THE ALLIED SPECIAL FORCES MEMORIAL GROVE IS SITUATED WITHIN THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL ARBORETUM BY THE BANKS OF THE RIVER TAME
 THE ALLIED SPECIAL FORCES ROLL OF  HONOUR

6th. Airborne Division

5th. Parachute Brigade

13th. Lancashire Battalion The Parachute Regiment
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Rank Name Date of Death Unit Location of Grave or Memorial
Pte
Cpl
Pte
Pte
LCpl
Cpl
Pte

Pte
Pte
Pte

CHARLESWORTH Douglas
SIGHE Edward
DEAKIN Wilfred F.
HEWITT Charles
STANLEY George F.
LYONS Ernest P.
LLEWELLYN Victor D.

WILLS John H.
BARKER Leslie
ALDRED John

22-07-43
04-09-43
09-09-43
31-12-43
31-12-43
03-03-44
16-03-44

10-05-44
28-05-44
06-06-44

-
-
-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-

Manchester (Southern) Cem
Salford (Weaste) Cem
Manchester (Gorton) Cem
Liverpool (Kirkdale) Cem
Warrington Cem
Rochdale Cem
Greig (Zion) Methodist,
Grosmont Fawr Mons
Oldbury Cem W-Midlands
Biscot(Holy Trinity)Chyd Luton
St Vaast-en-Auge Chyd 12

Capt
LSgt
Pte
Cpl
Pte
Pte
Pte
Pte
Cpl
Pte

DAISLEY Spencer
DAY James
FARMER Roy
HALLAS Joseph
HARGREAVES Arnold
JOHNSON Thomas H.
MACKENZIE Donald J.
MIDDLETON George R.
PIDDLESTON Raymond R.
POTTER Ernest E.

06-06-44
06-06-44
06-06-44
06-06-44
06-06-44
06-06-44
06-06-44
06-06-44
06-06-44
06-06-44

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

St Vaast-en-Auge Chyd 10
N.K.G. Bayeux
N.K.G. Bayeux
N.K.G. Bayeux
Ranville 3A-J-8
Ranville 2A-L-10
N.K.G. Bayeux
N.K.G. Bayeux
N.K.G. Bayeux
Ranville 2A-L-6

Pte
Pte
Pte
Pte
Cpl
Capt
Pte
Pte
Pte
Pte

SHEPHERD Colin R.
SUCKLEY Harry L.
WAIN Reginald S.
DARBY Clifford V.
PARKER John W.
ELLISTON Francis A.N.
HARBERT Sidney
CLOUSTON William
SWINDELL Robert E.
BANKS Jack M.

06-06-44
06-06-44
06-06-44
07-06-44
07-06-44
08-06-44
08-06-44
09-06-44
09-06-44
10-06-44

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

N.K.G. Bayeux
N.K.G. Bayeux
N.K.G. Bayeux
Ranville 2A-J-10
Ranville Chyd 24
Ranville 1A-E-2
Ranville 1A-H-18
Ranville 1A-J-22
Ranville 1A-K-22
N.K.G. Bayeux

LCpl
Pte
Pte
Sgt
Pte
Pte
Pte
Pte
Cpl
Pte

BROWN Alfred
BULL Kenneth F.
CLYNE Frederick
COLLIER William C.
ORRELL Alfred
PRINCE William
WHITEHEAD Frederick
COX Albert E.
GREEN Harry A.
MELBOURNE Alexander

10-06-44
10-06-44
10-06-44
10-06-44
10-06-44
12-06-44
12-06-44
14-06-44
16-06-44
16-06-44

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(RAOC)
-

Ranville 1A-E-8
Ranville 1A-H-12
Ranville 1A-B-21
Ranville 2A-E-12
Ranville 1A-G-12
Hermanville 1-K-8
Ranville 1A-K-6
Hermanville 1-N-3
Ranville 2A-K-11
Ranville 2A-C-11

Pte
Sgt
Pte
Sgt
LCpl
Pte
Pte
LCpl
Pte
Pte

DENBY-DREYFUSS Peter C.
MUIR James
STANYON Roy H.
OSBORNE Samuel
LIGHTFOOT Victor A.
PREW Eric R.G.
SMITH Cecil
WARE Stanley L.
RICHARDS Robert D.
ARMITAGE John N.

