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APPLEYARD, Frank

Lance Corporal
PLY/X 106192
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Medal (MM)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Frank Appleyard MM died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Charles and Bessie Appleyard, of Shaw, Lancashire.
July 1943 (Marine) (7th Bn. Royal Marines) awarded the Military Medal.
​Recommendation

BAINBRIDGE, Cyril

Marine Cyril Bainbridge 47RM Commando
Marine
PLY/X103334
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Cyril Bainbridge died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of George and Maria Bainbridge, of Old Basford, Nottingham; husband of Lottie Ilfra Bainbridge, of Old Basford. 

BAXTER, George Henry

Marine
CH/X104134
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine George Baxter died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Robert George and Lydia Baxter, of Twickenham, Middlesex. 

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/127.

BEDWORTH, Horace William

Marine
PO/X106733
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Horace Bedworth died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of George and Mary Bedworth, of Walsall, Staffordshire.
 

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/127.

BEE, Eric Ernest

Sergeant
PO/X100001
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Sergeant Eric Bee died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Ernest and Helene Bee, of Tetbury, Gloucestershire.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/127.

BEGBIE, William Bell

Sgt Begbie 46RM Commando
Sergeant
PO/X106667
46RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant William Begbie, 'Y' troop, died during operations at Rots and Le Hamel, France. William was adopted as a young boy by James and Elizabeth Begbie from Dunoon.

BELCHER, Ernest John

Regimental Sergeant Major
PO/X 252
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Regimental Sergeant Major Ernest Belcher died during operations at Normandy on D Day. The announcement of his award of the British Empire Medal (Military Division) was made 2 days after his death. Son of William John and Fanny Frances Belcher, of Wallingford, Berkshire.

BENTLEY, Lennard

Marine
CH/X114551
30 Commando Assault Unit
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Lennard Bentley died during operations at Normandy, France. He died when anti personnel bombs were dropped from enemy aircraft. Son of Frederic Robinson Bentley and Dorry Juliet Bentley, of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

BOARDMAN, William

Marine
PO/X102664
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine William Boardman died at Normandy, France. Son of William Henry and Martha Ann Boardman, of Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent; husband of Nina Boardman, of Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent. 

BOTLEY, Albert George

Marine
CH/X101475
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Albert Botley died during operations at Normandy, France.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/127.

BOULTON, David

David Boulton 11 Commando
Bombardier (later Lieutenant)
269318
No 11 Commando
Royal Artillery and Durham Light Infantry
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant David Boulton died serving with the Durham Light Infantry during the Battle of Lingevres.   

BRADLEY, Arthur John

Sergeant
PO/X4118
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Arthur Bradley died during operations at Normandy, France. Previously Mentioned in Despatches, announced in 1942, for bravery, endurance and sustained devotion to duty in H.M. Ships during and after the passage of an important Convoy. Son of Robert Henry and Lydia Susan Borne.

BRADY, Peter

Able Seaman
P/JX.384283
30 Commando Assault Unit
Killed in action or died of wounds
Able Seaman Peter Brady died during operations in France. Son of Patrick and Catherine Brady, of Liverpool.
 
Sources
[1] CWGC main entry.
[2] CWGC Grave Registration Report Form.

BREACH, Ernest Thomas Lloyd

Marine
PO/X113949
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Ernest Beach was killed by enemy machine gun fire during operations at the inner harbour area of Port-en-Bessin, Normandy. Son of Ernest George and Mary Elizabeth Breach, of Bromley Common, Kent.

BROOKS, William Elias

William Elias Brooks 46RM Commando
Corporal
CH/X103886
46RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal William Brooks, 'B' troop, died during operations at Rots and Le Hamel, France. Son of George Elias and Annie Sarah Brooks, of Clapton, London.
 
Sources
CWGC,

BUNYAN, Kenneth Charles

Marine
CH/X103608
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Kenneth Bunyan died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of George Charles and Grace Elizabeth Bunyan; husband of Constance Bunyan, of East Ham, Essex.
 
Sources
CWGC.

CAPPLEMAN, John

Sergeant
CH/X109637
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
York City Police
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant John Cappleman died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Barker and Beatrice Ann Cappleman, of York; husband of Dorothy Vera Cappleman, of York. 

