John Edward Hordell
This photo is shared by the Trust with kind permission from Jeff Hewitt, 46 Royal Marine Commando Family and Friends Group
Remembering Marine John Hordell, B Troop, 46 (Royal Marine) Commando, injured near Rots, Calvados, Normandy on the 11 June 1944 and succumbed to his wounds on 20 June 1944. He was first buried at Graye-sur-Mer and then reinterred in Bayeux War Cemetery on the 11 December 1944.
John's name is engraved on the memorial erected in Rots by the commune in remembrance of the 22 men who gave their lives liberating their village.
FALLEN HEROES
JOHN EDWARD HORDELL
Royal Navy • MARINE
Royal Marines
46 (Royal Marine) CommandoDIED | 20 June 1944
AGE | 38
SERVICE NO. | PLY/X104236
FALLEN HEROES
JOHN EDWARD HORDELL
Royal Navy • MARINE
Royal Marines
46 (Royal Marine) CommandoDIED | 20 June 1944
AGE | 38
SERVICE NO. | PLY/X104236
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