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On the 2nd photo below the men have numbers against them and names where known. That list is repeated here:

1. Eddy Fitzgerald (Fitzy); 2-3. n/k; 4. Lt George Ambrosios Scaramanga MC; 5. John O'Shea; 6. Fusilier A. Wogel; 7. Hugh Maines; 8. Idris Jones; 9-10. n/k; 11. Sgt. John Downey MM; 12-16. n/k; 17. Tommy Preston; 18-22. n/k]]> en-us Gallery 2 RSS Module, version 1.1.8 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:39:58 +0100 120 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/d/6958-9/Operation+deepcut.jpg https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/1/Operation+deepcut/ https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/1/Operation+deepcut/X1A-enhanced.JPG.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/1/Operation+deepcut/X1A-enhanced.JPG.html
[Photo courtesy of the son of John Hutson who was a member of No.1 Commando].
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[Photo courtesy of Andy Maines].

Idris Jones, No.1 Cdo., stated that 5 Troop were split up in to two sections No's 1 & 2. No1 Section is shown in this photo and was commanded by Lt Scaramanga and landed as planned at St Vasst Bay where they encountered a German Bicycle patrol which they shot up. However the Germans did manage to return fire and wounded two men, Idris stated :

"Two men were wounded from this party, one was Pte O'Shea (position 5) from Hollywell, cannot recall the other man, the upper band of my rifle was ripped by a bullet!"

Update 22/9/2012 :

1. Eddy Fitzgerald (Fitzy); 2-3. n/k; 4. Lt George Ambrosios Scaramanga MC; 5. John O'Shea; 6. Fusilier Albert Wogel; 7. Hugh Maines; 8. Idris Jones; 9-10. n/k; 11. Sgt. John Downey MM; 12-16. n/k; 17. Tommy Preston; 18-22. n/k
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[Photo courtesy of Idris Jones, No.1 Cdo].
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[Photo courtesy of Idris Jones, No.1 Cdo].
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[Photo courtesy of Andy Maines].

On the night of 28th Sep 1941 65 men of 5 Troop No1 Commando took part in a twin raid against the coast of Northern France, code named Operation Chopper and Deepcut. One raiding party landed at Luc sur Mer (Chopper) and suffrerd a number of casualties including two killed, these were Pt Elwyn Edwards and L Cpl Cyril Evans. The other raiding party landed at St Vaast Bay (Deepcut) and ambushed a German cycle patrol. I have recently been contacted by the nephew of Elwyn Edwards (Dr Len McDonnel) who has carried out a great deal of research in to this raid, through this research he has been able to positively confirm that this photograph is in fact of the St Vaast raiding party as they are about to disembark from the landing craft after the raid. Hugh Maines is approx mid way in the LC, at the end of the middle row, bare headed and looking up. Dr Donnel has stated that this photo is actually part of a sequence of four photos taken by the Medical Officer of the raiding support ship Prince Leopold. I am hoping to get copies of the other photos of the St Vaast raiding party in the very near future.
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