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NIC
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It is with sadness that we hear of the recent passing of the last surviving Norwegian commando, Kaare Robertsen.
A full military funeral was held for Kaare Robertsen in Eidanger Church in Porsgrunn, Norway on Thursday, 15 February with the chief of Norway's Armed Forces Special Command, Colonel Brage Andreas Larssen, and the Dutch Defence Attache, Colonel Lieutenant Arjen Zwaanswijk in attendance.
Together with Bjarne Dreyer, 17 year old Kaare fled from Henningsvær in Lofoten to England in 1941.
Both youngsters were to become commandos.
In 2014, Kaare, then aged 91, returned to Westkapelle on the island of Walcheren 70 years after he'd first landed there as part of 4 Commando Brigade in Operation Infatuate.
Hvil i Evig Fred, Kaare Robertsen.
Nick
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Nick Collins,
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Proud son of Cpl Mick Collins, 5 Troop, No5 Cdo
"Truly we may say of them, when shall their glory fade?"
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16/02/2018 21:52:41
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Kaare Robertsen at Westkapelle, Walcheren, 2014.
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Nick Collins,
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Proud son of Cpl Mick Collins, 5 Troop, No5 Cdo
"Truly we may say of them, when shall their glory fade?"
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17/02/2018 21:08:57
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Pete
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My sincere condolences to all his family and friends.
I have now updated our Obituaries.
Rest in peace Kaare.
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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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