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MBrockway
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Remembering those who took part in Operation Chariot 73 years ago yesterday.
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Remembering Tom McCormack, died of wounds, Bill Hughes and Syd Murdoch both captured, all at St Nazaire and all Liverpool Scottish/QOCH & 5(Scottish) Troop, No 2 Commando. Wonderful company & welcome guests billeted with my grandfather in Ayr in 1941-2. |
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11/04/2015 01:41:40
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MBrockway
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Remembering today Tom McCormack, Liverpool Scottish/QOCH & 5 (Scottish) Troop, No 2 Commando, who 73 years ago died of wounds sustained in Operation Chariot in hospital in Rennes on 11 April 1942.
Tom was on the open decks of HMS Campeltown when she rammed the dock gate and then formed part of Donald Roy's force protecting the bridge the demolition parties had to use to reach the Old Mole after they had completed their tasks.
He received several serious injuries including a critical grenade wound to the head.
He will not be forgotten.
Mark
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Remembering Tom McCormack, died of wounds, Bill Hughes and Syd Murdoch both captured, all at St Nazaire and all Liverpool Scottish/QOCH & 5(Scottish) Troop, No 2 Commando. Wonderful company & welcome guests billeted with my grandfather in Ayr in 1941-2. |
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28/03/2016 22:27:03
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MBrockway
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Remembering those who took part in Operation Chariot 74 years ago today.
HMS Campeltown rammed the gates of the Normandie Dock at 01:36 hrs Saturday 28 March 1942.
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Remembering Tom McCormack, died of wounds, Bill Hughes and Syd Murdoch both captured, all at St Nazaire and all Liverpool Scottish/QOCH & 5(Scottish) Troop, No 2 Commando. Wonderful company & welcome guests billeted with my grandfather in Ayr in 1941-2. |
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11/04/2016 13:43:49
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MBrockway
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Remembering today on the 73rd anniversary of his death, Tom McCormack.
Many here will know the very moving picture of Tom sitting kilted on the dockside critically injured, but I prefer to remember him in cheerier times in Pete's picture below.
Not forgotten
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Remembering Tom McCormack, died of wounds, Bill Hughes and Syd Murdoch both captured, all at St Nazaire and all Liverpool Scottish/QOCH & 5(Scottish) Troop, No 2 Commando. Wonderful company & welcome guests billeted with my grandfather in Ayr in 1941-2. |
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11/04/2016 13:52:22
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Bob Bishop
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I agree Mark, thanks for posting this photo.
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28/03/2017 00:01:04
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MBrockway
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Remembering today all those who took part in Operation Chariot at St Nazaire 75 years ago.
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Remembering Tom McCormack, died of wounds, Bill Hughes and Syd Murdoch both captured, all at St Nazaire and all Liverpool Scottish/QOCH & 5(Scottish) Troop, No 2 Commando. Wonderful company & welcome guests billeted with my grandfather in Ayr in 1941-2. |
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28/03/2017 10:25:09
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Pete
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Operation Chariot. Read more here:
http://www.commandoveterans.org/Chariot
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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.
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28/03/2017 10:28:40
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Pete
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View the Roll of Honour for Operation Chariot:
http://www.commandoveterans.org/CommandoROHStNazaire
Click on any name for more information.
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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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29/03/2017 12:40:52
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Pete
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The last letter written to his father by Lance Sergeant Bill Gibson, No 2 Commando 6 troop, who died on the raid.
http://www.commandoveterans.org/LanceSergeantGibsonLetter
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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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30/03/2017 17:35:44
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Pete
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A short video of part of the service in St Nazaire.
http://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/saint-nazaire-44600/operation-chariot-st-nazaire-stephen-barney-y-etait-video-4889416
The veteran depicted is Stephen Barney who was one of the crew of the destroyer HMS Athelstone which along with HMS Tynedale accompanied the flotilla to the area but remained out at sea during the raid.
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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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31/03/2017 15:36:24
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Peter Cooper
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This is a photo of the German submarine pens at St. Nazaire which I took many years ago.
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Son of Dennis Cooper, 1 troop 4 Commando. |
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11/04/2017 23:27:29
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MBrockway
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Remembering Tom McCormack, who succumbed in Rennes 75 years ago today from the wounds he sustained in Operation Chariot .
He will not be forgotten.
Mark
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Remembering Tom McCormack, died of wounds, Bill Hughes and Syd Murdoch both captured, all at St Nazaire and all Liverpool Scottish/QOCH & 5(Scottish) Troop, No 2 Commando. Wonderful company & welcome guests billeted with my grandfather in Ayr in 1941-2. |
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28/03/2018 00:09:46
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MBrockway
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76 years ago HMS Campbeltown with her accompanying flotilla of ML's and MGB's was minutes away from crashing the outer gate of the Normandie Dock and beginning the St Nazaire Raid.
We shall not forget all those who took part.
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Remembering Tom McCormack, died of wounds, Bill Hughes and Syd Murdoch both captured, all at St Nazaire and all Liverpool Scottish/QOCH & 5(Scottish) Troop, No 2 Commando. Wonderful company & welcome guests billeted with my grandfather in Ayr in 1941-2. |
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11/04/2018 00:06:00
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MBrockway
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Remembering today Tom McCormack, who a fortnight after the raid finally succumbed to his wounds on this day 76 years ago.
We shall remember them all and their sacrifice.
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Remembering Tom McCormack, died of wounds, Bill Hughes and Syd Murdoch both captured, all at St Nazaire and all Liverpool Scottish/QOCH & 5(Scottish) Troop, No 2 Commando. Wonderful company & welcome guests billeted with my grandfather in Ayr in 1941-2. |
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