One of the three stands which make up the Army Commando Memorial Wall
Date: 01/01/2007
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Owner: Nick Collins
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firing a mortar
the commando firing the mortar is my father Laurence Murphy 5338001 of number 2 commandos. he is 98 next month and still living on his own. When we visited Vaagso, my father remembered exactly where he fired the mortar from. The Norwegian people invited us into their homes showing us, with great pride, the bullet holes in their walls from the attack. They were and still are grateful for this raid which is taught to every Norwegian soldier as the best example of a co-ordinated attack by the three services.
Posted by john murphy on Thu 14 May 2015 14:02:09 BST
firing a mortar
the commando firing the mortar is my father Laurence Murphy 5338001 of number 2 commandos. he is 98 next month and still living on his own. When we visited Vaagso, my father remembered exactly where he fired the mortar from. The Norwegian people invited us into their homes showing us, with great pride, the bullet holes in their walls from the attack. They were and still are grateful for this raid which is taught to every Norwegian soldier as the best example of a co-ordinated attack by the three services.
Posted by john murphy on Thu 14 May 2015 14:02:09 BST