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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 Mills, Henry Richard

    SURNAME Mills FORENAME Henry Richard UNIT 42 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER EX/3504 DATE OF DEATH 12th November 1944 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of John and Edith Mills husband of Florence May Mills,Renfrew died Burma

  2. RM CDOS Logan, John

    SURNAME Logan FORENAME John UNIT 42 Commando RANK Sergeant NUMBER PLY/X 100771 DATE OF DEATH 6th April 1944 AGE 27 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 11.E.18 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Archie and Mary Logan husband of Elizabeth Logan,Greenock,Renfrewshire died Burma

  3. RM CDOS King, Herbert Richard

    SURNAME King FORENAME Herbert Richard UNIT 42 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER EX/4389 DATE OF DEATH 31st January 1945 AGE 27 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 10.B.8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION husband of Ethel King,Halesworth,Suffolk died Burma

  4. RM CDOS Jones, Jack Garner

    SURNAME Jones FORENAME Jack Garner UNIT 42 Commando RANK Lieutenant NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 31st January 1945 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar 10.D.18 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION resided 1 Vine Street, Hazel Grove, Stockport husband of Lelgarde De C. Jones, Tenby...

  5. RM CDOS Jacques, Henry

    SURNAME Jacques FORENAME Henry UNIT 42 Commando RANK Sergeant NUMBER EX/3142 DATE OF DEATH 2nd February 1945 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 3.D.9 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of William Henry and Isabella Jacques,East Bowling,Yorkshire died Burma

  6. RM CDOS Hall, Roger

    SURNAME Hall FORENAME Roger UNIT 42 Commando RANK Lieutenant NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 31st January 1945 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar 11.A.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 29.09.1922 Brighouse, West Yorkshire, UK father Charles Phillips Hall (1882-1926) mother...

  7. RM CDOS Groves, John

    SURNAME Groves FORENAME John UNIT 42 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER EX/3635 DATE OF DEATH 31st January 1945 AGE 27 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar 3.K.14 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 26.12.1917, Heanor, Nottinghamshire, UK son of Albert and Matilda Groves, Heanor...

  8. RM CDOS Gower, Herbert George (Phil)

    SURNAME Gower FORENAME Herbert George (Phil) UNIT 42 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER CH/X 110242 DATE OF DEATH 23rd August 1943 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Hanwell Cemetery, Middlesex Plot 23B Grave 12898 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 18.06.1923, Ealing, London, UK son of Herbert Henry...

  9. RM CDOS Fountain, Joseph Walter

    SURNAME Fountain FORENAME Joseph Walter UNIT 42 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER CH/X 2994 DATE OF DEATH 30th January 1945 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar 10.E.8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 18.04.1921, Watford, Hertfordshire, UK son of Walter Mafeking and...

  10. RM CDOS Ellis, Raymond Frederick

    SURNAME Ellis FORENAME Raymond Frederick UNIT 42 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER PLY/X 109351 DATE OF DEATH 31st January 1945 AGE 27 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar 3.H.19 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 03.05.1917, Erdington, Warwickshire, UK son of Frederick George...

  11. RM CDOS Dell, William Joseph

    SURNAME Dell FORENAME William Joseph UNIT 42 Commando RANK Corporal NUMBER EX/3192 DATE OF DEATH 31st January 1945 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar 11.D.4 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 17.07.1919, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, UK son of Walter (1884-1950)...

  12. RM CDOS Crilley, John Henry

    SURNAME Crilley FORENAME John Henry UNIT 42 Commando RANK Lance Corporal NUMBER EX/3297 DATE OF DEATH 31st January 1945 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar 3.C.5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 24.07.1919, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK son of George and Margaret...

  13. RM CDOS Cracknell, Frederick George

    SURNAME Cracknell FORENAME Frederick George UNIT 42 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER EX/4376 DATE OF DEATH 31st January 1945 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar 3.B.22 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 03.09.1919, Stradbroke, Suffolk, UK son of Harry and Florence...

  14. RM CDOS Brown, John Herbert

    SURNAME Brown FORENAME John Herbert UNIT 42 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER EX/3617 DATE OF DEATH 20th December 1943 AGE 26 GRAVESITE Lincoln (Newport) Cemetery, Lincolnshire Sec.H Grave 168 North ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 10.10.1917, St. Swithins, Lancashire, UK son of...

  15. RM CDOS Boswell, Thomas William

    SURNAME Boswell FORENAME Thomas William UNIT 42 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER CH/X 111764 DATE OF DEATH 31st January 1945 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar 10.F.23 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 08.10.1923, Paddington, London, UK son of Thomas Henry and...

  16. RM CDOS Bent, James

    SURNAME Bent FORENAME James UNIT 42 Commando RANK Corporal NUMBER EX/1184 DATE OF DEATH 31st January 1945 AGE 26 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar 4.G.6 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 30.01.1918, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, UK son of Frederick (1881-1938) and Emma...

  17. RM CDOS Beaman, Thomas Edward

    SURNAME Beaman FORENAME Thomas Edward UNIT 42 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER PO/X 110697 DATE OF DEATH 1st February 1945 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar 4.D.15 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 27.10.1923, Manchester, Lancashire, UK 1943 married Florence Emma (nee...

  18. RM CDOS Bateman, Walter

    SURNAME Bateman FORENAME Walter UNIT 42 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER CH/X 100600 DATE OF DEATH 30th January 1945 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar 10.E.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 04.09.1920, Holbeach, Lincolnshire, UK son of Amelia Bateman died Burma

  19. RM CDOS Bangay, Lionel Arthur

    SURNAME Bangay FORENAME Lionel Arthur UNIT 42 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER PO/X 112046 DATE OF DEATH 26th January 1945 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar 4.K.20 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 30.04.1923, Paddington, London, UK son of Percy Arthur Samuel and May...
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