At the end of WW2 46 RM Commando lost 62 men.
42 in France killed in action.
1 in Holland from a motor vehicle accident.
16 in Germany killed in action.
1 in England who died from wounds received in France.
1 in England who died during a training exercise.
1 in Scotland who died during a training exercise.
For the 2nd book Keith Taylor and I are currently writing about our fathers war journey we have 40 facial photographs to show but sadly none exist for the following 22 men.
If anyone on this forum recognises a name and/or does come across a missing mans photo in their family collections please please share it with us.
The 22 men are:-
Albert Anderson
Verdun Bradley
Derrick Burrows
Stanley Cantlay
William Clarke
Arthur Cundall
John Davies
Peter Donnelly
Samuel Durose
John Flood
Ronald Hill
Frederick Houghton
William James
Robert Kimber
John Lee
Kenneth Livsey
Alexander Nelson
John Parker
John Ponsford
Joseph Smallman
Jack Tomkins
David Wearing
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.
Hi Pete,
Yes your so right there are 68 and miss typed 62.
There were also 2 men from No10 Inter Allied Commando who were assigned to 46 who fell with our men at the crossing of the river Rhine on the 23rd March 1945.
Cpl Herbert Seymour (alias for Ernest Sachs) and Sgt Ernest Villiers (alias for Egon Vogel)