Messages posted by: mallonj67

Dont know if my uncle Patrick Fitzpatrick was Combined ops LCT sailor and Commando or just Combined ops.

He was frequently in and out of Dundonald and Copra and Salsette.... NO craft was mentioned......

Posted for 9 days / 2 weeks etc then back to, a 'shore base'. Was this normal Combined ops service?

Was a Combined ops sailor attached regularly (as their own) to any specific RN beach commando unit? To a RM unit? To a LCT craft?

For example RN Beach Commando unit A&O&H were sent to HMS Salsette, HMS Breganza, Bombay, India July 1943. Also present were 3rd special service brig RM 42 & RM 44..... for ops in Burma.

Were ANY of these commando units supported by dedicated Combine ops personnel throughout all of their ops with dedicated Landing craft and dedicated Combined ops personnel.

For example Was RN sailor AB Joe Blogs of Combined Ops, 'always', posted with LC ship HMS LST and LCT 007 to support RNBC unit A or RM42........

Dear Sir,

perhaps you or some other kind individual can assist us:

My uncle Patrick Fitzpatrick was a RN Commando. He was Glasgow born and his DOB was 20/05/24. He was in North Africa, Anzio and also like your family member, deployed at the invasion of Elba - Operation Brassard in either Able 1 or Oboe 3 Commando as far as we know. We do know he identified a Lt. Palmer and many of his fellows who were killed during that action. He identified Lt. Palmer a native of South Africa by the ring on his finger. He was always reluctant to discuss in detail any of the events.

Immediately after the operation he was returned to Scotland under great secrecy. It sounds like he was one of a very few to come through the, 'bloody little side show'. Soon after he moved to Australia only later to return to London where he died in the early 1980s.

Would you or any of your contacts have any information, knowledge, or other links or detail to assist us. Anything you would greatly assist us and allow us to build up a detailed picture of his active duty for our mother, his sister in her last days.

We thank you in advance.

Best wishes John Mallon.