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 THE ALLIED SPECIAL FORCES ROLL OF  HONOUR

6th. Airborne Division

2nd. Independent Parachute Brigade

2nd. Independent Parachute Brigade Headquarters
23rd. Independent Parachute Platoon
2nd. Independent Parachute Brigade Group Signals Section - Royal Corps of Signals
127th. Parachute Field Ambulance - Royal Army Medical Corps
64th. Air Landing Light Battery - Royal Artillery
300th. Air Landing Anti-tank Battery - Royal Artillery
2nd. Parachute Squadron - Royal Engineers
4th. Air Landing Light Aid Detachment - Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers


2nd. Independent Parachute Brigade Headquarters
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Rank Name Date of Death Unit Location of Grave or Memorial
Pte
Cpl
Pte

DONDA J.
RICHARDSON Robert M.D.
McCUSKER James

03-03-45
03-11-45
14-05-46

-
-
-

Bari 9-B-2
Stirling (Ballengeich) Cem
Glasgow (Cardonald) Cem


23rd. Independent Parachute Platoon
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Rank Name Date of Death Unit Location of Grave or Memorial
Pte

MORLEY Eric A.

15-08-44

-

Mazargues 4-C-8


2nd. Independent Parachute Brigade Group - Signals Section - Royal Corps of Signals
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Rank Name Date of Death Unit Location of Grave or Memorial
Sigmn

WHITEFIELD James W.E.

18-07-44

-

Naples 1-B-13


127th. Parachute Field Ambulance - Royal Army Medical Corps
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Rank Name Date of Death Unit Location of Grave or Memorial
Pte
SSgt
Pte
Pte
Cpl
Pte
Pte
Pte
Lieut
Pte

COSGROVE John
EMBLEN Henry A.
ENTWISTLE John E.
LAKE Eric
LEONARD Roy
McHUGH James
MACKENZIE John
MERCER William
PALMER Rowland A.
PARKINSON Robert H.

10-09-43
10-09-43
10-09-43
10-09-43
10-09-43
10-09-43
10-09-43
10-09-43
10-09-43
10-09-43

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

N.K.G. Cassino
Bari 6-C-34-40
N.K.G. Cassino
N.K.G. Cassino
N.K.G. Cassino
N.K.G. Cassino
N.K.G. Cassino
N.K.G. Cassino
N.K.G. Cassino
N.K.G. Cassino

Capt
Pte
Pte
Pte
Pte
Pte
Dvr
Dvr
Pte
Pte

SHARPE Richard M.
SWEATMAN Harry
TEE Cecil H.
THOMAS David R.
THORNICROFT Charles E.
WILLIAMS David G.
ROGERSON Harold A.
LOWE Charles F.
BIRTLES Joseph H.
COX Francis E.

10-09-43
10-09-43
10-09-43
10-09-43
10-09-43
10-09-43
08-01-44
03-07-44
15-08-44
15-08-44

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-
-
-
-
-
RASC
RASC
-
-

N.K.G. Cassino
Bari 15-E-2
N.K.G. Cassino
N.K.G. Cassino
Bari 2-A-6
N.K.G. Cassino
Sangro River 11-A-12
Farnham Royal (St Mary) Chyd
Marargues Cem Ext 3-C-21
Marargues Cem Ext 4-C-13

Pte

PATTERSON James F.

15-08-44

-

Marargues Cem Ext 4-C-19


64th. Air Landing Light Battery - Royal Artillery
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Gnr

SQUIRE Norman H.

11-06-45

-

Bari 16-B-7


300th. Air Landing Anti-tank Battery - Royal Artillery
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Rank Name Date of Death Unit Location of Grave or Memorial
Gnr
Bdr
Gnr

HALL Stanley
ROBERTS Louis J.
METCALF Arthur A.

18-12-44
24-02-45
03-03-45

-
-
-

Phaleron 17-E-2
Bari 7-E-32
Bari 11-A-10


2nd. Parachute Squadron - Royal Engineers
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Rank Name Date of Death Unit Location of Grave or Memorial
2 Lieut
LCpl
Spr
Spr
LCpl
Spr
Spr
LCpl
Dvr
Sgt

KIRBY Peter B.
STAINTHORP Geoffrey
WALSH Thomas
ROBY James H.
NISBET Alexander
DAVIS John J.
GEORGE Elfed
BORNY Clarence W.
CAPPER David W.
CONNOLLY William F.

21-01-43
12-12-43
27-12-43
28-12-43
16-01-44
25-01-44
25-01-44
28-02-44
28-02-44
28-02-44

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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Great Northern Cem London
Sangro River 10-C-20
Sangro River 5-B-32
Sangro River 11-A-14
Sangro River 11-A-31
Sangro River 11-A-32
Sangro River 11-A-23
Sangro River 10-C-18
Sangro River 10-C-19
Sangro River 10-C-25

Capt
Spr
LCpl
Spr
Spr

MARTIN Cyril E.H.
LANDALE Jack
LIMB Clifford B.
SIMPSON William
TREACY George

28-02-44
22-09-44
25-09-44
04-01-45
17-07-45

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-
-
-
-

Sangro River 10-C-24
Bari 10-A-13
Cassino 18-D-17
Phaleron 19-B-9
Naas (St Corban) Eire


4th. Air Landing Light Aid Detachment - Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
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Rank Name Date of Death Unit Location of Grave or Memorial
Cfn

CLARKE Henry E.

14-01-44

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Sangro River 11-A-1

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