19-06-44
19-06-44
19-06-44
23-06-44
25-06-44
25-06-44
25-06-44
25-06-44
05-07-44
07-07-44

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Ranville 4A-K-19
Ranville 2A-G-3
Ranville 4A-G-19
Ranville 2A-D-1
Ranville 2A-B-1
Ranville 2A-E-1
Ranville 2A-C-2
La Delivrande 5-A-3
Ranville 3A-B-7
Ranville 3-E-2

Sgt
Pte
Pte
Lieut
Pte
LSgt
Pte
Cpl
Pte
Pte

DIXON George H.
LORD Donald A.
BRITLAND Harold F.
O'BRIEN-HITCHIN Gordon H.
SMITH Gilbert
DONNELLY Thomas J.
GILLATT Reginald
LYSAGHT George
JOHNS Robert E.
MEARES Thomas

10-07-44
10-07-44
12-07-44
12-07-44
12-07-44
15-07-44
18-07-44
18-07-44
23-07-44
07-08-44

-
-
-
-
-
-
(West Yorks)
-
-
(Sth. Lancs)

Hermanville 2-C-15
Ranville 4A-M-21
Ryes 5-G-3
N.K.G. Bayeux
Ranville 4A-L-19
Ranville 4A-B-15
Ranville 4A-G-13
Ranville 4A-J-9
Ranville 4A-E-1
Ranville 6A-B-22

Pte
LCpl
Pte
Cpl
Lieut
Cpl
Cpl
Pte
Pte
Pte

CRATES Jack E.
ASHFORD Herbert
ATTRIDGE George A.
BARTON Frank D.
BIBBY Edward M.
BOTT Frederick
BRASSINGTON Reginald
CRUTCHLEY Thomas H.
DUGGAN Francis
FUNNELL Ernest W.

08-08-44
19-08-44
19-08-44
19-08-44
19-08-44
19-08-44
19-08-44
19-08-44
19-08-44
19-08-44

-
(Nth. Staffs )
(Sth. Staffs)
-
-
-
(Sth. Staffs)
(Sth. Staffs)
-
-

Ranville 1A-L-16
Putot-en-Auge Chyd C-9
Putot-en-Auge Chyd C-7
Putot-en-Auge Chyd C-10
N.K.G. Bayeux
Putot-en-Auge Chyd A-3
Putot-en-auge Chyd C-12
Putot-en-Auge Chyd B-6
Putot-en-Auge Chyd C-3
Putot-en-Auge Chyd B-5

Pte
Pte
Pte
Cpl
Pte
LCpl
Cpl
Pte
Pte
Pte

GLOVER Charles E.
HELLER Alfred V.
HEWITT Walter G.
HUNTER William A.
JENKINSON Stanley
KNOWLES Charles W.J.
LYONS Austin
McCRUDDEN William P.
McNALLY William
MOLLOY Thomas W.

19-08-44
19-08-44
19-08-44
19-08-44
19-08-44
19-08-44
19-08-44
19-08-44
19-08-44
19-08-44

-
-
(Hants Regt)
-
(Q.R.R.)
-
-
-
-
-

Putot-en-Auge Chyd B-1
Putot-en-Auge Chyd C-14
Ranville 2A-J-9
Putot-en-Auge Chyd C-4
Putot-en-Auge Chyd A-2
Putot-en-Auge Chyd B-4
Putot-en-Auge Chyd C-15
Ranville 5A-P-2
Putot-en-Auge Chyd C-13
Putot-en-Auge Chyd B-13

Pte
LCpl
Pte
Pte
Pte
Pte
Pte
Pte
Pte
Pte

MORRIS Robert A.
PHILLIPS Joseph
PROWSE Alexander
PYATT Alfred W.E.
RENYARD Roy G.
RODWELL Bernard V.
RUSDALE Cecil C.
SANDS Harold
SEDDON Henry
TONGUE Harry

19-08-44
19-08-44
19-08-44
19-08-44
19-08-44
19-08-44
19-08-44
19-08-44
19-08-44
19-08-44

(Sth. Staffs)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Putot-en-Auge Chyd C-6
Putot-en-Auge Chyd C-8
Putot-en-Auge Chyd C-16
Putot-en-Auge Chyd B-7
Putot-en-Auge Chyd C-11
Putot-en-Auge Chyd C-2
Putot-en-Auge Chyd A-1
Putot-en-Auge Chyd B-2
Ranville 2A-H-9
Putot-en-Auge Chyd C-17

LCpl
Pte
Pte
Sgt
Pte
Pte
Cpl
Pte
Sgt
LCpl

FREUDE William M.
BEST James P.
GREGORY Alan F.
KELLY George E.
TURNER Herbert F.
BINNS Fred
ECKERT Cyril A.J.
HINCHCLIFFE George
HUGHES Eric
LOWTHER John

21-08-44
22-08-44
22-08-44
22-08-44
22-08-44
23-08-44
23-08-44
23-08-44
23-08-44
23-08-44

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Ranville 6A-B-15
Ranville 6A-B-6
Ranville 6A-B-10
Ranville 6A-B-11
Ranville 6A-B-9
Ranville 6A-B-8
Ranville 6A-B-13
Pont L'Eveque Comm Cem 1
Ranville 6A-B-2
Ranville 5A-P-3

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