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ARNOLD, David James
BEWLEY, Neil
BIRCH, Marc John

Corporal Marc Birch died whilst deployed on operations with X-Ray Company, 45 Commando Group, Royal Marines. The company was conducting an operation alongside Afghan National Army troops to dominate areas posing a dangerous threat to British forces and the local Afghan population.
BISHOP, Andrew Ronald
BLACKLEY, Martin Gordon
BLAND, R.W.
Source: Document posted on the RM Historical Society facebook page.
BLYTH, Eric Joseph
BRADFORD, John Gwyther
BRAND, Douglas John
BREWER, Francis James
BREWSTER, Donald Jeffery
BROWN, Christopher John Graham
BRYANT, John Edward
Marine John Bryant died in a road traffic accident.
BUDGEN, Paul Kindersley
BURDETT, Julian
BUTCHER, Glenn David
BUTCHERS, Peter John
BUXTON, James George
CALLAN, Paul David
CALWAY, David Gerald

CAMPBELL, Robert Adair
CAROE, Christian Thomas Gordon
CARTER, Robert Ponsonby
CASEY, Graham Charles Nicol

CATES, William Arthur
CAVILL, Niki Richard Dalgliesh

- 30 June 2013 promoted Lieutenant Colonel [2].
- 1 April 2019 promoted Colonel [3].
CHAPMAN, Patrick Roy
- 31 December 1983 appointed M.B.E. (Military Division) [2].
- 2 March 1985 commissioned Lieutenant RM, to trained strength 2 March 1986 [3].
CHEESEMAN, Kevin John
COLE, Michael Anthony Falle
COLEMAN, Michael Patrick
COLLINGWOOD, Frank Arthur
CORBETT, William Campbell
COULTER, Jeremy John Sagar
CRAWFORD, Anthony Davenport
CROMBIE, Richard Dennis
DAKERS, Alexander

DANBY, Ian Paul
DARWALL, Maxwell George Robert
Captain Maxwell Darwell was awarded the M.C., for gallant and distinguished services in Malaya during the period 1st July to 31st December, 1951.
DAVIDSON, David Kelly
Marine David Davidson was awarded the Military Medal for gallant and distinguished services on the 6th November 1956 during Operation Musketeer, the Anglo-French Invasion of Port Said, Egypt [1].
DAVIES, Donald
DAVIES, Hadyn
DE'ATH, Ian Dudley


DEWAR, Duncan Andrew
- Commanding Officer, 45 Commando Group [1a].
DORLING, David George
DRAPER, Michael Kenneth
DUNN, Anthony John
DUNN, David Cuthbert
Lieutenant David Dunn, HQ, died during a joint training exercise in Northern Scotland. He was on board a helicopter operating from HMS Intrepid when it crashed. Also killed were Lieut. Paul Farley and Lieut.
DYTOR, Clive Idris
EATON, Nicholas John
Corporal Nicholas Eaton, a mountain leader in the Mountain and Arctic Warfare Cadre, died in a road traffic accident whilst cycling back to RM Condor, Arbroath.
Carol Harrison.
EDWARDS, Brian Leslie
[1] London Gazette Supp. 44558, page 3863.
EDWARDS, Lionel Percy Fox
Captain Lionel Edwards was appointed O.B.E. (Military Divsion) in the 1963 New Years Honours. He served in Cyprus, Port Said, and in Aden.
ELEY, John Graham
ELMS, Liam Michael

ENEFER, Roger
Sergeant Roger Enefer died during an enemy bombing attack whilst on operations at Ajax Bay, Falkland Islands.
ERSKINE, Dominic Steven
Marine Dominic Erskine received the Queen's Commendation for Bravery whilst rescuing a passenger from a burning vehicle at Arbroath on 13th January 1999.
Extract from the Globe and Laurel
ESSEEN, David
Marine David Esseen from Wallasey died whilst deployed to Aden.
Sources
AFM ROH.
British Casualties, Aden 1955-1967.
EVANS, Kenneth
Corporal Kenneth Evans died during an enemy bombing attack whilst on operations at Ajax Bay, Falkland Islands.
FARLEY, Paul Adrian Todd
Lieutenant Paul Farley died during a joint training exercise in Northern Scotland. He was on board a helicopter operating from HMS Intrepid when it crashed. Also killed were Lieut. David Dunn and Lieut.
FELLOWS, Steven James

