1941 (6)​

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1. 6 Jan 1941         2/Lieutenant Owen Hare 129410                         1st Special Service Bn,Royal Fusiliers                 Climbing Accident  Lochailort STC

2. 16 Feb1941       Cpl Albert Henry Phillips 7885644                        2 (Para) Commando Royal Armoured Corps      Climbing Accident  Lochailort STC

3. 28 Nov 1941      Gunner Alan Albert Haydon 988913                    Royal Artillery                                                       Drowning

4. 28 Nov 1941      Cpl Fred Wm Morgan Turner 4203290                 12 Commando Gloucester Regiment                  Drowning

5. 28 Nov 1941      Fusilier James Scullion 6983742                          Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers                                    Drowning

6. 28 Nov 1941      Private Patrick (Pat) McCarthy 5509745              West Yorkshire (Princess of Wales)                      Drowning

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1942 (8)

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7. 1 Jun 1942         Captain Andrew Henry Smith 67373                   Queens Regiment                                                RTA Non training.

8. 12 Jul 1942        Ranger Lamont Durward Hoctel 35170079         US Rangers, Company E (Easy).                         Drowning

9. 31 Aug1942       Lance Corporal George McLean 2828784          Seaforth Highlanders                                           Explosion

10. 3 Sep1942       Private Archibald Lees 14241677                        Lancs. Constabulary, General Service Corps      Drowning

 

  1st Police Intake - 24 June to 27 August 1942,                  total 68 (Metropolitan Police).

  2nd Police Intake - 23 July to 24 September 1942,            total 273.

   3rd Police Intake - 15 Oct 1942 to 18 January 1943,         total 84.

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11. 11 Sep 1942    Ranger James R Ruschkewicz 26165787            US Rangers Company C.                                    Explosion Barry Buddon.

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12.. 18 Sep 1942    Fusilier Charles Bleakley 4208516                      1 Commando, Royal Welch Fusiliers,                   Gun Shot Wounds

13. 4 Oct 1942       Guardsman Wm Nichol Hughes 2698261            Scots Guards,                                                      Drowning

14. 4 Oct 1942       Lance Corporal Norman Drew 2697714               Scots Guards, 4th Bn,                                          Drowning

 

1943 (7)

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15. 13 Sep 1943     Rifleman William Stockbridge 14411910             Kings Royal Rifle Corps                                       Mortar Ammo defect?

16. 13 Sep 1943     Rifleman Herbert Cook 14419989                       Kings Royal Rifle Corps                                       Mortar Ammo defect?

17. 14 Sep 1943     Pte Frederick Edward Welch 14604147              Met Police/Queens Regt                                      Gun Shot Wound​

18. 17 Sep 1943     Private Ashley Pierce (Pearse) 14430189           Kings Regiment                                                   Gun Shot Wounds

19. 19 Sep 1943     Sergeant Eric Hookway Gibson PLY/X3404        44 Commando Royal Marines                              Mortar Ammo defect?

20. 19 Sep 1943     Act Temp Corporal Arthur Dooley EX4505          44 Commando Royal Marines                              Mortar Ammo defect?

21. 30 Sep 1943     Marine William Henry Farrell CH/X112233          44 Commando Royal Marines                              Gun Shot Wounds

 

1944 (5)

 

​22. 17 Mar 1944      Lieutenant Herbert Johnson 302137                   Wiltshire Constabulary KOYLI                             Chronic Interstinal Nephrits (Kidney) ​

23. 9 May 1944       Marine Frank Lyons CH/X112024                        Royal Marines                                                      Gun Shot Wounds

24. 4 Jul 1944         Private Kenneth J H Drysdale 3191996               KOSB                                                                   Drowning (Fishing) Non Training

25. 4 Jul 1944         Private Charles Henry Sweeney 328576             Warwickshire Regiment                                        Drowning (Fishing) Non training

26. 23 Nov 1944      Sergeant Arthur George Gomm EX/4220(T)       Royal Marines Engineer                                       Explosion

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1945 (2)

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27. 7 Jan 1945          Lieutenant George Arthur Woollam                    46 Commando Royal Marines                              Fractured Skull Factory Accident

28. 29 Jan 1945        Captain John D. Stonehouse Simpson 53779    Royal Engineer                                                     Drowning

 

COMMENTS

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1. 28 Known fatalites recorded by Special Training Centre (STC) Lochailort & Commando Basic Training Centre (CBTC), Achnacarry.

2. Three were not a=ributable to Commando training, (Serials 6 (RTA), 23 & 24.)

3. One possible death by non-training related illness. (Serial 22.)

4. September 1943 two separate incidents involving a 2” Mortar killed two men on each occasion. They both occurred within a week of each other. (Serials 14, 15, 18 & 19.)

5. Two fataliTes in July 1942 were American (US Rangers) – (Serials 7 & 10)

6. Three fataliTes were from UK constabularies with UK Army designaTons (Serials 9, 16 & 21)

7. Nine training fataliTes were caused by drowning. Four by Mortar. Five by Gun Shot Wounds. Three by explosion. Three by climbing related accidents.

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N.B. Highlighted Records indicate that Family or Relatives have been located by our team.

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