RM CDOS Dooley, Arthur

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Dooley ​

• FORENAME

Arthur ​

• UNIT

44 Commando ​

• RANK

Marine ​

• NUMBER

EX/4045 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

19th September 1943 ​

• AGE

26 ​

• GRAVESITE

Liverpool (Anfield) Cemetery, Lancashire Sec.20 C.of E. Grave 76 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 11.09.1917, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK​

son of William and Annie Marie Dooley, Liverpool ​

educated Arnot Street School, Liverpool​

civil occupation Asphalter (Trinidad Asphalt Company, Liverpool)​

28.02.1940 enlisted​

1940 served Dakar and Freetown, West Africa (3rd Bn)​

28.02.1940 - 31.07.1943 HBL RM Brigade​

14.06.1943 promoted Lance Corporal​

01.08.1943 promoted Acting Corporal​

died UK (Achnacary, Inverness-shire)​

due "accident on duty" (2" mortar accident, also killed Sgt Gibson)​

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