Lance Corporal Steven Fellows was part of a patrol in the Green Zone south of Forward Operating Base Jackson when a Jackal vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in the Helmand River Wadi. All three of the vehicle occupants were wounded with LCpl Fellows’ position as the vehicle commander
FERGUSON, John Roy
FINDLAY, Murdoch
Marine Murdoch Findlay died in service whilst deployed overseas, cause of death not known to this archive [Source: AFM ROH].
FITTON, Peter Ronald
Corporal Peter Fitton died during operations on the Falkland Islands. He was part of a returning patrol from 45 Commando when they were mistaken by British forces for the enemy. He was killed along with Sgt. Robert Leeming, Cpl. Andy Uren, and Mne. Keith Phillips.
FLYNN, John Henry
Served 1945 -1957 [Source: Obituaries RM Charity website].
FOOT, Albert Edward
FORBES, Duncan Graham
Sources
London Gazette Supp. 58396, page 10412.
FORD, Matthew Christopher

FORDHAM, Peter Dennis
FORRET, Andrew
FOWLER, Michael John
Marine Michael Fowler died during Operation Musketeer, the Anglo-French Invasion of Port Said, Egypt.
Sources
AFM ROH.
Naval History.net website.
FOX, Christopher
FRANKLAND, Kevin Peter
Marine Kevin Frankland died in service, cause of death not known to this archive.
FRASER, Hugh
GADIE, Philip
GAVIN, Alastair Douglas Bulkeley
GENGE, Thomas John Head

GIBSON, Neil
GODDARD, Edward Charles Mackenzie
London Gazette 43636, page 4130.
GOLDSMITH, Leonard John
GOODFELLOW, Cyril Edward
Marine Cyril Goodfellow, from Birmingham, died during Operation Musketeer, the Anglo-French Invasion of Port Said, Egypt.
GRANT, Norman William
Colour Sergeant Norman Grant died in service whilst deployed overseas, cause of death not known to this archive.
GREENING, Raymond Thomas
HALFORD, Jack Lovell
Colour Sergeant Jack Halford BEM was killed during operations in the Arabian Desert whilst seconded to the Northern Frontier Regiment o
HALL, Edward Charles Malet
HALL, Thomas Henry
HALLIDAY, Francis Andrew Tollemache
HARRISON, Carl Anthony
Marine Carl Harrison died in a traffic accident on the Arbroath to Friockheim road near to RM Condor.
HART, Jonathan Paul
HAYCOCK, Jesse Hotchkiss
HEBDEN, Ralph Michael
Marine Ralph Hebden, a veteran of Afghanistan, went missing after going for an early-morning run. His body was spotted in the sea by a passer-by 3 weeks later. A subsequent inquest heard how he drowned after falling from a cliff path in poor visibility, and a verdict of accidental death was rec
HELSTRIP, Anthony John
HENRY, John

HERRON, John
Mentioned in Despatches in recognition of gallant and distinguished service with 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines in Malaya during the period 1st January to 30th June 1952.
HILL, Philip
Source: Arbroath Herald newspaper 17Dec1982, p25.
HODGKISS, Richard George
HOLLAND, Jonathan Mark

HOLTON, Kevin John
Marine Kevin Holton died in service, cause of death not known to this archive.
HOWARD, Percy Robert
Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant Percy Howard died in service at Aqaba, Egypt. Buried at Fayid War Cemetery, Egypt, Section 13, Row B, Grave No.9. Husband of Margaret Geraldine Howard of Deal. Awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal at the end of January 1949.
HUGHES, Jon-Paul Hudson
- 30 June 2006 promoted Lieutenant Colonel [2].
HUNT, Darren

HUNTER, David Peter Lafayette
HUSBAND, Norman William Robert
Marine Norman Husband died in Hong Kong. He is buried in Hong Kong Cemetery, formerly known as HK Happy Valley Cemetery and HK Colonial Cemetery.
HYDES, Richard

