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Middle East Commando Officers
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.
Image credit IWM / HU 3708 re-produced under the IWM non commercial licence.
Extract from Army Commandos 1940 - 45 by Mike Chappel
"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...
Extract from Army Commandos 1940 - 45 by Mike Chappel
"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."
Posted by Andy Maines on Sat 12 Sep 2009 09:42:16 EDT
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Extract from Army Commandos 1940 - 45 by Mike Chappel
"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...
Extract from Army Commandos 1940 - 45 by Mike Chappel
"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."
Posted by Andy Maines on Sat 12 Sep 2009 09:42:16 EDT