Pte. Pete Honey MM
No.2 Commando 5 troop. Photo cropped from a troop photo courtesy of Pete Rogers
Citation for the award of the Military Medal (from the book Commando Gallantry Awards of WW2 by George Brown)
2930015, Private Peter Honey, Cameron Highlanders, No.2 Commando
On 28th March 1942 during the Commando raid on St Nazaire France, Pte Honey was in a small protection party whose duty it was to protect demolition parties at work on the destruction of the dry dock installations.
It was due to his personal initiative and bravery that the enemy machine gun post, housed on the roof of a building and sited in such a position that it was a danger to the demolition parties, was successfully destroyed. The demolition party were thus allowed to continue their work unhampered and complete their task.
Throughout the whole 5 hours of the action, Pte Honey was always seen to be where the fighting was thickest; he was continually dashing from building to building seeking and destroying the enemy. The particular area in which this soldier had to fight was under the heaviest of fire and his individual bravery, unflinching devotion to duty, and aggressiveness, were of the first order. He was a true example to all and his drive and initiative remain imprinted on the minds of all who saw him
[Gazette Issue 37162 published on the 3 July 1945. Page 1 of 4]
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