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Seven of the Commando officers at Hatiet Etla: from l to r: Lt John Poynton, Major Colin Campbell, Lieutenant Michael Duffy (kia), Lieutenant Graham Taylor (kia), Lieutenant David Sillito, Lieutenant Mike Roberts (or possibly Lt Ronald Kirk) and Lieutenant Bill McDonald.]]> en-us Gallery 2 RSS Module, version 1.1.8 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:22:59 +0100 120 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/d/3053-9/Officers+ME+Cdo.jpg https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/Middle+East+Commandos/Officers+ME+Cdo.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/main.php?g2_view=comment.ShowAllComments&g2_itemId=3051 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/main.php?g2_view=comment.ShowAllComments&g2_itemId=3051 "In Sep 1942 the Middle East Commando took part in their last operation - a raid on Torbruk. Whilst the Royal Marines (Force A) landed from sea, Commando Force B travelled across the dessert to their target in the vehicles of the Long Range Desert Group - a voyage of 2,000 miles. The raid went disasterously wrong. The Royal Navy lost a number of ships, including a cruiser, and only 90 Royal Marines returned. Force B were trapped within enemy lines and destroyed, only three men returning. The photograph above is of Commando officers of Force B on the outward journey, three of whom were still wearing the Balmoral bonnets and black hackles of No.11 (Scottish) Commando."]]>