Op. Abercrombie 18-22/4/42 No.4 Commando

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Hi Peter.

I have found the graffiti of your uncle in the Drop Redoubt Fort in Dover. Here it is for you along with his photo taken within a day or two of his graffiti.

I am afraid I do not have a great deal on him, other than he came from Great Yarmouth, was a volunteer from the Royal Armoured Corps and participated in the 'Boulogne' and Dieppe raids.

I regularly show our fort tour groups his graffiti. If you can ever make it to Dover I would be more than happy to show you in person.

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Frank Leonard Middleton was in No. 4 Commando and took part in the Dieppe raid. He is named on this list in our archive below

http://www.commandoveterans.org/DieppeNomRoll

and in our Gallery below

http://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/4/4+Cdo+patrol+April+1942.jpg.html

Additionally post war he was a member of the original Commando Association. He is named on one of the lists of those they had lost contact with over the years ( Lost Legion 8) which was issued to members on members in March 1976. His last known address is shown as Gorleston, Great Yarmouth. You can view that list here Commando Association Lost Legion No.8.

To discover more about his service you should apply for a copy of his service record. If the nearest next of kin applies a full copy of the entire record will be provided. If anyone else applies only a transcript with limited detail will be provided. How to do so can be found in our Research section below:

http://www.commandoveterans.org/ResearchAdvice

Let us know how you get on and if you have another good photo of him, or more information about his post war life, please post it here.