42 commando

42 COMMANDO
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42 COMMANDO
No. 42 (Royal Marine) Commando was raised in August 1943, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R C de M. Leathes from the 1st Royal Marine Battalion, as part of the expansion of the commandos. They were assigned to the 3rd Special Service Brigade and served in India and Burma in 1943–45, including operations in the Arakan and Assam. It took part in the third Arakan campaign and carried out a series of amphibious landings down the Burmese coastline. Including the landings at Myebon and the Battle of Hill 170. It then returned to India to prepare for Operation Zipper the invasion of British Malaya. The war ended before the operation began and the commando was diverted to reoccupy Hong Kong.
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  1. RM CDOS Bridges, Ernest Robert

    SURNAME Bridges FORENAME Ernest Robert UNIT 42 Commando RANK Lieutenant (Acting Captain) NUMBER AWARD Mention in Despatches PLACE "For good services with the 21st Army Group" ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 1962 awarded MID Brunei - See 3 CDO BDE London Gazette 37251, 31st August 1945...

  2. RM CDOS Carlyle, Edmond

    SURNAME Carlyle FORENAME Edmond UNIT 42 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER PO/X 112075 DATE OF DEATH 26th January 1945 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar 3.D.3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 07.06.1923, Shotton Colliery, Co. Durham, UK son of Joseph and Elsie May...

  3. RM CDOS Welsh, Albert James

    SURNAME Welsh FORENAME Albert James UNIT 42 Commando RANK Company Sergeant Major (TSM) NUMBER EX/1217 AWARD Distinguished Conduct Medal PLACE Burma 1945 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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  4. RM CDOS Russell, Ronald Frank

    SURNAMERussell FORENAMERonald Frank UNIT42 Commando RANKCorporal NUMBERCH/X 3093 AWARDMilitary Medal PLACEBurma 1944 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  5. RM CDOS Mellor, Peter Joseph

    SURNAMEMellor FORENAMEPeter Joseph UNIT42 Commando RANKMarine NUMBERPO/X 112061 AWARDMilitary Medal PLACEBurma 1945 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  6. RM CDOS Lucas, William Frederick

    SURNAMELucas FORENAMEWilliam Frederick UNIT42 Commando RANKTroop Sergeant Major NUMBEREX/3508 AWARDMilitary Medal PLACEBurma 1945 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  7. RM CDOS Langley, Eric

    SURNAME Langley FORENAME Eric UNIT R.M. RANK Captain NUMBER AWARD Military Cross PLACE Burma 1945 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  8. RM CDOS Fenton, Ernest

    SURNAMEFenton FORENAMEErnest UNIT42 Commando RANKT/Corporal NUMBEREX/1300 AWARDMilitary Medal PLACEBurma 1945 ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONdied 19.8.2004

  9. RM CDOS Fellowes, Halford David

    SURNAMEFellowes FORENAMEHalford David UNIT42 Commando (Commanding Officer) RANKA/Lieutenant Colonel NUMBER AWARDDistinguished Service Order PLACEBurma 1945 ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONawarded C.B. 1957
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  10. RM CDOS Chappell, Aubrey Bertram

    SURNAME Chappell FORENAME Aubrey Bertram UNIT 42 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER EX/4371 AWARD Military Medal PLACE Elizabeth Island, Bay of Bengal November 1944 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION London Gazette 37505, 15th March 1946, Page 1440

  11. RM CDOS Barks, Wilfred John

    SURNAME Barks FORENAME Wilfred John UNIT 42 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER PO/X 102116 AWARD Military Medal PLACE Burma 1945 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 03.01.1917 Derby, Derbyshire, UK prewar employed by Derby Gas Company wife Ethel (nee Gaunt) Barks (1917-1973), 7 Cornhill...

  12. RM CDOS Whitehead, John

    SURNAME Whitehead FORENAME John UNIT 42 Commando RANK Corporal NUMBER EX/1219 DATE OF DEATH 31st January 1945 AGE GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 3.F.23 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION died Burma

  13. RM CDOS Thorneycroft, Eric William

    SURNAME Thorneycroft FORENAME Eric William UNIT 42 Commando RANK Lance Corporal NUMBER EX/3643 DATE OF DEATH 31st January 1945 AGE GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 3.G.22 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION died Burma

  14. RM CDOS Shuttleworth, Charles Denis

    SURNAME Shuttleworth FORENAME Charles Denis UNIT 42 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER PO/X 122001 DATE OF DEATH 31st January 1945 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 11.C.24 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of George Arthur and Marie Shuttleworth,Bradford,Yorkshire age...

  15. RM CDOS Sherman, George

    SURNAME Sherman FORENAME George UNIT 42 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER EX/3566 DATE OF DEATH 14th January 1945 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Plymouth Naval Memorial,Devon Panel 95 Column 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Frederick and Ellen Sherman husband of Joan Sherman,Richmond,Surrey...

  16. RM CDOS Scott, Thomas Veitch

    SURNAME Scott FORENAME Thomas Veitch UNIT 42 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER PLY/X 100758 DATE OF DEATH 12th January 1945 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon Panel 95 Column 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 08.05.1920, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, UK son of Robert and...

  17. RM CDOS Rosser, Albert

    SURNAME Rosser FORENAME Albert UNIT 42 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER PO/X 100791 DATE OF DEATH 13th November 1944 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 4.J.9 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of John Jackson and Elizabeth Rosser,Workington,Cumberland died Burma

  18. RM CDOS Rawlinson, James

    SURNAME Rawlinson FORENAME James UNIT 42 Commando RANK Corporal NUMBER PLY/X 106012 DATE OF DEATH 31st January 1945 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 3.H.16 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Donald M. and Clara Rawlinson,Bacup,Lancashire died Burma

  19. RM CDOS Radley, Charles Wilfred Robert

    SURNAME Radley FORENAME Charles Wilfred Robert UNIT 42 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER CH/X 2018 DATE OF DEATH 31st January 1945 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 3.H.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Wilfrid and Margaret Radley,Downham,Bromley,Kent died Burma

  20. RM CDOS Philpott, Ronald Henry

    SURNAME Philpott FORENAME Ronald Henry UNIT 42 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER CH/X 106487 DATE OF DEATH 31st January 1945 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 10.A.13 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Harry and Hester Philpott,Faversham,Kent husband of Doreen Jean Ivy...
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