embarked on Motor Launch ML 306 for Operation Chariot, the raid at St Nazaire 28 March 1942. Wounded and taken prisoner he was subsequently transported to Stalag 383 at Hohenfels Germany.
CHEETHAM, John Frederick

CHETWYND, Samuel Ernest
CHUNG, Ronald Robert Fong

CHURCHER, George

CLIBBORN, William Cuthbert

COAKER, Vernon

COBELLI, Dominic

St Nazaire Society website.
COCKIN, Robert

COPLAND, William Oranmore

COUGHLAN, John

COULSON, Garnett
COX, Hugh Wilfred

CRIPPIN, Ronald

CUDBY, John

Fusilier John Cudby, 6 Troop, was reported missing 28 March 1942 after Operation Chariot at St Nazaire, later found to be a prisoner of war. He had embarked on ML177 for the raid. Post war member of the Commando Association from Workington.
CUNNINGHAM, Henry Peter

DAVIS, Stanley Berkeley Edward

DAWSON, John William

- 29 July 1944 (Lance Sergeant) (No.2 Commando) wounded during Operation Healing 2 at Spilje Albania.
DAY, Stanley Ambrose

DAY, William, C.
DE JONGHE, Arthur Jules Charles Baudoin


DE LA TORRE, Luis Eric Rupert

DEANS, James
DEERY, Stewart
DENISON, Mallinson Charles

DIAMOND, Thomas

DICKINSON, Joe
DOCKERILL, Arthur Henry
DONALDSON, John

DOUGLAS, Edward

DUNCAN, Ronald
DURRANT, Sgt. Thomas Frank, VC

ECKMAN, William John
Private William Eckman, from Everton Liverpool, served in 4 Troop and was one of the commando contingent who embarked on Motor Launch ML 306 for Operation Chariot, the raid at St Nazaire on 28 March 1942. Reported as missing he was later found to be a prisoner of war.
EDWARDS, Denis Gold
ELDRIDGE, Leonard Frederick

ELLIOTT, Alfred John
Private Alfred Elliott, 3 Troop, received a Mention in Despatches in recognition of gallant and distinguished service during the Commando raid at St Nazaire on 28/29 March 1942.
ETCHES, William Whitson

EVANS, Earl Michael
EVANS, Frank
EVERETT, Thomas, H.

EWENS, George

- Emigrated to Tasmania [2][3].
FAHY, James
FARQUHAR, John Kiel
FERGUSON, William
FERGUSON, William John
Corporal William Ferguson was reported missing 28 March 1942 after Operation Chariot at St. Nazaire, later found to have been wounded and taken prisoner of war. He had embarked on board HMS Campbeltown for the raid.
FIELD, William Frederick
FINCH, Victor William Charles

Corporal Victor 'Nicky' Finch, 3 Troop, embarked on HMS Campbeltown for the St. Nazaire raid (Operation Chariot). He was reported missing on 28 March 1942 later found to be a prisoner of war.
FISHER, Norman Lucas

FITCHETT, John

FOWLER, Henry Francis
FREEMAN, B.G.

FURSSE, Reginald Henry

- Evacuated back to the UK, he remained with No. 2 Commando [2][3].
FYFE, Charles Alexander


GALLAGHER, John
GARDNER, John, A.
GARLAND, Lindsay Ernest Albert

GARRATT, Arthur Ernest
GIBSON, William

GOODE, Frank Cecil

GOSS, Leonard George William

GRIEF, George Valentine

GROSE, William Ernest
GWYNNE, John Edward Herbert

HAILES, Stanley Brian

HAINES, George Ernest

HANNAN, Thomas Gerard


HARDING, Victor Philip

HARKNESS, Peter
HARRINGTON, Jack Lonsdale
Lance Corporal Jack Harrington was awarded the Military Medal in recognition of distinguished services during Operation Chariot, the raid at St.
HARRISON, Maurice

HAY, William
HEATHER, William Bernard
HEERY, John
HEMPSTEAD, Stanley
HEWETT, Herbert Edward


HODGSON, Eric Stewart

HOLLAND, William Anthony

Private William Holland, 3 Troop, received a Mention in Despatches in recognition of gallant and distinguished service during the raid on St.
HOLMES, Frederick Lewis

Sapper Frederick Holmes was one of the commando contingent who embarked on motor launch ML443 for Operation Chariot, the raid at St Nazaire 28 March 1942. He was evacuated back to the UK after the raid. He remained with the No.2 Commando attaining the rank of Lance Sergeant.
HOLT, Frederick

