Remembering Today 10/8/43 George Rowell, Royal Marines

Remembering today:
George Norman Rowell
Marine PLY/X111389
Royal Marines, RM Group MN BDO1
Died: 10/8/1943
Buried: Simon's Town (Dido Valley) Cemetery, South Africa

Remembered with honour.

Casualty

 

Morning


George joined the Royal Marines on Tuesday 26 January 1943 and served in the Naval establishment near Cape Town responsible for the shipping movements in the area.
He is reported to have been killed on duty in a road accident although I have no details. The accident also killed Marines PO/X 110797 Albert Frederick Brackley, PO/X 110666 Leslie Thomas Glass and CH/X 113169 Cyril George Maynard.



Regards,

Graeme

 

Hi

A massive long shot, but does anyone have any information on the road accident by any chance ??

Regards,

Graeme

 

hopefully a forum member can add more

RM MNBDO I, road accident
BRACKLEY, Albert F, Marine, PO/X 110797, DOWS
GLASS, Leslie T, Marine, PO/X 110666, DOWS
MAYNARD, Cyril G, Marine, CH/X 113169, DOWS
ROWELL, George N, Marine, PLY/X 111389, DOWS
Royal Navy casualties, killed and died, August 1943

BRACKLEY, ALBERT FREDERICK

Rank:
Marine
Service No:
PO/X 110797
Date of Death:
10/08/1943
Age:
20
Regiment/Service:
Royal Marines

R.M. Group. M.N.B.D.O.1.
Grave Reference
Naval Allotment Row E. Coll. grave 05.
Cemetery
SIMON'S TOWN (DIDO VALLEY) CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of Richard George and Alice Jane Brackley, of Saltburn, Yorkshire, England.

GLASS, LESLIE THOMAS

Rank:
Marine
Service No:
PO/X 111660
Date of Death:
10/08/1943
Age:
19
Regiment/Service:
Royal Marines
Grave Reference
Naval Allotment Row E. Coll. grave 05.
Cemetery
SIMON'S TOWN (DIDO VALLEY) CEMETERY

MAYNARD, CYRIL GEORGE

Rank:
Marine
Service No:
CH/X 113169
Date of Death:
10/08/1943
Age:
19
Regiment/Service:
Royal Marines

R.M. Group. M.N. B.D.O.1.
Grave Reference
Naval Allotment Row E. Coll. grave 05.
Cemetery
SIMON'S TOWN (DIDO VALLEY) CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of Albert George and Gertrude Alice Maynard, of Enfield, Middlesex, England.

ROWELL, GEORGE NORMAN

Rank:
Marine
Service No:
PLY/X 111389
Date of Death:
10/08/1943
Age:
27
Regiment/Service:
Royal Marines

R.M. Group. M.N. B.D.O.1.
Grave Reference
Naval Allotment Row E. Coll. grave 05.
Cemetery
SIMON'S TOWN (DIDO VALLEY) CEMETERY

CWGC - Cemetery Details

 

Morning,

Thanks for posting Owen,

If Betty does get back for a 'look see',

Please make contact. In my research I had access to his Police record and have the photographs from the record, one from his application
to join the Birmingham City Police and one in his uniform. I would dearly love to pass these on to you,

Regards,

Graeme

 

Owen,

In regard to the above, West Midlands Police Museum would dearly like to get in touch with Betty.

She only made one appearance.

Is it possible from your records to make contact at all or is this a no-no??

Regards,

Graeme