Major John Pooley MC, No.3 Commando kia 7/6/44 Normandy
[Photo posted on forum courtesy of Stephane Saint-Martin].
In Memory of 86404 Major John Bertram Vaughan Pooley MC
Royal Artillery and No. 3 Commando
who died on 07 June 1944 age 25
Remembered with honour at the Bayeux War Cemetery.
His citation for the MC reads " In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Sicily " (L.G.21.10.43)