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Paul adds "Cyril told us that he very nearly died disembarking - he dropped into a water-filled shell hole that was 6 feet deep (Cyril was 5 ft 9 inches and carrying a very heavy pack and Tommy-gun). Someone grabbed him by the scruff of the neck, hauling him out of the shell hole."]]> en-us Gallery 2 RSS Module, version 1.1.8 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:43:33 +0100 120 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/d/34994-2/IMG_0038+copy.jpg https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/HQ+and+Sigs/1+SS+Bde/IMG_0038+copy.jpg.html