IRELAND, Luke

JEFFERY, Reginald
JENNINGS, Frank
JONES, Alan
JONES, Alfred Henry
JONES, Robert Daniel
KENNEDY, Kevin James
KENNEDY, Peter William Attay
KERR, G.W.
KEYES, David Charles
KNOTT, Terence Peter Phayre
KNOWLES, William
LAMB, Ernest
Marine Ernest Lamb died of wounds received during an ambush at Perak. His ashes were repatriated after cremation at Sek Keng Cheng Crematorium, Kuala Lumpur.
Sources
AFM ROH.
Malayan Emergency Commonwealth Deaths 1948-1960.
RM Historical Group.
LAMB, Kenneth

LASKI, Michael

Marine Michael Laski died of the wounds he sustained in action on 23 February 2009 to the north of Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan. He passed away peacefully at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham on 25 February 2009 with his family beside him.
LEACH, Dennis Alfred
LEATHES, Reginald Carteret de Mussenden
- 31 August 1943 Lieutenant Colonel Leathes was the first Commanding Officer of 42RM Commando until relinquishing command at Cocanada May 1944 [1].
LEAVER, Andrew
LEDGER, Christopher John Walton
LEE, Oliver Andrew
LEEMING, Robert Arthur

LETCHFORD, Andrew Campbell
LEVER, Alan
Sergeant Alan Lever died in service, cause not known to this archive.
LITTLEWOOD, Peter
LLOYD, Alan James
LUCAS, Alexander James

MACAFFER, Menzies
Corporal Menzies Macaffer died at home with his family, in Ardbeg, Islay, after a period of illness. [Sources: AFM ROH / The Herald Scotland online 15th Feb.2012.]
MACDOUGALL, Alexander
MacLAUGHLIN, Frederick James
MACPHERSON, Gordon Cameron

Marine Gordon Macpherson died during operations against enemy forces dug in on the Falkland Islands mountain ridge known as Two Sisters.
MACVICAR, Alexander
MALONE, Bradley

MANUEL, John Henry

Sergeant John Manuel died whilst deployed on operations with X-Ray Company, 45 Commando Group, Royal Marines. The company was conducting an operation alongside Afghan National Army troops to dominate areas posing a dangerous threat to British forces and the local Afghan population.
MARSH, Leslie George
MARSHALL, Gary William
MARTIN, Ian Campbell
MAYNE, James Thomas
MCGAREL-GROVES, Robin Jullian
11 June 1966 (Lieutenant Colonel) appointed O.B.E. (Military Division) [1].
MCGILL, Alistair Iain
- 2007 (RSM) 45 Commando Group [2].
MCGRATH, Edward

MCKAY, Peter Burke

Lance Corporal Peter McKay died during an enemy bombing attack at Ajax Bay on the Falkland Islands.
MCKINLEY, Angus John
MCMULLEN, Mike
MEAD, Michael Edward
MEADOWS, Richard Francis Gerard
MILLER, Leslie Oliver
MILLER, Mark James
Marine Mark Miller died in service, cause unknown to this archive [Source: AFM ROH].
MOIR, Daniel Alistair Ian
MONTGOMERY, Peter James Alington
MORGAN, Thomas
MORRIS, James Andrew John
MUIR, David Alexander

Marine David Muir, aged 18, died on 10 June 1965 from injuries sustained in May 1965 when an enemy mortar bomb exploded close to him at Ad Dimnah, Aden. Only son of Mr and Mrs J. Muir from Edinburgh.
MUNSON, James
NETHERY, Steven

NEVARD, Ernest John
Marine Ernest Nevard was killed when ambushed in a jeep along the Tapah-Chenderiang Road in Perak. Also killed was Marine David Charles Keyes [view].
NEWLAND, Percival Leonard Michael
NICELY, Michael

