Operation Chariot - St Nazaire

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Today is the 70th Anniversary of the St Nazaire raid. Members from the CVA, the St Nazaire Society, and many other representative groups are in France to commemorate this combined Commando and Royal Navy operation in which so many lost their lives.

We will remember them

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A full list of all the Fallen Commandos:

http://www.commandoveterans.org/CommandoROHStNazaire

We will remember them

Thank you Pete. That is an 'awe'some list.

Janet

The local French newspaper published a short report and added a film, its poor quality but wait until the very end when there are close ups of 4 veterans
http://www.ouest-france.fr/actu/actuLocale_-Operation-Chariot-a-Saint-Nazaire-l-emouvant-hommage-aux-veterans_40829-2060331------44184-aud_actu.Htm

and another photo from the same paper
http://www.ouest-france.fr/actu/actuLocale_-Des-veterans-de-l-Operation-Chariot-a-Saint-Nazaire-pour-le-70e-anniversaire_40829-2060191------44184-aud_actu.Htm

Hope that they enjoyed their day

I have a lot of pictures, which I'll send to Geoff or Pete to make up an album on the Photo Gallery once I'm back on a 'proper' computer in the UK, but here's one with the charioteers to be getting on with. Bob Montgomery is slightly obscured unfortunately. It was a very moving occasion. Cheers, Mark (sent via mobile phone)

a good report on BBC News last night showed Billy Moore & Harold Nethersole.

Billy can be seen in Mark's (MBrockway) photo - stood to attention to the right of Major General Corran Purdon, with Harold (seated) just visible to Billy's right.

Nick

Hello

I took too, a lot of photos at the ceremonies in St-Nazaire.
With great pleasure, yesterday, It was nice to take time with Geoff and Fred at Pegasus Bridge.

Unfortunately, I can't attached photo in the gallery !!!!

sincerely

stéphane

MBrockway wrote:
... Bob Montgomery is slightly obscured unfortunately.

Here's a shot showing Bob ...

Cheers,
Mark

Hello

Robert MONTGOMERY's photo

Patrick BARY ML 307. One of the three boat to return in UK.

Major-General CORRAN PURDON 12 cdo

Commando Veterans

Great photos Stéph :D

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All the above photos are now in the gallery.

http://www.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/events/France_001/GM/

James Dorrian has written a nice account of his experience on the trip. It can be read here:

http://chariot-heroes.blogspot.co.uk/

72 years ago this week Operation Chariot took place. They are still remembered and not just by ourselves. Here is a link to a mess dinner at HMS Sultan where they set a 'Fallen comrades' place setting in memory.

HMS Sultan mess dinner - Fallen comrades setting

More about HMS Sultan is HERE

We will remember them