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Marine Alan Addis

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Marine Alan Addis

Birth
Death
8 Aug 1980 (aged 19)
Burial
Stanley, Falkland Islands Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Rank: Marine Service No: P037596K
Royal Navy Royal Marines
Unit: '3 Commando Brigade RM'
Died in service
Age: 19 years old.

Memorial: Christchurch Cathedral Stanley Falklands Memorial Plaque

Marine Alan Addis was serving with Naval Party 8901 when he disappeared in suspicious circumstances on the Falkland Islands in 1980.

Marine Addis, was a member of a six-man party of marines sent to train the local Defence Force volunteers. He vanished in 1980 at the remote settlement of North Arm after a social event. His body has never been found and an open verdict was recorded at an inquest.

It was initially suggested that Marine Addis had drowned in an accident, but it is now widely believed that he was murdered.
Rank: Marine Service No: P037596K
Royal Navy Royal Marines
Unit: '3 Commando Brigade RM'
Died in service
Age: 19 years old.

Memorial: Christchurch Cathedral Stanley Falklands Memorial Plaque

Marine Alan Addis was serving with Naval Party 8901 when he disappeared in suspicious circumstances on the Falkland Islands in 1980.

Marine Addis, was a member of a six-man party of marines sent to train the local Defence Force volunteers. He vanished in 1980 at the remote settlement of North Arm after a social event. His body has never been found and an open verdict was recorded at an inquest.

It was initially suggested that Marine Addis had drowned in an accident, but it is now widely believed that he was murdered.

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  • Created by: Woose
  • Added: Jul 7, 2021
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229230346/alan-addis: accessed ), memorial page for Marine Alan Addis (14 Jul 1961–8 Aug 1980), Find a Grave Memorial ID 229230346, citing Christ Church Cathedral, Stanley, Falkland Islands; Maintained by Woose (contributor 48275987).