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Croesy01
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Medical Orderly attached to No.4 ..... who has read all the books?
I am seeking references to "Ginger", or "Tich" Cunningham in DDay war books.
I have found the story in 'Sword' by M.Hastings, and in 'The Soldiers Story', by Milton - but where did they get it from?
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Tich Cunningham is mentioned on page 71 of my copy of Murdoch McDougall's book Swiftly They Struck. Described as the "troop medical orderly" and "the smallest man in the entire unit" and "his dimunitive figure, topped by a shock of red hair".

In that book amongst the photos is the photo of the Sniper's Course at Aberdovey where the author adds alongside the image "...in the background Lance Corporal Harry Cunningham, troop medical orderly".

Copies of these and other photos are in the gallery courtesy of the McDougall Family.

https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/4/aberdovey+sniper+cse+snaps+045++copy.jpg.html

https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/4/aberdovey+sniper+cse+snaps+048+copy.jpg.html

He was awarded the Military Medal for gallantry at Flushing

https://www.commandoveterans.org/HarryCunningham4Commando

He was from Angus in Scotland. See newspaper extract below.



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Croesy01
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Thanks.
Have found the source of his DDay story- page 311 of March Past, Lovat
 
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