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Displaying 1 - 16 of 16ASHTON, Colin William
Fusilier
14241646
30 Commando Assault Unit
Lancashire Fusiliers
Lancashire Constabulary
Killed in action or died of wounds
Fusilier Colin Ashton, 34 Army Troop, died during operations in the Aegean when his unit was attacked on Leros and bombed by enemy aircraft. He has no known grave. Son of Cyril and Mary Ashton; husband of Mary A. J. Ashton, of Trafford Park, Manchester.
BANCROFT, John
Bombardier
71141
30 Commando Assault Unit
Royal Artillery
Killed in action or died of wounds
Bombardier John Bancroft, 34 Army Troop, was killed in action during operations in the Aegean when his unit was attacked on Leros and bombed by enemy aircraft. Son of Abraham and Mary Bancroft, of Keighley, Yorkshire.
BELCHER, Thomas Eaton
Captain
94064
30 Commando Assault Unit
South Staffordshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Thomas Belcher, 34 Army Troop, was killed in action during operations in the Aegean when his unit was attacked on Leros and bombed by enemy aircraft. He has no known grave.
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.
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.
Sources
[1] CWGC main entry.
[2] CWGC Grave Registration Report Form.
COWAN, Kenneth
Marine
CH/X 3889
30 Commando Assault Unit
Royal Marines
Died on war service
Marine Kenneth Cowan, from Belfast, died in an accident. Son of Alexander and Isabella J. Cowan, of Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Extract from the Belfast Telegraph Monday 29 January 1945
HUNTINGTON-WHITELEY, Herbert Oliver
Captain
30 Commando Assault Unit
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Herbert Huntington-Whiteley died during operations at Le Havre, France. Son of Captain Sir Herbert Maurice Huntington-Whiteley, R.N., 2nd Bt., and of Lady Pamela Margaret Huntington-Whiteley (nee Baldwin), of Astley, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcs.
IONIDES, Theodore Alexander Maurice
Lieutenant
30 Commando Assault Unit
HMS President RNVR
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Theodore Ionides, a RNVR underwater weapons expert attached to 30 AU, died when anti personnel bombs were dropped from enemy aircraft. Son of Alexander George and Alice Wynne Ionides; husband of Anne Joyce Ionides, of Highgate, Middlesex.
JEFFCOTT, Henry Raymond
Marine
PO/X103979
30 Commando Assault Unit
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Henry Jeffcott died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of John H. and Mary Ann Jeffcott, of Birmingham.
Sources
CWGC.
MCDAID, Francis
Trooper
14317298
30 Commando Assault Unit
Royal Armoured Corps
Glasgow City Police
Killed in action or died of wounds
Trooper Francis McDaid, 34 Army Troop, was killed in action during operations in the Aegean when his unit was attacked on Leros and bombed by enemy aircraft. He has no known grave. Son of William and Mary McDaid, of Glasgow.
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.
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
ROBINSON, Anthony Denzil
Lieutenant
292209
30 Commando Assault Unit
Royal Irish Fusiliers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Anthony Robinson died of wounds in Italy. Son of Guy Denzil Robinson and Sydney Sophia Robinson, of Bishopstoke, Eastleigh, Hampshire.
Extract from the Derby Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 13 June 1945
SANDERSON, Herbert William
Marine
PO/X118879
30 Commando Assault Unit
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Herbert Sanderson died during operations in France.
Source
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths: Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/136.
SHAW, Geoffrey
Marine
PLY/X113759
30 Commando Assault Unit
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Geoffrey Shaw died during operations at Le Havre, France. Son of William Birch and Amy Shaw of Sheffield.
- Also killed on that day from his unit and buried at Sanvic was Captain Herbert Oliver Huntington-Whiteley.
Sources
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.
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Also killed were Lieutenant Ionides and Marine Bentley.
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