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Marine Edward Oliver Hamstead Veteran

Birth
Kensington, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England
Death
11 Apr 1945 (aged 22)
Burial
Argenta, Provincia di Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Add to Map
Plot
IV, B, 17.
Memorial ID
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Rank: Marine
Service Number: CH/X 104537
Regiment: Royal Marines
Unit: No. 40 R.M. Commando.
Awards: Mentioned in Despatches
Died: 11 April 1945

Edward was born on the 29th March 1923 in Kensington, London.

He died during operations at Lake Comacchio, Italy. He had earlier received a Mention in Despatches for outstanding service while operating with the Allied Armies in Italy. This was announced in the London Gazette 36903 published on the 23rd January 1945. It showed that he held the rank of Marine (Acting Temporary Corporal).

(Sources: CWGC, Ancestry, Find My Past, London Gazette, Commando Veterans Archive)

(Bio: Woose)
Rank: Marine
Service Number: CH/X 104537
Regiment: Royal Marines
Unit: No. 40 R.M. Commando.
Awards: Mentioned in Despatches
Died: 11 April 1945

Edward was born on the 29th March 1923 in Kensington, London.

He died during operations at Lake Comacchio, Italy. He had earlier received a Mention in Despatches for outstanding service while operating with the Allied Armies in Italy. This was announced in the London Gazette 36903 published on the 23rd January 1945. It showed that he held the rank of Marine (Acting Temporary Corporal).

(Sources: CWGC, Ancestry, Find My Past, London Gazette, Commando Veterans Archive)

(Bio: Woose)

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  • Maintained by: Woose
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56441983/edward_oliver-hamstead: accessed ), memorial page for Marine Edward Oliver Hamstead (29 Mar 1923–11 Apr 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56441983, citing Argenta Gap War Cemetery, Argenta, Provincia di Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy; Maintained by Woose (contributor 48275987).