CARTER, Arthur Edward

Marine
PO/X2367
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Arthur Carter died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Stephen Arthur and Lucy Maud Carter, of Sherfield English, Hampshire; husband of Gwendoline Ivy Carter, of Sherfield English.

CHATFIELD, Alfred James

Lance Corporal
7346931
47RM Commando
Royal Army Medical Corps
Lance Corporal Arthur Chatfield, R.A.M.C., attached to 47RM Commando, died during operations at Normandy. Son of William and Dorothy Janette Chatfield, of West Croydon, Surrey.
 
Sources
CWGC.
 

CLARK, Douglas James

Marine
PO/X105862
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Douglas Clark died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Thomas Mann Clark and Mayella Clark, of Dalmarnock, Lanarkshire.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/129.

COLLINS, James Washington

Marine
PO/X111269
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine James Collins died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of James Washington Collins and Elizabeth Collins, of Edinburgh. 

Sources
[1] CWGC.
[2] Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/129.

COULSON, Reginald

Marine
PLY/X120489
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Reginald Coulson died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Robert and Doris Myers, of Leeds, Yorkshire.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/129.

COULTER, William Knowles

Sergeant
CH/X102466
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant William Coulter died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Robert John and Jane Smith Coulter, of Falkirk, Stirlingshire; husband of Margaret Coulter, of Bainsford, Falkirk.
 
Sources
CWGC.

CURTIS, Edward Geoffrey

Lieutenant
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Edward Curtis, 'B' troop, died of wounds received during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Edward James Curtis and Jane Curtis, of Frizinghall, Bradford, Yorkshire.

DAVID, Edward Neville

Lance Corporal
PLY/X111698
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Edward David died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Thomas Edward and Mary Annette David, of Llanelly, Carmarthenshire.
 
Sources
CWGC.

DAVIDSON, George

Mne George Davidson 46RM Commando
Marine
PO/X107106(T)
46RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine George Davidson died during operations at Rots and Le Hamel, France. Son of John and Mary Aimes Davidson; husband of Marion Davidson, of Fallin, Stirlingshire.

DEWHURST, Francis Joseph

Marine
PLY/X109309
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Francis Dewhurst died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of James and Edith Dewhurst, of Preston, Lancashire. Educated at the English Martyrs School, Preston. Enlisted aged 17 and had served in Africa and Sicily.
 
Sources
CWGC.

DOWNS, Jack

Mne Jack Downs 46RM Commando
Marine
CH/X112844
46RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Jack Downs, 'A' troop, died during operations at Rots and Le Hamel, France. Son of Charles William and Edith Constance Downs, of Abbey Wood, Kent.

DREW, Arthur Ronald Harry

Marine
PO/X111083
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Arthur Drew died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Leonard and Doris Lesley Drew, of East Dulwich, London.
 

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/130.

DUTTON, Cyril

Marine
PO/X106964
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Cyril Dutton died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Frederick and Beatrice Ada Dutton, of Sheffield; husband of Edna May Dutton, of Sheffield.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/130.

EDWARDS, Gerard

Marine
CH/X111667
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Gerard Edwards died during operations at Normandy, France.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/130.

EMBLEM, Leslie Ernest

Private
14528821
No 6 Commando
The King's Regiment (Liverpool)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Leslie Emblem died of wounds during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Lydia Emblem, and stepson of Albert Charles Marsh, of Battersea, London.
 
Sources
CWGC.

FEREDAY, William Thomas George

Marine
PO/X110732
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine William Fereday died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of William and Alice Fereday, of Toll End, Staffordshire.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/130.

FLAHERTY, John

Marine
CH/X103631
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine John Flaherty died during operations at Normandy, France.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/130.

FLEET, Arthur

Arthur Fleet 47RM Commando
Marine
EX/1895
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Arthur Fleet died during operations at Port-en-Bessin, Normandy. Youngest son of Mr and Mrs Fleet from Wharton, Winsford
 
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/130.

