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Displaying 1 - 40 of 40BAILLIE, Archibald
Marine
CH/X 110260
43RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Archibald Baillie died of wounds at No.2 British Field Hospital at Otok, Vis Island. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Baillie, of Galston, Ayrshire.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/127.
BARE, Jack Stormont
Captain
88169
No 2 Commando
Artists Rifles
Territorial Decoration (TD)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Jack Stormont Bare died during operations from the No. 2 Commando base on the island of Vis against the enemy occupied island of Hvar. Son of Capt. Arnold Edwin Bare, M.V.O.
BATES, George Henry
Marine
EX/ 962
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine George Bates died during operations on the enemy held island of Brac, Yugoslavia. Son of William Henry and Ethel Georgina Bates, of Kilburn, Middlesex.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/127.
BLAKE, John Philip
Captain
43RM Commando
Royal Marines
Military Cross (MC)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain John Blake MC died during operations against the enemy held island of Brac. Son of Philip and Marjorie Flora Blake, of Havant, Hampshire. B.A. (Cantab).
BONE, Percy James
Marine
PO/X 101277
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Percy Bone died during operations on the enemy held island of Brac, Yugoslavia. Son of George Albert and Alice Ada Bone, of Palmers Green, Middlesex.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/128.
BROOKES, James Alfred
Marine
EX/ 3707
43RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine James Brookes died during a raid on the Island of Brac, Yugoslavia. Initially buried with others on Brac near Nerezische, their remains were later reinterred in a collective grave at Belgrade War Cemetery. Son of Mrs. M. Brookes of Hull.
BRYCE, William
Marine
PLY/X 107517
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine William Bryce died of wounds at the 2nd Field Hospital which was located at Otok, on Vis Island, Yugoslavia. Son of James and Jessie Leitch Bryce, of Wishaw, Lanarkshire.
COOPER, William George Albert
Marine
PO/X 108241
43RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine William Cooper died during a raid on the Island of Brac, Yugoslavia. Initially buried with others on Brac near Nerezische, their remains were later reinterred in a collective grave at Belgrade War Cemetery.
COX, Cecil Ernest Robert
Corporal
14241734
No 2 Commando
Royal Armoured Corps
West Sussex Constabulary and Metropolitan Police
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Cecil Cox, 1 troop died on 22 March 1944 of wounds received on the 18/19 March 1944 during a raid on the village of Grohote on the Dalmatian island of Solta. Son of Ernest and Alice Jane Cox of Horsham Sussex.
CROSS, Leonard
Lieutenant
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Leonard Cross died during operations on the enemy held Dalmatian island of Brac, Yugoslavia. Son of John George and Mabel Cross, of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
Sources
CWGC.
DAVIES, Ronald John
Corporal
7014421
No 2 Commando
Royal Ulster Rifles, The London Irish Rifles
Died on active service
Corporal Ronald Davies, 2 Troop, was accidentally killed from a rifle shot whilst instructing a Squad. Son of John Davies, and of Margaret Ellen Davies, of Ilfracombe, Devon; husband of Lilian Amy Davies, of St. Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex.
DUTTON, Charles Llewellyn
Lieutenant
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Charles Dutton died during operations on the island of Brac, Yugoslavia.
Son of Charles Frederick and Dorothy Isabel Dutton, of Purley, Surrey.
His brother Lieutenant Derek Alan Dutton, No 6 Commando, also died in service 14 days later.
GEE, Donald Percy
Marine
EX/1172
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Donald Gee died during operations against the enemy held Dalmatian island of Brac, Yugoslavia (now Croatia).
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/131.
HANCOCK, Frank Holgate
Temporary Lieutenant
43RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Frank Hancock died during an air attack on Vis, their base of operations against enemy held Dalmatian Islands. Son of Francis James Hancock and Mildred Hancock, of Bearsted, Kent.
Extract from the 43RM Commando War Diary
HARVEY, Leslie George
Lance Corporal
PLY/X 3864
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Leslie Harvey died during operations on the enemy held island of Brac, Yugoslavia.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/131.
HILL, Bertram Peter
Lieutenant
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Bertram Hill died during operations in the Dalmatian Islands. His death is reported on the Naval History website as being caused by an explosion.
HOOPER, Arthur William George
Marine
PLY/X100963
43RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Arthur Hooper died during operations In Yugoslavia. His Commando were engaged in a raid on the enemy held island of Miljet. Son of Frederick William and Louie Hooper.
HOPPER, Norman Charles
Marine
PO/X117193
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Norman Hopper died during a raid on the Island of Brac, Yugoslavia. Initially buried with others on Brac near Nerezische, their remains were later reinterred in a collective grave at Belgrade War Cemetery. Son of Charles Edward and Ethel Bugbird Hopper.
HOVERD, Robert Henry
Marine
CH/X 108492
43RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Robert Hovered died during operations on the enemy held island of Brac, Yugoslavia. Son of Richard Stephen and Emma Louise Hoverd, of Morden, Surrey.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/132.
HOWELLS, Ellis
Lance Corporal
3910267
No 12 Commando
Small Scale Raiding Force (62 Commando)
SBS
South Wales Borderers
Special Air Service Regiment
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Ellis Howells was killed in action having left the Commandos and joined the 1st Special Boat Service, S.A.S. Regiment, Army Air Corps. He died during an attack on a railway bridge at Limpljani in the former Yugoslavia.