Frederick Holt enlisted into the Liverpool Scottish before volunteering for the Independent Companies when formed. Joined No.4 Independent Company and deployed with them to Norway (Operation Scissorforce).
HOMER, Levi

HONEY, Peter

HOOPER, Richard Henry

HOOPER, Walter Francis
Walter Francis Hooper enlisted into the Armed Forces on 18 January 1932. During WW2 he volunteered for commando service and was attached to No.2 Commando. Corporal Hooper, 1 Troop, was reported missing 28 March 1942 after Operation Chariot at St.
HOPE, J.R.
HOPKINS, Alfred John Arthur


HOPWOOD, Howell Gaston Lloyd


HOUGHTON, Joseph Blundell Johnson

HOWARD, Roland Arthur
HOWARTH, Arnold

HOYLE, Robert
HUDSON, George Herbert
Sources
CWGC.
HUDSPETH, George Edward
HUGHES, Joseph Wilfred
HUGHES, William Armsted
HURST, Ernest


IDE, George Edward

JAMESON, Robert Evan
JARVIS, Charles Jack
JENKINS, Morgan

JOHNSON, Bertie Lawrence
JOHNSON, James
JOHNSON, William John
JONES, Colin

JONES, Harri Havard
JONES, Richard Artus
JONES, William George
Private William Jones, 4 Troop, was one of the commando contingent embarked on Motor Launch ML 267 for Operation Chariot, the raid at St. Nazaire 28 March 1942. The ML was hit by enemy fire and sank. Eight of the 11 Commandos, and all bar 5 of the RN crew, on board were killed.
KELLY, Francis
KING, Alfred William

KNOWLES, John, A.


LAWSON, William Henry

LEE, Jack William Raymond
LEMON, Frederick
Lance Corporal Fred Lemon embarked on HMS Campbeltown for Operation Chariot, the raid at St. Nazaire 28 March 1942. Reported missing after the raid, found to have been taken prisoner and transported to Stalag 344 at Lamsdorf, Poland.
LEWIS, John Frederick
LLEWELLYN, Fred

Son of Tom and Elizabeth Llewellyn, of Worcester.
LLOYD, Herbert Charles

LUCY, Albert James

MACLAGAN, Ian Lawrence
MACLEAN, Alexander Robert
MATHER, Harry
MATTISON, William
MAYLOTT, Jesse

McCLAIR, Alexander Richard
MCCORMACK, Thomas

MCDONALD, J.
McKERR, Hugh Francis Johnston
MILNE, Robert

MOLLOY, Joseph
MONTGOMERY, Robert Kerr

MORGAN, Richard Fuller

MORT, Alec

MOSS, Alan

MURDOCH, Sydney Wallace John
NAGEL, Peter Thomas Lorenz
NEAL, Alfred William
NEWALL, James, F.

NEWMAN, Lt Col. Augustus Charles, VC


NICHOLS, Alexander Hause
- 28 July 1933 attested into the Royal Tank Corps.
O'BRIEN, Richard

O'DONNELL, Laurence Patrick Thompson
Laurence P.T. O'Donnell from London enlisted in to the Armed Forces on 25 August 1939 later volunteering for the Commandos. Corporal O'Donnell, No.2 Commando 3 Troop, was wounded and taken prisoner on 28 March 1942 after Operation Chariot at St. Nazaire.
OUGHTRED, Neil

PARKES, Frederick
PATERSON, Kenneth Albert
PATON, David
PEACHEY, Frederick

- 27 December 1941 Pte. Peachey was one of the No.2 Commando detachment who took part in Operation Archery at Vaagso.
PEACOCK, Arthur William
PENFOLD, Frederick Arthur
PENNINGTON, Harold Hammond

Captain Harold Pennington was reported missing 28 March 1942 after Operation Chariot at St Nazaire, later confirmed killed in action. He had embarked for the raid on motor launch ML 268.
B.A. (Oxon.), Kitchener Scholar, and Rugby Football Blue (1937).
PEYTON, Thomas Grenville Pitt

POWELL, Leslie
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PRESCOTT, James Frederick Anthony
PRESTON, John Alfred
PRITCHARD, William Henry
PROCTOR, John David

