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Displaying 1 - 20 of 20BEDBOROUGH, Hubert Charles Raymond Hawkins
Quartermaster Sergeant
CH/X 2043
40 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Died in service
Quartermaster Sergeant Hubert Bedborough died after falling into a monsoon ditch during a storm whilst deployed to Hong Kong [1] [1a].
COOK, Henry John
Rifleman
6850540
No 5 Commando
Kings Royal Rifle Corps
Died on war service
Rifleman Henry Cook , No 5 Commando HQ, died as a result of an accident whilst deployed overseas. Son of Henry and Beatrice Cook, of Deptford, London.
CULLEN, Michael
Marine
CH/X115442
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died in service
Marine Michael Cullen died of encephalitis at the 28th Imperial General Hospital, Hong Kong.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/129.
EDMONDS, Arnold Basil Lindsay
Lieutenant
40 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Died in service
Lieutenant Arnold Edmonds, from Woodbridge Suffolk, died in Hong Kong. He is buried in Hong Kong Cemetery, formerly known as HK Happy Valley Cemetery and HK Colonial Cemetery.
Sources
AFM ROH.
EDWARDS, Ronald
Corporal
14747437
No 5 Commando
South Wales Borderers
Died in service
Corporal Ronald Edwards died in service after Nos 5 and 1 Commando had merged to form 1/5 Commando. Son of William and Eva Edwards, of Swansea.
FOWKE, Roger Mansergh
Marine
CH/X 117104
42RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died in service
Marine Roger Fowke died at the 28th Imperial General Hospital, Hong Kong, of head injuries sutained as the result of a car accident.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/130.
GEORGE, Kenneth Robert
Marine
PO/X121699
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died in service
Marine Kenneth George died as a result of an accidental fall at Tung Chung, Hong Kong.
Source
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/131.
GRIFFITHS, Thomas, H.
Private
14824670
No 5 Commando
Devonshire Regiment
Died in service
Private Thomas Griffiths died whilst deployed to Hong Kong.
Sources
CWGC.
General Register Office, War Deaths, Army, Other Ranks (1939 To 1948).
HUSBAND, Norman William Robert
Marine
PO/X 4145
45 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Died in service
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.
LEE, Rexley Hugh Edwin
Marine
PO/X 5904
3 Cdo. Bde. RM
Royal Marines
Died in service
Marine Rexley Lee died at the Royal Naval Hospital, Hong Kong, as a result of an accidental gunshot wound to the abdomen. Son of Mr. And Mrs. E.A. Lee of Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire.
Sources
CWGC.
PHILLIPS, William James Augustus
Private
14639543
No 5 Commando
Essex Regiment
Died in service
Private William Phillips died as a result of an accident. He was re-buried at Sai Wan War Cemetery on 27 October 1947.
Sources
CWGC.
CWGC Graves Concentration Report (India).
PILCHER, Joseph Henry
Marine
CH/X116874
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died in service
Marine Joseph Pilcher died by accidental drowning whilst deployed to Hong Kong.
Source
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/135.
Royal Marines Association
ROBSON, Thomas
Marine
PLY/X2596
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Died in service
Marine Thomas Robson died of accidental drowning at Kowloon whilst deployed to Hong Kong. He was attached to HM Motor Fishing Vessel 1044 at the time. He had previously received a Mention in Despatches for "outstanding service while operating with the Allied Armies in Italy."
SEARBY, Alfred Bell
Marine
PO/X 5894
3 Cdo. Bde. RM
Royal Marines
Died in service
Marine Alfred Searby, HQ 3 Commando Bde. RM, died in Hong Kong. He is buried in Hong Kong Cemetery, formerly known as HK Happy Valley Cemetery and HK Colonial Cemetery.
SELWOOD, William Nelson
Corpoarl
PO/X 4424
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died on active service
Corporal William Selwood died of asphyxiation by drowning in Hong Kong.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/136.
THOMPSON, Thomas Robert
Marine
CH/X.4080
42RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died in service
Marine Thomas Thompson died from injuries sustained in a motor accident at Kowloon.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/138.
TYRIE, Ernest Campbell
Corporal
CH/X 117123
42RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died in service
Corporal Ernest Tyrie died of smallpox at the 28th Imperial General Hospital in Hong Kong.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/138.
WATSON, Maurice
Marine
PO/X 124306(T)
42RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died in service
Marine Maurice Watson died of injuries sustained in a road accident in Hong Kong.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/138.
WATTS, Ernest John
Marine
PLY/X 112206
44RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died in service
Marine Ernest Watts died of acute meningitis at the 28th Indian General Hospital, Hong Kong.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/138.
WOODHOUSE, Arthur
Marine
PO/X 5645
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Died in service
Marine Arthur Woodhouse died of injuries sustained as the result of a motorcycle accident at Kowloon.
Sources
CWGC.
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