FLETCHER, Teddy Pearce

Sergeant
PO/X4497
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Sergeant Teddy Fletcher died during operations at Normandy, France. He was leading his section in attacking an enemy bunker at Port-en-Bessin when killed. Son of Henry Charles and Bertha Fletcher, of Ascot, Berkshire.

FORD, William Henry

Marine
PLY/X104842
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine William Ford died during operations at Normandy, France.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/130.

FOX, Walter

Marine
PO/X110652
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Walter Fox died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of William John and Rose Fox; husband of Gladys Matilda Fox, of South Norwood, Surrey.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/130.

GARLICK, Reuben William

Reuben Garlick 46 Commando
Corporal
PLY/X103931
46RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Reuben Garlick, 'A' troop, died during operations at Rots and Le Hamel, France. Son of William George and Ellen Garlick, of Daglingworth, Gloucestershire.
Account by Mne. A.W. Pettey, 'A' troop.

GOUDE, Michael Herbert

Marine
PO/X118564
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Michael Goude died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Herbert Fox Goude and Nellie Emily Goude, of Hookwood, Surrey.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/131.

HILTON, Arthur

Corporal
PLY/X120196
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Corporal Arthur Hilton died during operations at Normandy, France.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/132.

HUGHES, Denis

Sergeant
EX/1222
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Sergeant Dennis Hughes died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Thomas and Fanny Hughes; husband of Betty Hughes, of Rothwell, Yorkshire.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/132.

HUNTER, Caley Lovell

Marine
PLY/X104042
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Caley Hunter, ‘A’ Troop, died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Henry Lovell Hunter and Gladys Hunter, of Whetstone, Leicestershire.
 
Sources
CWGC.

JACKSON, William

Marine
PLY/X 107655
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine William Jackson , ‘B’ Troop, died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of James William Jackson, and of Harriett Jackson, of Wythenshawe, Cheshire.

JEHU, Edward Alcuin

Sergeant
PLY/X101133
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Edward Jehu died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Edward Llewelyn Jehu and Mary Elizabeth Jehu, of Llanfair Caereinion, Montgomeryshire.
 
Sources
CWGC.

JENKINS, Alec Arthur

Corporal
PLY/X101844
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Corporal Alec Jenkins died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of William and Emily Jenkins; husband of Kate Jenkins, of Kingswood, Gloucestershire.

JOHNSON, Alfred George

Marine
PO/X108641
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Alfred Johnson died during operations at Normandy, France.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/132.
 

JONES, Noel

Corporal
PO/X105351
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Corporal Noel Jones died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Thomas James Jones and Mary Caroline Jones, of Pen-Y-cae, Denbighshire.y

KIAER, Eric Arnold

Lieutenant
130209
No 3 Commando
Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds

Lieutenant Eric Kiaer died [1] during the Normandy landings. He had previously been Mentioned in Despatches for "gallant and distinguished services in the field. [2]"

LEEMING, William Cedric

TSM Leeming 46RM Commando
Troop Sergeant Major
CH/X100711
46RM Commando
Royal Marines
??
Killed in action or died of wounds

Troop Sergeant Major William Leeming died during operations at Rots and Le Hamel, France. Son of William Herbert and Alice Leeming, of Dublin, Irish Republic.

LUMSDEN, John

Marine
PO/X117207
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine John Lumsden was killed by a sniper during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Charles and Helen Lumsden, of Kirkcaldy, Fife; husband of Catherine Lumsden, of Kirkcaldy.

MAULE, Stanley

Stanley Maule 4 Commando
Corporal
2075115
No 4 Commando
Royal Engineers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Stanley Maule died during operations at Normandy, France. Husband of Mrs Mary Maule of Troon, Ayrshire; youngest son of the late James and Suzannah Maule; brother of Mr. J. Maule from Newcastle.
 
Sources

MCCAIN, Gerald

Marine
PLY/X110443
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Gerald McCain died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Thomas Christopher and Letitia McCain, of Birkdale, Southport, Lancashire.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/133.

MCLAUGHLAN, John

Marine John McLaughlin 48RM Commando
Marine
PO/X108694
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine John McLaughlan died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of William Barrie McLaughlan and Hannah McLaughlan, of Ruchill, Glasgow.

