EDMUNDS, Russell Morgan
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Rank:
Private
Unit / Base:
4 Commando
3 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Gloucestershire Regiment
Service:
Army
Number:
14557172
Born:
Monday, January 26, 1925
Birthplace:
Pontypridd, South Wales
Died :
Friday, February 18, 2000
Place died:
University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
Age:
75
Private Russell Edmunds, No.4 Commando 3 Troop, aged 19 and fromTynant, Pontypridd, Wales, was wounded during operations at Normandy, France. Active commando service included France, Holland, and Germany. Also served in No.3 Commando 5 Troop after hostilities ended. Post war service in 1946 included Egypt and Greece. Member of the Commando Association.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/77.
Commando Association Life Membership Card.
[Image] Derek Smith (Russell Edmunds was his mother in laws twin brother).
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