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Displaying 1 - 22 of 22COCKS, John Sidney
Corporal
CH/X 114915
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal John Cocks, 'E' Troop, died during operations at Maasbracht and Brachterbeek when his Troop were ordered to attack and obtain a bridgehead on the Montforterbeek Dyke. Son of Sidney Harold and Ada Beatrice Cocks, of Peckham, London.
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CROUCH, Ernest
Private
6922998
No 6 Commando
Highland Light Infantry
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Ernest Crouch, 3 troop, was killed in action in Holland. His Commando were engaged in operations at Maasbracht and Brachterbeek. He had been wounded before (full date not reported) during operations at Normandy. Son of Alfred and Annie Emma Crouch, of South Hackney, London.
DUCHAN, John Joseph
Corporal
EX/4120
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal John Duchan died during operations at Bell Isle, Osen, Netherlands. Son of Michael and Mary Ann Duchan; husband of Margaret Whyte Duchan.
Sources
CWGC.
HARDEN, LCpl. Henry Eric, VC
Lance Corporal
11006144
45RM Commando
Royal Army Medical Corps
Victoria Cross (VC)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Henry Eric Harden died during operations in the Brachterbeek area of Holland. He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. Son of William Thomas Harden and Fanny Marie Harden, of Northfleet, Kent; husband of Maud Harden, of Northfleet.
HUGO, Terence James
Lieutenant
299276
320921
No 6 Commando
Royal Scots
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Terence Hugo, 1 troop, was reported wounded and missing, later confirmed killed in action, during operations in Holland [1][1a]. At the time of his death his Commando were engaged in operations in the area of Heide Wood near Brachterbeek [2].
LAING, James Hardie
Corporal
PO/X 116422
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal James Laing died during operations at Bell Isle, Osen, Netherlands. Son of William H. and Ethel Laing, of Leith, Edinburgh.
Sources
CWGC.
No.45 RM Commando War Diary / List of casualties Operation Bell Island II.
Sources
CWGC.
No.45 RM Commando War Diary / List of casualties Operation Bell Island II.
LEAPHARD, Marshall John Adam
Captain
197175
No 6 Commando
Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C.
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain Marshall Leaphard, 1 troop, was reported wounded and missing, later confirmed killed in action, during operations in Holland.
MCNULTY, Herbert
Lance Corporal
CH/X 109867
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Herbert McNulty died during operations at Bell Isle, Osen, Netherlands. Son of John and Mary Jane McNulty; husband of Olive McNulty, of Lambeth, London.
Sources
CWGC.
No.45 RM Commando War Diary / List of casualties Operation Bell Island II.
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CWGC.
No.45 RM Commando War Diary / List of casualties Operation Bell Island II.
MOSLEY, Claude
Marine
CH/X 104331
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Claude Mosley died during operations at Bell Ise, Osen, Netherlands. Son of John James Mosley and Louisa Mosley, of Beeston, Nottinghamshire.
Sources
CWGC.
No.45 RM Commando War Diary / List of casualties Operation Bell Island II.
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CWGC.
No.45 RM Commando War Diary / List of casualties Operation Bell Island II.
O'ROURKE, Patrick
Gunner
1438623
No 6 Commando
Royal Artillery
Killed in action or died of wounds
Gunner Patrick O'Rourke, from St Helens, Lancashire, died of wounds during operations in Holland
PICKAVANCE, James
Rifleman
14735641
No 6 Commando
Royal Ulster Rifles
Killed in action or died of wounds
Rifleman James Pickavance died during operations in Holland. At the time of his death his Commando were engaged in fighting in the area of Maasbracht and Brachterbeek.
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CWGC.
PRIOR, George Joseph
Private
14766071
No 6 Commando
Suffolk Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private George Prior, 6 troop, was killed in action whilst part of a reconnaissance patrol supported by tanks sent out from Sint Joostbrug, Holland. Son of Bertie and Elizabeth May Prior, of Wimblington, Cambridgeshire.
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PURVIS, William
Marine
EX/3472
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine William Purvis died during operations at Bell Isle, Osen, The Netherlands. Son of Alexander and Barbara Purvis; husband of Ellen I. Purvis, of Wooperton, Northumberland.
Sources
CWGC.
RUSSELL, James George
Marine
PLY/X 108574
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine James Russell, 'E' Troop, died during operations at Maasbracht and Brachterbeek, specifically when his Troop were ordered to attack and obtain a bridgehead on the Montforterbeek Dyke. Son of James and Ruby Eva Russell, of Hockley, Birmingham.
Sources
CWGC.
SWEET, Dennis Percy
Marine
PO/X 120590
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Dennis Sweet died during operations at Bell Isle, Osen, Netherlands. Son of Percy Oliver Sweet and Laura Sweet, of Leicester.
Sources
CWGC.
No.45 RM Commando War Diary / List of casualties Operation Bell Island II.
SYMES, Robert Leonard
Marine
PO/X 111878
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Robert Symes died during operations at Bell Isle, Osen, Netherlands.
Sources
CWGC.
No.45 RM Commando War Diary / List of casualties Operation Bell Island II.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/137.
THOMSON, Eric George M.
Private
14655780
No 6 Commando
Black Watch
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Eric Thomson, 3 troop, died during operations in Holland [1]. At the time of his death his Commando were engaged in fighting at Maasbracht and Brachterbeek [2].
TIMMINS, John Robert
Marine
EX/3481
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine John Robert Timmins from Gateshead died during operations at Bell Isle, Osen, Netherlands. Son of Charles and Annie Timmins, of Bensham, Co. Durham.
Sources
CWGC.
No.45 RM Commando War Diary / List of casualties Operation Bell Island II.
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CWGC.
No.45 RM Commando War Diary / List of casualties Operation Bell Island II.
WAKEFIELD, Alfred
Lance Sergeant
2001461
No 6 Commando
Royal Engineers
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Sergeant Alfred Wakefield was killed in action during operations in Holland. Son of Thomas Alfred and Elizabeth Annie Whinham Wakefield, of Leeds, Yorkshire [1][2].
WALES, Frederick Edward
Marine
PO/X 120575
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Frederick Wales, 'A' Troop, died when hit by enemy machine gun fire during operations at Brachterbeek. His Section Officer, Lieutenant Robert Cory, and Marine Wheeler were wounded.
Sources
CWGC.
WILD, Frank
Marine
CH/X 101138
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Frank Wild died during operations at Bell Isle, Osen, Netherlands. Son of George Thomas Wild and Ada Isobel Wild, of Lee, London.
Sources
CWGC.
No.45 RM Commando War Diary / List of casualties Operation Bell Island II.
WINSTON, Peter Stanley
Lieutenant
45RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Peter Winston died during operations at Bell Isle*, Osen, Netherlands. Son of John Henry Ernest and Winifred Winston, of Sanderstead, Surrey. Educated at Whitgift School, Croydon. Commissioned Temporary Second Lieutenant 6 November 1943.
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