The grave of Lieutenant Arthur Brunswick, No.2 Commando

Lieut. Arthur Brunswick, No.2 Commando HQ Troop Intelligence Section, was killed by a mortar bomb explosion ar Dragone Hill, Salerno. He is mentioned in the book Operation Avalanche - The Salerno Landings 1943 by Des Hickey and Gus Smith. Gunner Charles Dettmer of 2 Cdo. worked closely with Lt. Brunswick at Salerno and was with him when he died. Dettmer was also injured and lost an arm in the same mortar explosion. The book states that "Lieut. Brunswicks's parents were German and living in the North of England, yet Brunswick had been an Empire man and a brave soldier, far too brave".

In Memory of Lieutenant 172379 Arthur Trotter Brunswick
Durham Light Infantry and No. 2, Commando
who died age 29 on 13 September 1943
Remembered with honour at Salerno War Cemetery

[Photo courtesy of Jean Baptiste-Brekelmans].