Operation Impact Royal

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.

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

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

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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/

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.