NOWAK, Benjamin James

Corporal Benjamin Nowak was killed along with others in an attack on a Multi-National Forces boat patrol on the Shatt Al-Arab waterway.
NOWAK, Michael John
Marine Michael Nowak died during during operations against enemy forces dug in on the Falkland Islands mountain ridge known as Two Sisters.
O'CONNOR, David Lloyd
O'HANLON, Patrick Christopher
OWEN, John Ivor Headon
OWENS, Paul Andrew
PALLISTER, Jamie
PARR, Dennis
Marine Dennis Parr was killed when the truck he was in surprised bandits in the act of robbing a bus in the Gopeng-Kampar hills, Malaya. Also killed in the same incident was Marine Leslie Turner.
PATERSON, George Begg
PAYNE, Gordon, J.
PEARCE, Mark Anthony
PERRY, Michael John
PETTIGREW, James
Marine James Pettigrew died whilst deployed overseas to Aden.
PHILLIPS, Keith

Marine Keith Phillips died during operations on the Falkland Islands. He was part of a returning patrol from 45 Commando when they were mistaken by British forces for the enemy. He was killed along with Sgt. Robert Leeming, Cpl. Peter Fitton, and Cpl. Andy Uren.
POWELL, J.W.
QUINN, Bernard Anthony
REED, William Kenneth
REES, Cecil Thomas
RICHARDS, John
RICHARDSON, Anthony William
ROBERTS, Stephen Rowland
Marine Stephen Roberts died in service, cause not known to this archive.
ROBERTS, Terence
ROBSON, Troy
SALISBURY, Geoffrey
SCRIVENER, Christopher James
SHEMMANS, Terence
SHEPHERD, Lance
SHEPHERD, Steven
SIDDALL, Harry
SIM, Ernest James
SMITH, Anthony Graham
Marine Anthony Smith died in service, cause not known to this archive.
SMITH, Darren James

SMITH, Derek
SMITH, Robert William
SMITH, Sydney Davidson
SMITH, William Kerr Greig
SOMERVILLE, Nigel John Powell
SOUTHERN, Michael John
SPENCER, Ian Frank
Corporal Ian Spencer died during operations against enemy forces dug in on the Falkland Islands mountain ridge known as Two Sisters.
SPURLING, David Neville
STARK, John Walker
STEPHENSON, Keith Phillip
STEVENS, Terence Morton Patrick
STEWART, David James
Citation
STRACHAN, Michael Andrew

SWALLOW, Charles
SWINDELL, Roy Goldthorpe
Marine Roy Swindell, from Huntington, York, died whilst deployed overseas to Aden.
AFM ROH.
England and Wales Government Probate Death Indices for 1963.
British Casualties, Aden 1955-1967.
SYRAD, Stuart Lawrence
TAILYOUR, Norman Hastings
- 1945, 8 January, Commanding Officer 27RM Battalion [1].
- 1945, Distinguished Service Order for gallant and distinguished service in North West Europe with 27 RM Bn. [1][ 2].
THOMASON, Perry
THOMSON, Jonathan James
THORNTON, Brian Richard
TIERNEY, Paul Graham
TUCK, Keith
TYACK, Roger John
TYDD, Herbert Henry
UREN, Andrew Bryan
Corporal Andrew Uren died during operations on the Falkland Islands. He was part of a returning patrol from 45 Commando when they were mistaken by British forces for the enemy. He was killed along with Sgt. Robert Leeming, Cpl. Peter Fitton, and Mne. Keith Phillips.
WADE, Edward Alan
WALKER, George
WALKER, Keith Donald
WANT, Thomas Alfred
WESTWOOD, George
WHITAKER, Kenneth Nigel

WHITEHEAD, Andrew Francis
WHITHAM, David Glyn
WIGLEY, Jonathan

WILSON, David
Marine David Wilson died during an enemy bombing attack whilst on operations at Ajax Bay, Falkland Islands.
Sources
AFM ROH.
Globe and Laurel RM ROH July/Aug 1982 edition.
Falklands War Memorial Plaque at Portsmouth.
Website Naval-History.net.
WILSON, David McDonald


WILSON, Norman David
WINTER, Danny

Corporal Danny Winter died in an explosion while taking part in a joint operation with a Danish Battle Group and the Afghan National Army north east of Gereshk in central Helmand.
WRIGHT, Gary

YATES, Philip James
YOUNGMAN, Paul

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