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Displaying 1 - 40 of 40ASHWORTH, John Mark
Marine
PLY/X 110603
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine John Ashworth died during operations at Kangaw, Burma. Son of John Mark and Edith Alice Ashworth, of Accrington, Lancashire.
Sources
CWGC.
BEACH, George Edgar

Marine
PLY/X3568
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine George Beach died during operations at Kangaw, Burma. Son of Harold James Beach and Blanche Edith Beach, of St. George, Bristol.
Extract from Service Record
23.10.39 enlisted Royal Marines.
07.11.39 date of service reckons from.
BEDFORD, John Robert
Corporal
EX/3270
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal John Bedford died during operations at Alethangyaw, Burma. He has no known grave. Son of John Robert and Annie Bedford, of Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.
Sources
CWGC.
BOLAM, Edward Charles

Marine
PO/X120358
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Edward Bolam, from Low Fell in Gateshead, died during operations at Kangaw, Burma. Son of James F. W. Bolam and Matilda Bolam.
Sources
CWGC.
BOWEN, Albert Victor
Corporal
EX/982
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Albert Bowen died in India. Son of William and Winnie Bowen; husband of Gladys Beatrice Bowen, of Hammersmith, London.
Sources
[1] CWGC.
DOOLEY, Arthur

Acting T/Corporal
EX 4045
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died on war service
Died in the UK
Corporal Arthur Dooley, 'C' Troop, died in a training accident at the Commando Basic Training Centre, Achnacarry, Scotland. Son of William and Annie Marie Dooley, of Liverpool.
Extract from the 44RM Commando War Diary
19th September 1943.
EDWARDS, Vincent

Marine
PO/X 121963
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Vincent Edwards died at 61 Indian Field Ambulance during operations at Kangaw, Burma. Son of George Lewis Edwards and Sarah Ann Edwards, of Soham, Cambridgeshire.
Sources
CWGC.
FARRELL, William Henry
Marine
CH/X112233
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died on war service
Died in the UK
Marine William Farrell died at the Military Hospital, Onich from a bullet wound accidentally received during training at the Commando Basic Training Centre, Achnacarry. Cause of death recorded as a "gunshot wound to the neck." Son of William and Amellia Farrell; nephew of Mr. A.
FLEMING, Robert Frew
Corporal
CH/X101416
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Robert Fleming died during operations at Kangaw, Burma. Son of Walter and Mary Fleming, of Bathgate, West Lothian.
Sources
CWGC.
CWGC.
FOOT, Frank

Lance Corporal
PLY/X3476
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Frank Foot, 'X' troop, died during operations at Kangaw, Burma. Son of Frank and May Violet Foot, of Lowestoft, Suffolk; husband of Gladys Irene Foot, of Lowestoft.
Sources
CWGC.
CWGC.
GIBSON, Eric Hookway

Sergeant
PLY/X3404
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died on war service
Died in the UK
Sergeant Eric Gibson died in training at the Commando Basic Training Centre, Achnacarry, Scotland. Son of William Ramage Gibson and Susan Broome Gibson, of Bideford.
Extract from the 44RM Commando War Diary
GIGG, George Thomas
Lance Corporal
CH/X 108719
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal George Gigg was reported missing at sea presumed died during operations at Alethangyaw, Burma. He has no known grave. Son of John and Emily Gigg, of Shepherd's Bush, London.
Sources
CWGC.
CWGC.
GRANT, Ronald Douglas
Sergeant
PLY/X 2122
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Ronald Grant was reported missing presumed died at sea during operations at Alethangyaw, Burma. Son of Thomas Robert and Mary Kathleen Grant; husband of Joy Daphne Grant, of Southampton.
Sources
CWGC.
CWGC.
HAW, Charles Walter


Marine
PLY/X107394
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died on active service
Marine Charles Haw died in Burma from accidental gunshot wounds at Fakir Point near Akyab as his section of 'A' troop prepared to carry out a patrol to the Baronga Islands. Son of Henry and Helen Haw, of Immingham, Lincolnshire.
Sources
HEATH, Alfred
Lance Corporal
EX3962
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Alfred Heath died during operations at Kangaw, Burma.
Sources
CWGC.
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/132.
HESP, George Taylor
Corporal
PLY/X101509
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal George Hesp, 'X' troop, died during operations at Kangaw, Burma. Son of George Arthur and Elizabeth Hesp; husband of Edna Hesp, of Leeds, Yorkshire.
HODNETT, Walter Herbert
Sergeant
EX/991
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Walter Hodnett died during operations at Alethangyaw, Burma, and has no known grave.
KIRBY, Peter
Corporal
EX3358
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Peter Kirby died during operations at Kangaw, Burma. Son of William Henry and Annie Kirby; husband of Joyce Kathleen Kirby, of Darlington, Co. Durham.
Sources
CWGC
CWGC
LEWIS, Frank Gordon
Marine
EX 3315
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Frank Lewis died during operations at Kangaw, Burma. Son of Harold William Joseph and Annie Lewis, of Ripponden, Yorkshire.
Sources
CWGC
CWGC
MACKINNON, James

