Memorial 47th Royal Marines Commando Dishoek

On the wall of te R.K.-touristchurch in Dishoek (Veere community) in a plaque attached as a reminder of the 34 men of the 47 Royal Marines Commando, who got killed while taking over battery W 11 between Dishoek and Vlissingen.

The text on the plaque:
LIBERATION OF WALCHEREN
1st - 8th NOVEMBER 1944
47 ROYAL MARINE COMMANDO
ROLL OF HONOUR
NAME RANK AGE NAME RANK AGE
BREHME R.H.R. Sgt 22 MUIR J. Mne 22
BUCHANAN J. Cpl 20 NICHOLL F. L.Cpl 21
DAVIES A.S. Mne 23 PATEY K.G. Mne 19
DAY J.E. Mne 23 PAYNE H. Mne 23
DERRICK M. Mne 20 PETTIT R.A. Mne 20
DUKE A. Mne 25 PLANK H.H. C.S.M. 26
EVANS E.J. Cpl 19 PUDDICK J.E. Sgt 21
FAWCETT J. Mne 20 RACKHAM R.F. Sgt 29
FEE D. Mne 20 RIPINER C.S. Cpl 23
FLANNAGAN J. Mne 20 SPEAR W.J.C. C.S.M. 26
FLETCHER W.R.D. L.Cpl 19 STYLE M.G.H. Lieut 32
GRIMSDELL M.H. L.Cpl 21 TEED K.T. Cpl 20
HAYWARD N.A.W. Lieut 30 THATCHER A.G.M. Mne 21
HUBBARD R.L. Mne 22 TURNER A. Mne 22
LAWTON E.G. L.Cpl 19 UNSWORTH J. Cpl 21
LONGDEN A. Mne 20 WEBB R.E. Sgt 22
McGREGOR D.F. Mne 20 WILSON G.M. Mne 23
LEST WE FORGET.

Underneath this plaque where the names of the killed soldiers are written is another plaquette attached with the following text:
Under the comand of Lt. Col. Phillips D.S.O.
47 R.M. Commando made the assault landing through the gap in the dyke at Westkapelle on 1st. November 1944.
The Commando liberated the South-West area from Zoutlande to the gap and the Nolle dyke and captured the batteries W11 and W4.
The casualties among the 400 commando's
were 34 killed and 82 wounded.

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Source

• Text: Ties van der Broek
• Photos: Arjan Vrieze