Grimsdell, M.H. † L/Cpl.

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Killed in action 2 November 1944. At first light 48 RM Commando pushed on and took Zoutelande, meeting only light opposition. No.47 RM Commando took over the advance but soon came up against a strong fortified position with an anti-tank ditch and Dragon's Teeth. The weather had closed in and no air support was available so they attacked supported only by artillery. They came under heavy mortar fire and suffered several casualties, Lance Corporal Maurice Grimsdell, aged just 21, was one of those casualties.