Author |
Message |
11/04/2012 23:26:33
|
JimB
Forum Member
Joined: 10/04/2012 23:52:50
Messages: 2
Location: Manchester
Offline
|
Having read 9 Commando war diary, during Operation Impact Royal. It states 1 Officer Killed, 4 ORs Killed. I presume the Officer is H.T.Kither killed 15th April + 1 OR, while trying to take the bridge (Rigden). Reading on the 16th April 1 OR is killed by "Our shells landing short" and another casualty caused by an airburst, while trying to take (Rowell) pumping station. Can anyone help with the name of these ORs?. I am tracing my G Uncle's war service Albert Watts KIA 16th April 1945.
Filename |
before & after fiorana.doc |
Download
|
Description |
Pumping station La Fiorana |
Filesize |
2788 Kbytes
|
Downloaded: |
437 time(s) |
|
|
|
12/04/2012 00:21:43
|
NIC
Forum Member
Joined: 10/04/2007 22:56:27
Messages: 3322
Location: Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire
Offline
|
Hi JimB,
According to my sources the following were members of No9 Cdo and are Remembered with Honour at Argenta Gap Cemetery
14241755, Corporal John Andrew TANNER, Middlesex Regiment, KIA 15/04/1945
4350290, Private John BROWN, East Yorkshire Regiment, KIA 16/04/1945
3535628, Lance Corporal James GARDNER, Manchester Regiment, KIA 16/04/1945
T/269038, Driver T POWER, RASC, KIA 16/04/1945
http://www.cwgc.org/search-for-war-dead/casualty/1716837/POWER,%20T
I have included the link to Driver Power's CWGC Record for your information.
Nick
|
Nick Collins,
Commando Association Historical Archivist & Photographer.
Proud son of Cpl Mick Collins, 5 Troop, No5 Cdo
"Truly we may say of them, when shall their glory fade?"
|
|
|
12/04/2012 00:28:34
|
NIC
Forum Member
Joined: 10/04/2007 22:56:27
Messages: 3322
Location: Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire
Offline
|
JimB,
I think you're right with your assumption that the officer is:
96760, Captain Harry Thomas KITHER, Royal Artillery, KIA 15/04/1945
Remembered with Honour at Argenta Gap Cemetery
Nick
|
Nick Collins,
Commando Association Historical Archivist & Photographer.
Proud son of Cpl Mick Collins, 5 Troop, No5 Cdo
"Truly we may say of them, when shall their glory fade?"
|
|
|
12/04/2012 01:22:29
|
Pete
CVA Website Archivist
Joined: 23/09/2008 00:08:02
Messages: 4654
Offline
|
We have the graves at Argenta and a list of Commandos both Army and Royal Marines in our War Graves gallery :
http://www.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+War+Graves+Memorials+and+Plaques/graves/War+Graves+Italy/Argenta+Gap/
For the benefit of others Jim has previously provided us, not only with the above, but also with some other information about his great uncle :
http://www.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/9/In+Remembrance/watts/
This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 12/04/2012 01:34:10
|
Pete Rogers, son of LSgt Joe Rogers MM & nephew of TSM Ken McAllister. Both No2 Commando.
God and the Soldier, all men adore, In time of danger and not before.
When the danger is passed and all things righted, God is forgotten, and the Soldier slighted.
**** nb. I no longer monitor the pm facility **** |
|
|
13/04/2012 02:00:52
|
JimB
Forum Member
Joined: 10/04/2012 23:52:50
Messages: 2
Location: Manchester
Offline
|
Thanks for the information, The war diary and a personal letter match information Albert was killed on a night raid, and killed by a shell exploding near bye. Albert is buried next Capt.H.T.Kither at Argenta Cemetery
Jim.
|
|
|
|