SAS Friedmann, Marcel

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Friedmann ​

• FORENAME

Marcel ​

• UNIT

4 SAS (1 Squadron) (attached 1 SAS) ​

• RANK

Soldat ​

• NUMBER

FAFL 35982 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

6th December 1944 ​

• AGE

21 ​

• GRAVESITE

SAS War Memorial,Sennecey-le-Grand,France ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent unit 2 Regiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes​

born 13.8.1923 Paris,France​

FFL 19.7.1943​

1 BIA​

2 RCP 1943​

qualified parachutist 4.1.1944 Ringway​

4 SAS (1 Squadron) 1944​

alias Fauchois​

attached 1 SAS 1944​

Other missions France​

award Medaille Militaire​

Op. Houndsworth​

Other mission Holland​

KIA Paningue,Belgium ​

Venray War Cemetery, Venray, Venray Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands (possibly buried here Plot IV E4)​

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[charlemagne]

Hello,
The file of FRIEDMANN Marcel of the 4th SAS.
He is buried in the English cemetery of VENRAY in the Netherlands.
Sincerely
J.P.

 

[Craig Robertson]

Hello,
The file of FRIEDMANN Marcel of the 4th SAS.
He is buried in the English cemetery of VENRAY in the Netherlands.
Sincerely
J.P.

Thanks J.P., will ammend when investigation completed by CWGC.

Someone has submitted IV. E4 as plot to CWGC, but seems cemetery has been 100% photographed on FindaGrave so seems strange it has not been added if it existed.

 

[charlemagne]

Thanks J.P., will ammend when investigation completed by CWGC.

Someone has submitted IV. E4 as plot to CWGC, but seems cemetery has been 100% photographed on FindaGrave so seems strange it has not been added if it existed.

Marcel FRIEDMANN served in the 1st and 4th SAS. His grave was found recently with the help of Pierre CHABOT.
Marcel died in a Jeep accident during a mission in the Netherlands