HURST, Cecil
Marine
PO/X 106979
43RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Cecil Hurst died during a raid on the Island of Brac, Yugoslavia. Son of George Thomas Hurst and Annie Elizabeth Hurst, of Gedling, Nottinghamshire.
IVENS, Frederick Charles
Marine
PLY/X 107485
43RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Frederick Ivens died during a raid on the Island of Brac, Yugoslavia. Initially buried with others on Brac near Nerezische, their remains were later reinterred in a collective grave at Belgrade War Cemetery. Son of Charles and Lucy Ellen Ivens, of Hull.
JAY, Francis Hubert
Trooper
305985
40RM Commando
2 Special Service (Commando) Brigade
Royal Horse Guards
Killed in action or died of wounds
Trooper Francis Jay died during an enemy aerial attack against commandos based on the island of Vis. At the time of his death he was a signaller attached to 40RM Commando, 2 Special Service Brigade.
JEAL, Percy William
Marine
CH/X 105907
43RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Percy Jeal died during an air attack on Vis, their base of operations against enemy held Dalmatian Islands. Son of Percy Walter and Mary Jeal, of Hassocks, Sussex.
Extract from the 43RM Commando War Diary
28th March 1944 Vis
28th March 1944 Vis
JENKINS, Samuel Leslie
Captain
88225
No 2 Commando
South Wales Borderers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Samuel Jenkins joined No.2 Commando on 27 August 1942.
LAIDLAW, Ian Douglas
Lieutenant
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Ian Laidlaw died during operations on the enemy held island of Brac, Yugoslavia.
MAISEY, Jack Ernest William
Marine
PLY/X 104313
43RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Jack Maisey died in Yugoslavia. At the time of his death his Commando had just been involved in operations on Solta (Operation Detained 111). Son of Frederick William and Jeanne Louisa Maisey, of Swindon, Wiltshire.
MANNERS, James Calvert
Lieutenant Colonel
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Croix de Guerre (France)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Colonel James Manners DSO, Officer Commanding 40RM Commando, died during operations on the enemy held island of Brac, Yugoslavia.
MCVEIGH, Charles
Marine
PO/X 108868
43RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Charles McVeigh died during operations on the enemy held island of Miljet, Yugoslavia.
PICKERING, Alfred George
Marine
CH/X 111702
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Alfred Pickering died during a raid on the Island of Brac, Yugoslavia. Initially buried with others on Brac near Nerezische, their remains were later reinterred in a collective grave at Belgrade War Cemetery. Son of Arthur and Rose Lilian Pickering, of Bow, London.
PIRIE, James
Captain
267968
2 Special Service (Commando) Brigade
Royal Engineers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain James Pirie, Royal Engineers, was attached to 2 Special Service Brigade at the time of his death.
Notes
During this period the Brigade were involved in operations against the German garrison on the Island of Brac.
ROYLE, Frank
Corporal
CH/X 104572
43RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Frank Royle died during operations on the enemy held Dalmation island of Brac.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/136.
SAUNDERS, Samuel John Albert
Marine
CH/X 109090
43RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Samuel Saunders died during an air attack on Vis, their base of operations against enemy held Dalmatian Islands. Son of Albert Edward and Elizabeth Saunders, of Barking, Essex.
Extract from the 43RM Commando War Diary
28th March 1944 Vis
28th March 1944 Vis
SCHOOLEY, Ralph Gerald
Captain
43RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Ralph Schooley, 'B' troop, died during operations on the enemy held island of Brac, Yugoslavia. Mentioned in Despatches for outstanding service whilst operating with the Allied Armies in Italy.
SHORT, Dennis Leslie Wayne Nicholas
Lance Corporal
PLY/X 111155
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Dennis Short died during operations on the enemy held island of Brac, Yugoslavia.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/136.
SNOWDEN, Fred
Marine
EX/ 3248
43RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Fred Snowden died during operations on the enemy held island of Brac, Yugoslavia.
Extract from the Stirling Observer Thursday 22 June 1944.
TARRANT, Kenneth Albert
Marine
PO/X 116866
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Kenneth Tarrant died during a raid on the Island of Brac, Yugoslavia. Initially buried with others on Brac near Nerezische, their remains were later reinterred in a collective grave at Belgrade War Cemetery. Son of Edward and Ada Elizabeth Tarrant, of Moulton, Northamptonshire.
WAKEFIELD, Edward Roger
Captain
138709
2 Special Service (Commando) Brigade
General List
Royal Artillery
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Edward Roger Wakefield RA was killed whilst attached to 2 Special Service Brigade during Operation Flounced involving Nos. 40 and 43RM Commando and Partisan forces, against German forces on the island of Brac. Posthumous Mention in Despatches 1945.
WILLIAMSON, Fred
Marine
CH/X 106447
43RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Fred Williamson died during a raid on the Island of Brac, Yugoslavia. Initially buried with others on Brac near Nerezische, their remains were later reinterred in a collective grave at Belgrade War Cemetery.
WOOD, Robert Frederick
Marine
CH/X 3476
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Robert Wood died during operations at Milna on the enemy held island of Brac, Yugoslavia.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/139.
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