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10/12/2008 13:40:09
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charlesa
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Good afternoon all, I was wondering if anyone might have information on Lieutenant RJ Burtinshaw. He was killed during the St Nazaire raid and is buried at La Baule. My mother was his girlfriend at the time that he died. She herself died recently and left me two enamel talcum powder boxes that he had given her shortly before he was killed.
Many thanks
Charles
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10/12/2008 16:04:03
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Pete
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Lieutenant Robert Burtinshaw, of the Cheshire Regiment and No.5 Commando was a good friend of Stuart Chant-Sempill OBE MC who refers to him in his book St. Nazaire Commando. As you say sadly he was one of many casualties at St Nazaire.
He is also shown on the following roll of honour site
http://www.specialforcesroh.com/browse.php?mode=viewiroll&rollid=681
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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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10/12/2008 23:59:44
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Stephen Donnison
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Im i right in saying theres a german taken photo of his body in one of the books on the raid?
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11/12/2008 08:23:44
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petitjean56
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Hello
Exact, a photo exist in several books on the raid, photo show the body Lt Burtinshaw to foot of tower Flack near Penhoet basin area.
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Bernard
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11/12/2008 08:28:05
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charlesa
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Thank you gents, I will start searching. In the meantime very grateful if someone can narrow it down . I thought I had read all the books on the raid but I don't recall seeing this photo.
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11/12/2008 10:35:15
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Stephen Donnison
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hi Charles
im mistaken in the photo I thought it was .In Jon Cooksey's book on St Nazaire its actually believed to be Robert Beveridge.page103 There is a photo on page 85 of some of Lt Burtinshaw's No5 men dead Maybe he is among them
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11/12/2008 17:07:02
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petitjean56
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Hello Charles
In Jon Cooksey book page 85, on the left the body Lt Robert Burtinshaw, I had confirmation by Lt John Roderick and by the Sgt Franck Carr. On the same picture, on the right certainely the body of Cpl George Stock.
There is the same picture in the magazine After the Battle n°59 page 12
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Bernard
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