MILLER, John

Mne. J. Miller 46RM Commando
Marine
PO/X102023
46RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine John Miller, 'X' troop, died at the 77th British General Hospital, France, of wounds inflicted on the 20th August during operations at Hill 112, Dozule, Normandy.

MILLS, George William Frank

Marine
PO/X110891
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine George Mills died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of George James Mills and Lilian May Mills, of Southampton.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/134.
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MOONEY, Edward

Able Seaman
P/JX 175361
RN Beach Commando (R.N.B.C.)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Able Seaman Edward Mooney, RN Beach Commando 'P', died during operations at Normandy [1].  Beach Commando 'P' was

MORAN, Patrick

Leading Seaman
P/JX170231
RN Beach Commando (R.N.B.C.)
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Leading Seaman Patrick Moran, RN Beach Commando 'S', died during operations in Normandy. He received a posthumous Mention in Despatches.
 
Sources
CWGC.
London Gazette 36676, page 4008.
 

MOSS, Albert Ronald

Corporal
EX/ 861
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Corporal Albert Moss died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Annie Moss; husband of Mary Moss, of Birkenshaw, Yorkshire.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/134.

MULDOON, Daniel

Able Seaman
P/JX.380763
30 Commando Assault Unit
Killed in action or died of wounds
Able Seaman Daniel Muldoon died during operations in France. Son of Daniel and Philomena Muldoon, of Blackhill, Co. Durham.
 
Sources
[1] CWGC main entry.
[2] CWGC Grave Registration Report Form.

NORIE, George

Marine
CH/X 106948
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine George Norie died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Joseph and Rose Ann Norie, of Newcastle-on-Tyne.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/135.

O'BOYLE, Bernard

Corporal
PLY/X 106902
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Bernard O'Boyle died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. O'Boyle of Weaste, Salford. Bernard was a joiner before enlisting and was married 6 months before his death.
 
Sources
CWGC.

O'CALLAGHAN, Frank John

Marine
CH/X 111626
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Frank O'Callaghan was killed [1] by a sniper while attached to 30 Commando AU during operations at Normandy. He had previously served with 40RM Commando [2].
 
Sources
[1] CWGC

OATES, Brian

Marine
PLY/X 109015
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Brian Oates died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Herbert and Edith Oates, of Meanwood, Leeds, Yorkshire.
 

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives files ADM 104/135.

PERRY, James Lawry

Captain
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain James Perry was killed by a sniper's bullet during operations at Langrune, Normandy. 
Son of Sydney Beecher Perry and Evelyn Perry, of St. Austell, Cornwall.
There is a street called Rue du Capitaine Perry named in his memory in the village.
 

REDMAN, William

Marine
CH/X 107831
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine William Redman died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of John James Redman and Elizabeth Redman, of Thornton, Lancashire; husband of Mina Redman, of Cleveleys, Lancashire.
Extract from the Fleetwood Chronicle

RICHARDSON, Stanley

Marine
PLY/X 107046
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Stanley Richardson died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of George and Dorothy Richardson, of Thornaby-on-Tees, Yorkshire.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/136.

RIGBY, Frederick Ralph

Lieutenant
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Frederick Rigby, 'Z' troop,  died when his Landing Craft struck beach defences at Normandy on D Day. He drowned attempting to swim to the shore under heavy enemy fire. Son of Edward and Margaret Helen Rigby; husband of Peggy Rigby, of Skipton in Craven, Yorkshire.
 

SMITH, Bernard George

Marine
CH/X 107029
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Bernard Smith died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of James and Blanche Emily Smith, of Fenham, Newcastle-on-Tyne.

Sources
CWGC
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/137.

SPAWFORTH, Herbert

Corporal
PO/X 3222
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Corporal Herbert Spawforth died during operations at Normandy, France.

Sources
CWGC
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/137.
Records of Births registered in Wakefield Oct/Nov/Dec. 1920.

SPENCE, Ernest

Marine Ernest Spence 41RM COmmando
Marine
PLY/X 103991
41RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Ernest Spence died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of William and Margaret Spence, of Royton, Lancashire.

SPRUCE, Reginald Gibson

Marine
PLY/X 112735
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Reginald Spruce died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Samuel S. and Ethel May Spruce, of Longton, Staffordshire.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/137.