Second Lieutenant
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Second Lieutenant James Mackinnon died during operations at Alethengyaw.
Sources
[1] CWGC
[2] ROH in the book '44 RM Commando, Achnacarry to the Arakan', author Tony Mackenzie.
[1] CWGC
[2] ROH in the book '44 RM Commando, Achnacarry to the Arakan', author Tony Mackenzie.
MANGER, Harold Charles Walter
Chaplain
44RM Commando
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Mentioned in Despatches
Died on active service
Reverend Harold Manger died during operations in Kangaw. He received a Mention in Despatches for distinguished service in the Far East.
Sources
[1] CWGC.
MARSHALL, Arthur Allan

Corporal
PLY/X 103365
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Arthur Marshall died during operations at Kangaw, Burma.
Sources
CWGC.
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/133.
MARTIN, Arthur
Captain
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Arthur Martin, Signals Officer, and one of the original 3rd RM Bn., officers, died of wounds during operations at Kangaw, Burma. Mentioned in Despatches for distinguished service while operating with the Army in Burma and on the Eastern Frontier of India.
MCDONALD, Dennis
Marine
PLY/X 110563
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Dennis McDonald died during operations at Kangaw, Burma.
Sources
CWGC.
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/133.
MORRISON, James
Marine
PO/X105540
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine James Morrison died during operations at Kangaw, Burma.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/134.
MUSTOW, Joseph
Lance Corporal
PLY/X 104636
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Joseph Mustow died during operations at Kangaw, Burma.
Sources
CWGC.
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/134.
NELSON, Desmond
Marine
PO/X 102790
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died on war service
Marine Desmond Nelson, 'A' troop, died [1] at Jhansi India after contracting cerebral malaria [2].
OWEN, Alan Roger
Marine
CH/X 105692
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died on war service
Marine Alan Owen, X troop, died from injuries received when he was hit by a jeep driven by an American serviceman on a road between Ashurst and Lyndhurst, Hampshire. Son of Lewis Davis Owen and Evelyn Harriet Owen, of Beckenham.
PALMER, Charles Francis

Marine
PLY/X 103102
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Charles Palmer from Newcastle died during operations at Kangaw, Burma. Son of C. and Violet Palmer, of Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Sources
CWGC.
PAYNE, Leonard William
Lance Corporal
CH/X100442
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Leonard Payne died during operations at Kangaw, Burma.
Sources
CWGC
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/135.
CWGC
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/135.
[Image] Susan Moore (great niece).
PINKNEY, James
Marine
PLY/X 108764
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine James Pinkney died during operations at Kangaw, Burma.
Sources
CWGC
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/135.
CWGC
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/135.
POLKINGHORNE, Eric
Marine
PLY/X 103548
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died on active service
Marine Eric Polkinghorne died [1] on active service during operations in Burma [1a][2][3].
Sources
[1] CWGC.
[1] CWGC.
[1a] Registers of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/135.
RICHARDSON, Leon
Lance Corporal
CH/X105684
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Leon Richardson died during operations at Kangaw, Burma [1][1a]. Only son of Mrs. F.P. Allenson from Yaxley. He joined the Forces nearly 4 years ago and was 23 [2].
Sources
[1] CWGC
[1] CWGC
SCOTT, Douglas

Marine
PLY/X 109330
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Douglas Scott, from Hexham, died during operations at Kangaw, Burma. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Scott.
Sources
CWGC.
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/136.
SHEATHER, Allan Cecil
Marine
PO/X113117
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Allan Sheather died during operations at Kangaw, Burma.
Sources
CWGC
CWGC
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/136.
SHORE, Donald
Marine
CH/X194002
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Donald Shore died from enemy shell fire during operations at Kangaw, Burma.
Sources
CWGC.
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/136.
TERNENT, John White
Marine
PO/X101801
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine John Ternent died during operations at Kangaw, Burma.
Sources
CWGC.
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/137.
WALTERS, Stanley Kenneth
Marine
EX4092
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Stanley Walters died from enemy shell fire during operations at Kangaw, Burma.
Sources
CWGC
No.44 RM Commando War Diary entry.
CWGC
No.44 RM Commando War Diary entry.
WATKINS, William John

Marine
PLY/X 107423
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died on active service
Marine William Watkins died at Jhansi, India, of cerebral malaria contracted during operations in the Far East. Son of William James Watkins and Florence Ethel Watkins, of Bristol.
Sources
CWGC.
WILLIAMS, Albert Edward
Corporal
PLY/X 109364
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Albert Williams died during operations in the Far East. Son of Frank and Mabel Williams; husband of Blanche Gertrude Joan Williams, of Taunton, Somerset.
Sources
[1] CWGC
[1] CWGC
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