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Intelligence Corps. Service number 240447. Section officer of 'F' troop and later 3 troop. Retired from military service with rank of Captain.1948 residing Beauly, Inverness. Author of the book Swiftly They Struck - The Story of No.4 Commando.]]> en-us Gallery 2 RSS Module, version 1.1.8 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:08:29 +0100 120 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/d/32964-7/mcdougall.jpg https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/4/mcdougall/ https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/4/mcdougall/4+Cdo+1944+F+troop++Breville.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/4/mcdougall/4+Cdo+1944+F+troop++Breville.jpg.html
[Photo from the collection of Roland Oliver provided by Major Jimmy Dunning who adds "F troop taken at Breville, Normandy in late July by which time the Troop, originally 70 all ranks on D Day, was down to just over 30 all ranks"].

Assuming 5 rows all left to right with the top row being 5 and the bottom row 1

5th/Top row (3 men): 1. n/k; 2. n/k; 3 (light coloured shirt and glasses). Lt. "Big Mac" Murdoch McDougall

4th row (7 men): 1 (with moustache). Henry Donkin?? ; 2. n/k; 3. William Arnold Jones; 4(light coloured shirt). n/k; 5(slightly behind 4 and 6). n/k; 6-7. n/k

3rd row (8 men): 1. (very upright). n/k; 2. n/k; 3 (slightly in front of 2 and 4). n/k; 4 (slightly behind 3). n/k; 5. Capt. Len Coulson; 6. n/k; 7. Patrick McVeigh; 8. n/k

2nd row up (6 men): 1. n/k; then a slight gap to 2-4. n/k; 5 (slightly lower than 4 and 6 & partial view). n/k; 6. n/k

1st/Bottom row (7 men) l-r: 1-6. n/k; 7. Charlie Palmer

In Memory of 3649481 Private Henry Donkin
South Lancashire Regiment and No. 4, Commando
who died age 40 on 01 November 1944
Remembered with honour Bergen Op Zoom War Cemetery
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This photo was taken on the same spot as the photo Remains of 'F' troop Breville July 1944. The building in WW2 was the Mairie, but is now a private house restored completely.[Courtesy of McDougall family]
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[Photo courtesy of his family].

Intelligence Corps. Service number 240447. Section officer of 'F' troop and later 3 troop. Retired from military service with rank of Captain.1948 residing Beauly, Inverness. Author of the book Swiftly They Struck - The Story of No.4 Commando.
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