STANLEY, James Edward

Marine
PLY/X 109310
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine James Stanley died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Elizabeth Ann Stanley, of Darwin, Lancashire.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/137.

STEVENS, Cyril Ernest

Marine
CH/X 108711
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Cyril Stevens died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Nora L. R. Read, of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/137.

SWEENEY, Edward John

Marine
PO/X 105867
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Edward Sweeney died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Edward John and Margaret Sweeney, of Glasgow; husband of Mary Jane Sweeney, of Glasgow.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/137.

TAVOLIER, Joseph Anthony

Corporal
EX/ 1975
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Corporal Joseph Tavolier died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Alice Tavolier, of Birmingham; husband of Eileen Tavolier, of Ashted, Birmingham.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/137.

TOWLE, William Harry

Marine
PLY/X 103401
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine William Towle died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Catherine Sarah Towle, of Nottingham; nephew of Mary Ann Oldham, of Nottingham.

TURNER, Stanley Henry Richard

Marine
CH/X 103820
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Stanley Turner died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Henry Richard and Minnie Georgena Turner; husband of Elsie May Turner, of Laindon, Essex.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/138.

UPTON, Leslie

Corporal
PLY/X 104980
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Corporal Leslie Upton died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Harry and Alice Upton; husband of Dorothy Caroline Upton, of Nottingham.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/138.

WARDLE, George

George Wardle 48RM
Marine
PLY/X 109760
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine George Wardle died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Robert Watson Wardle and Irene Wardle, of Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester (late of Seghill).
 
Sources
CWGC.

WATSON, Gilbert

Marine
CH/X 114698
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Gilbert Watson, 'E' Troop, was killed in acion on the beach at Normandy, France. Son of David and Annie Watson, of Highfield, Co. Durham.

WEINBERGER, Ernst Georg

Weinberger alias Webster 10 Commando
Served as : 
WEBSTER, Ernest George
Private
6305466
No 10 Commando
47RM Commando
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Ernst Weinberger, an Austrian national of the Jewish faith, served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Ernest Webster.

WELLESLEY-COLLEY, Phillip Anthony

Lieutenant Wellesley-Colley
Lieutenant
72223
No 4 Commando
South Nottinghamshire Hussars, Royal Horse Artillery
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Phillip Anthony Wellesley-Colley was killed in action during operations at Normandy. Son of William Joseph and Florence Mary Wellesley Colley; husband of Dora Valerie Patricia Wellesley Colley, of Woking, Surrey.
1929 to 1936 attended Downside School.

WHITAKER, James

Cpl James Whitaker 46RM Commando
Corporal
CH/X 102296
46RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal James Whitaker, 'S' troop, died during operations at Rots and Le Hamel, France. [1][2].
 

WILKINSON, Robert Moorelvin

Marine
PO/X 119052
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine Robert Wilkinson died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Arthur and Mary A. Wilkinson, of Slough, Buckinghamshire. His brother Private Arthur George Wilkinson, aged 26, RASC, was accidentally killed in the UK on 13 July 1942.

WISE, Derrick George

Corporal
CH/X 109480
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Corporal Derrick Wise died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of George and May Wise, of Luton, Bedfordshire.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/139.

WITHINGTON, John Vernon

Marine
PO/X 120713
47RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds

Marine John Withington died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of William Edward and Ida Elizebeth Withington, of Gosport, Hampshire.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/139.

WRIGHT, Leo Arthur Philip

Corporal
PO/X 4108
30 Commando Assault Unit
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Leo Wright died during operations at Normandy, France, when anti personnel bombs were dropped from enemy aircraft. Son of Leo Arthur Phillip Wright and Elizabeth Wright, of Stratford, London.
  • Also killed were Lieutenant Ionides and Marine Bentley.  

YATES, Thomas David

Lieutenant Thomas David Yates 48 Commando
Lieutenant
48RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Thomas Yates, 'Y' troop,  died when his Landing Craft struck beach defences at Normandy on D Day. He drowned attempting to swim to the shore under heavy enemy fire. Son of James and Amy Yates, of Sale, Cheshire.
 
Sources

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