THE ALLIED SPECIAL FORCES ASSOCIATION - UK is dedicated to creating the ALLIED SPECIAL FORCES MEMORIAL GROVE at the NATIONAL MEMORIAL ARBORETUM which will commemorate the men and women who sadly lost their lives whilst serving with ALLIED SPECIAL FORCES during World War 2 and in the Conflicts since.

6th. Airborne Division 5th. Parachute Brigade 12th. Yorkshire Battalion The Parachute Regiment Page 2 Page 1 (17-11-43 to 19-08-44) - Page 2 (19-08-44 to 13-09-47)
Rank	Name	Date of Death	Unit	Location of Grave or Memorial
SSgt Sgt Pte Lieut Pte LSgt Pte Pte Pte LCpl	WISE William H. WALKER Edward ADAMS-ACTON Murray (Acton) BERCOT John M. CAMPBELL John H. DAVIES Frederick C. EVANS Peter T. FRANCE Herbert GILBERT William J. HAYES John J.	19-08-44 20-08-44 22-08-44 22-08-44 22-08-44 22-08-44 22-08-44 22-08-44 22-08-44 22-08-44	- - - - - - - - - -	Putot-en-Auge Chyd A4 St Desir 5-A-13 Ranville 6A-B-14 Ranville 6A-B-16 Ranville 5A-M-6 Ranville 6A-B-19 Ranville 5A-N-2 Ranville 3A-E-5 Ranville 5A-P-8 Ranville 4A-B-5
Pte Pte Pte Pte Sgt Pte Pte Pte LCpl LSgt	LANE Herbert C. LATHAM Arthur McINNES William McKINLAY James McLEAN Joseph RABBITS Anthony T. WATTS Kingsley B. WILSON Frank E. GILLARD Leonard R. ENTWISTLE Richard	22-08-44 22-08-44 22-08-44 22-08-44 22-08-44 22-08-44 22-08-44 22-08-44 01-12-44 05-01-45	- - - - - - - - - -	Ranville 5A-N-4 Ranville 5A-M-1 Ranville 5A-M-5 Ranville 6A-B-1 Ranville 5A-N-5 Ranville 5A-P-6 Ranville 6A-B-20 Ranville 6A-B-3 Westbourne Cem Sussex Hotten 5-B-12
Pte Pte Cpl Sgt Pte Pte Pte Pte Pte Pte	ETHERIDGE Leslie C. STARKEY James FLETCHER William R. FOX William E. HEATH John McGIVERN Joseph SOMERVILLE Robert WHITE William BICKERTON Robert C. SEYMOUR William	05-01-45 05-01-45 06-01-45 06-01-45 06-01-45 06-01-45 06-01-45 06-01-45 20-01-45 24-01-45	(RAMC) (RAMC) - - - - - - - -	Hotten 6-D-1 Hotten 7-F-10 Hotten 7-D-1 Hotten 5-F-7 Hotten 5-F-3 Hotten 5-F-6 Hotten 5-F-5 Hotten 5-B-10 Reichswald Forest 59-A-3 Venray 4-F-9
LSgt Pte Cpl Pte Cpl Pte Pte Pte Pte Pte	RYMER Herbert FLEMING Patrick ROTHWELL John H. ANDERSON Robert BENTLEY John W. BOYD Alfred O.S. BROOKS Jack CHEESMOND William C. CHESTERS Edwin T. COPELAND Harry	28-01-45 19-02-45 20-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45	- - - - - - (RAMC) - - -	Venray 4-F-2 Venray 4-F-11 Brookwood Military Cem 31A-C-9 Reichswald Forest 32-E-9 N.K.G. Groesbeek Reichswald Forest 34-C-7 Reichswald Forest 42-B-6 N.K.G. Groesbeek Reichswald Forest 42-A-5 Reichswald Forest 42-C-3
Pte RQMS Pte Pte Pte Sgt Pte Pte Sgt Pte	CURREY Albert E. FOX George A. HARRISON Thomas HILDER Alec W.G. HORTON Richard D. KERR Robert MARTIN Anthony J. NEWMAN Leonard P. OTTMAN Robert A.D. PINKNEY Wilfred	24-03-45 24-03-45 (MBE) 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45	- - - - - - - - - -	Reichswald Forest 42-A-8 Reichswald Forest 42-A-7 Reichswald Forest 41-A-4 Reichswald Forest 41-E-3 Reichswald Forest 33-E-9 Reichswald Forest 41-B-11 Reichswald Forest 42-C-5 Reichswald Forest 33-E-8 Reichswald Forest 42-A-1 Reichswald Forest 41-E-4
Pte LCpl Pte Pte Pte Cpl Pte Pte Pte Pte	POLLARD Norman F. RICHARDS Arthur J.M. SAMPSON Maurice StJ SHIRRA Walter SMITH Goerge S. STANLEY Arthur J. TINGLE William WEIGHILL Dennis W. COCKBURN Arthur HILL George A.	24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 26-03-45 28-03-45	- - - - - - - - - -	Reichswald Forest 41-C-3 Reichswald Forest 42-A-11 N.K.G. Groesbeek N.K.G. Groesbeek Reichswald Forest 42-D-7 Reichswald Forest 42-E-10 Reichswald Forest 41-D-11 N.K.G. Groesbeek Reichswald Forest 41-A-5 Reichswald Forest 34-B-5
LCpl Pte Sgt * Capt Pte Pte Pte Pte Pte LCpl	HOSKINS Sidney G. MELVILLE William I. GERRARD-SMITH Andrew B. KAUFFMAN Henry B.C. LARGE James E. READ Frank V. SHAW Arthur CUNNINGHAM Henry W. HOMER Benjamin H. NIVEN James	28-03-45 29-03-45 03-04-45 03-04-45 03-04-45 03-04-45 03-04-45 07-04-45 08-04-45 08-04-45	- - - - - - - - - -	Reichswald Forest 33-F-1 Reichswald Forest 41-D-4 Reichswald Forest 33-B-11 Reichswald Forest 33-B-8 Reichswald Forest 33-B-10 Reichswald Forest 33-B-9 Reichswald Forest 33-A-1 N.K.G. Groesbeek Hanover 7-A-13 Hanover 7-A-12
Pte Pte Sgt Lieut Pte Lieut Pte Lieut WOII	ELLIOT Seth KING Eric W. REYNOLDS Kenneth HAMMICK Roger A. ANKRETT Frank SMITH Bernard F. SHANE Wilfred LEACH Michael R.O. LEE D.S.	09-04-45 24-04-45 09-10-45 12-10-45 08-11-45 27-11-45 26-12-45 12-03-46 13-09-47	- - - - - - - - -	Hanover 15-H-10 Hamburg 2A-C-11 Kranji 7-E-15 Kranji 15-E-7 Kranji 15-C-5 Kranji 7-E-13 Djakarta 4-G-8 Djakarta 3-D-8 Mirfield (St John) Chyd Yorks
* Royal Fusiliers Attd Page 1 (17-11-43 to 19-08-44) - Page 2 (19-08-44 to 13-09-47) "Lest We Forget"
We are intending to list all Allied Special Forces casualties from the 2nd. World War and in the conflicts since. If you wish to add to this detail please contact us! Certain information may be under review and this is noted under the name. This list is not complete and some inaccuracies may occur whilst we are receiving information from many sources.