RM CDOS Bourne, Frederick Edward Donald

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Bourne ​

• FORENAME

Frederick Edward Donald ​

• UNIT

48 Commando ​

• RANK

Marine ​

• NUMBER

PLY/X 106138 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

6th June 1944 ​

• AGE

19 ​

• GRAVESITE

Bayeux War Cemetery, France XIV.A.22 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 28.07.1923, Llanelly, Wales, UK​

son of Frederick and Florence Bourne, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire​

age 19/20​

KIA Normandy ​

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[MotherMave]

I am a researcher for the British Normandy Memorial Trust and I am researching this Royal Marine. The name of this Royal Marine is not Donovan, even though there is an old certificate saying so. His real name is Donald and I have the baptism to show and also I wrote to the CWGC to ask the question and this is their reply: -

Dear Mavis,

Many thanks for your email.

I can only believe that the name 'Donovan' written on the certificate was an error, as the Final Verification Form, signed by his family, states that his name was Donald. The certificate is quite old, so I would recommend using the most up-to-date copy, which I have attached.

I hope this is helpful.

Kind regards,

Kerry

Kerry Bateman
Customer Service Advisor

Commonwealth War Graves Commission, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1628 507200 | Website: www.cwgc.org

Please get in touch if you would like a copy of the baptism.

I hope you don't mind my writing to you.


Kindest regards, Mavis Williams

 

[Craig Robertson]

I am a researcher for the British Normandy Memorial Trust and I am researching this Royal Marine. The name of this Royal Marine is not Donovan, even though there is an old certificate saying so. His real name is Donald and I have the baptism to show and also I wrote to the CWGC to ask the question and this is their reply: -

Dear Mavis,

Many thanks for your email.

I can only believe that the name 'Donovan' written on the certificate was an error, as the Final Verification Form, signed by his family, states that his name was Donald. The certificate is quite old, so I would recommend using the most up-to-date copy, which I have attached.

I hope this is helpful.

Kind regards,

Kerry

Kerry Bateman
Customer Service Advisor

Commonwealth War Graves Commission, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1628 507200 | Website: www.cwgc.org

Please get in touch if you would like a copy of the baptism.

I hope you don't mind my writing to you.


Kindest regards, Mavis Williams

Thanks Mavis, i've ammended his middle name to show Donald. That matches the British Army & Navy record of death for him.
Best regards, Craig