RM CDOS Chiverall, Richard Sydney

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Chiverall ​

• FORENAME

Richard Sydney​

• UNIT

40 Commando ​

• RANK

Lieutenant ​

• NUMBER

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• DATE OF DEATH

8th September 1943 ​

• AGE

21​

• GRAVESITE

Salerno War Cemetery, Italy V.D.20 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 27.05.1922​

parents killed in car accident 1930s​

educated USA​

brother was officer in Middlesex Regiment​

died Salerno ​

At 0830hrs. Force 1 and Y.Tp. with mortars were moved into Bde. reserve just outside the village. P. and Q.Tps. remained on the right flank forming a line with No. 3 Cdo. and the 1 Dorsets. While in this posn. enemy fire was brought down on their posns. by 88 mm. mortars and MG's. 40 casualties were sustained including Lieut.Chiverall who was killed by a mortar bomb.​

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