PURDON, Corran William Brooke

RANDALL, Donald Charles

REEVES, Walter
RENNIE, Jim

RICHARDS, David
ROACH, Thomas Ypres

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ROBERTS, Harold

Lance Corporal Harold Roberts, 5 Troop, was one of the commando contingent on board HMS Campbeltown during the raid at St Nazaire in Ma
ROBINSON, Sydney
RODD, Stanley William
RODERICK, John Morgan

ROE, Harold Reginald

ROGERS, Joseph Gerard Anthony


Lance Sergeant Joseph Rogers, 5 troop, was awarded the Military Medal in recognition of gallant and distinguished service during operations at Spilje Albania on 28/29 July 1944.
Recommendation
ROWE, A.
ROY, Donald William

RUSSELL, A.
SALISBURY, George
Private George Salisbury, 1 Troop, was one of the commando contingent embarked on Motor Launch ML 177 for Operation Chariot, the raid at St Nazaire 28 March 1942. Reported missing after the raid, later found to be a prisoner of war.
SALISBURY, Glyn
SCULLY, Len
SEARSON, Alfred Clarence

SEATON, Alexander Fairgreave
SHENTON, Joseph
SHERMAN, Thomas


SHERWIN, Albert Edward George
SHIPTON, Herbert John
Lance Corporal Bert Shipton from Peckham, London, embarked on Motor Launch ML 457 for Operation Chariot, the raid at St Nazaire 28 March 1942. Reported missing after the raid later found to be a prisoner of war. Enlisted April 1937. Civilian employment - Salesman.
SIMISTER, Charles Arnold

SIMPSON, Harold Leonard
Lance Corporal Harold Simpson, 3 Troop, from Minehead, Somerset, received a Mention in Despatches in recognition of gallant and distinguished service during the raid on St. Nazaire on the night of 27/28th March, 1942. Embarked on HMS Campbeltown. Wounded and prisoner of war.
SIMS, Richard William

SINNOTT, Edward

SMALLEY, Christopher John

SMITH, A.
SPAUL, William Albert

STANLEY, George, V.

Corporal George Stanley, 4 Troop, was one of the commando contingent embarked on Motor Launch ML 443 for Operation Chariot, the raid at St. Nazaire 28 March 1942. Evacuated back to the UK after the raid.
Sources
St. Nazaire Society.
STEELE, David Ronald
STEVENSON, Stanley George

STOKES, George Stanley
STUTCHBURY, John Forbes
SUMNER, Frank


SWAYNE, Ronald Oliver Carless
TAYLOR, Gerald
TAYLOR, Harry, G.

TAYLOR, Horace

TERRY, Antony Frederic Aimé Imbert

THOMSON, Robert George

THRIFT, Frank, W.

TOMBLIN, Edward Charles
TOMSETT, Reginald Maurice

TUCKER, Edward Arnold

VANDERWERVE, John Edward

WALKER, Peter
WALSHAM, Alexander
WALTON, George William
WALTON, Philip

Son of C.P. and Evelyn Walton, of Bedford. B.A. (Cantab.): Christ's College.
WARDLE, Arthur

WATSON, William Humphreys

WATT, William

WEBB, Frederick, C.
WEBB, John

WESTLAKE, Peter David
WHEELAN, George Leslie

Private Les Wheelan, 5 Troop, was one of the commando contingent on board HMS Campbeltown during the raid at St Nazaire in March 1942. He was reported missing after the raid, later found to have been wounded and taken prisoner. He was transported to Stalag 344 (V111b) Lamsdorf, Poland.
WHEELER, George Russell

WICKSON, Lionel Charles

WILCOCK, Richard
Lance Corporal Richard Wilcock, 5 Troop, was one of the commando contingent who embarked on HMS Campbeltown for Operation Chariot, the raid at St Nazaire 28 March 1942. Wounded and taken prisoner he was later transported to Stalag 344 Lamsdorf, Poland.
WILKES, Frederick
WOODCOCK, Mark
Lieutenant Mark Woodcock was reported missing 28 March 1942 after Operation Chariot at St Nazaire, later presumed killed in action at sea. He has no known grave. Son of Mr. and Mrs. G.A. Woodcock of Howbeck Road, Birkenhead.
WOODIWISS, Arthur Frank

WOODMAN, Robert Salonicka

WRIGHT, Robert Ernest


YOUNG, Arthur
Lance Corporal Arthur Young, 6 Troop, received a Mention in Despatches in recognition of gallant and distinguished serviceduring the raid on St.
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