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[Post New]07/01/2010 00:48:15
    Subject: 14th-18th November 1941 - Operation Flipper
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Pete
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No 11 Commando raid targetting various HQ buildings in the Cyrene area including Rommel's HQ.

http://www.combinedops.com/Operation%20Flipper.htm
Pete Rogers, son of LSgt Joe Rogers MM & nephew of TSM Ken McAllister. Both No2 Commando.
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When the danger is passed and all things righted, God is forgotten, and the Soldier slighted.

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[Post New]01/06/2010 12:55:11
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Attached is a copy of a newspaper report printed in the Egyptian Mail after the raid.

http://www.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/documents/11Commando+Raid+1.jpg.html

This was sent to us by Barry Crowe. The uncle of Barry's mother was in No.11 Commando.
Pete Rogers, son of LSgt Joe Rogers MM & nephew of TSM Ken McAllister. Both No2 Commando.
God and the Soldier, all men adore, In time of danger and not before.
When the danger is passed and all things righted, God is forgotten, and the Soldier slighted.

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[Post New]24/11/2010 21:02:50
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Just a reminder that it was 69 years ago last week that Operation Flipper took place. Lt Col Geoffrey Keyes who was one of those killed during the action was the first Commando awarded the Victoria Cross. I have discovered that he was born in a village called Aberdour a short distance from where I live. There is a plaque in his memory on the wall of a church there which I will photograph soon and place in the gallery.

We will remember them

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Pete Rogers, son of LSgt Joe Rogers MM & nephew of TSM Ken McAllister. Both No2 Commando.
God and the Soldier, all men adore, In time of danger and not before.
When the danger is passed and all things righted, God is forgotten, and the Soldier slighted.

**** nb. I no longer monitor the pm facility ****
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