op.infatuate

Operation Infatuate (Walcheren, Netherlands)
Bloody Beaches
Bloody Beaches
By Daniel Wrinn
Jump Commander: In Combat With The 82nd Airborne In World War II
Jump Commander: In Combat With The 82nd Airborne In World War II
By Colonel Mark Alexander & John Sparry
Between 31 October and 7 November, Allied troops executed Operation Infatuate. This involved two British amphibious assaults on the heavily defended island fortress of Walcheren, located at the north-western corner of the estuary. Simultaneously, 52nd Division attacked Walcheren's eastern coast.
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  1. RM CDOS McKenzie, Gordon Malachy Crawford (Jock)

    SURNAME McKenzie FORENAME Gordon Malachy Crawford (Jock) UNIT 41 R.M.Commando (P Troop) RANK Lieutenant NUMBER 110297 V DATE OF DEATH 1st November 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Groesbeek Memorial,Netherlands Panel 11 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit South African Armoured Corps...

  2. RM CDOS Smith, Reginald

    SURNAME Smith FORENAME Reginald UNIT 41 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER PO/X 116673 DATE OF DEATH 6th November 1944 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery,Netherlands 5.D.4 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Arthur Owen and Bessie Elizabeth Smith,Kingsley,Northampton KIA...

  3. RM CDOS Smith, Charles Edward

    SURNAME Smith FORENAME Charles Edward UNIT 41 Commando RANK Corporal NUMBER CH/X 105869 DATE OF DEATH 7th November 1944 AGE 29 GRAVESITE Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery,Netherlands 15.C.5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of William John and Margarate Sarah Smith,Leytonstone,Essex...

  4. RM CDOS Robertson, John Burt

    SURNAME Robertson FORENAME John Burt UNIT 41 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER PO/X 105905 DATE OF DEATH 1st November 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Oostende New Communal Cemetery,Belgium Plot 9 Row 6 Grave 14 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA Walcheren

  5. RM CDOS Read, John William

    SURNAME Read FORENAME John William UNIT 41 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER CH/X 107158 DATE OF DEATH 1st November 1944 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery,Netherlands 5.C.5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Samuel and Florence Mary Read,Northfleet,Kent husband of...

  6. RM CDOS Page, Henry

    SURNAME Page FORENAME Henry UNIT 41 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER PO/X 4323 DATE OF DEATH 7th November 1944 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery,Netherlands 15.C.1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Edward and Mrs Page,Barry Dock,Glamorgan KIA Walcheren

  7. RM CDOS Nicholson, Robert Fisher

    SURNAME Nicholson FORENAME Robert Fisher UNIT 41 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER PO/X 100815 DATE OF DEATH 13th January 1945 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Ballycairn Presbyterian Churchyard,Co.Down,Northern Ireland Grave 16 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Richard Fisher and Hannah...

  8. RM CDOS Moses, Byron

    SURNAME Moses FORENAME Byron UNIT 41 Commando (P Troop) RANK Marine NUMBER PLY/X 103430 DATE OF DEATH 5th November 1944 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery, Netherlands 15.B.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 29.01.1923 Nant-y-moel, Glamorgan, UK son of Spencer and...
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  9. RM CDOS John, Reginald Brinley

    SURNAME John FORENAME Reginald Brinley UNIT 41 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER PLY/X 104029 DATE OF DEATH 5th November 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery,Netherlands 15.C.4 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA Walcheren

  10. RM CDOS Holmes, John William

    SURNAME Holmes FORENAME John William UNIT 41 Commando RANK Lieutenant NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 5th November 1944 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery,Netherlands 15.B.4 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of John William and Mabel Holmes husband of Barbara...

  11. RM CDOS Heywood, Herbert William

    SURNAME Heywood FORENAME Herbert William UNIT 41 Commando RANK Sergeant NUMBER PLY/X 106621 DATE OF DEATH 1st November 1944 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery, Netherlands 5.C.9 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 23.07.1922 Manchester, Lancashire, UK son of Frederick...
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  12. RM CDOS Haydon, Peter Hillyard

    SURNAME Haydon FORENAME Peter Hillyard UNIT 41 Commando RANK Captain NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 5th November 1944 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery, Netherlands 15.B.3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Lt. Rollo Hillyard Stafford and Annie Gwendoline Haydon, Ecuador...

  13. RM CDOS Hay, John

    SURNAME Hay FORENAME John (Jack) UNIT 41 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER PLY/X 111511 DATE OF DEATH 1st November 1944 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery, Netherlands Spec.Mem. 6.C.9 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 27.12.1924 Darlington, County Durham, UK son of John...
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  14. RM CDOS Cooke, William Frank

    SURNAME Cooke FORENAME William Frank UNIT 41 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER CH/X 115547 DATE OF DEATH 7th November 1944 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery, Netherlands 15.C.6 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 16.07.1924, Leicester, Leicestershire, UK son of Thomas...
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  15. RM CDOS Brind-Sheridan, Paddy Kendall

    SURNAME Brind-Sheridan FORENAME Paddy Kendall UNIT 41 Commando (P Troop) RANK Major NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 1st November 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery,Netherlands 5.C.12 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 1935 married Wendela Millear (nee Pickford) (1912-1990) KIA...

  16. RM CDOS Barnes, John

    SURNAME Barnes FORENAME John UNIT 41 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER PO/X 117497 DATE OF DEATH 7th November 1944 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Schoonselhof Cemetery, Belgium III.D.11 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 24.02.1924, Reddish, Lancashire, UK son of William and Catherine Barnes...
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