TSM BILL LEE

Following up our research into the what and where of my uncle Bill during the war, my cousin Chris and I spent last wednesday in the National Archive,Kew.
We were working backwards from the date he was blown up and seriously wounded during the Termoli raid, 4th/5th October, 1943.
Our best result, from Peter Young's report, was that he was with 3 Commando leading 5 Troop to attack GREEN BEACH, 6th Sept 1943 in the raid to capture Porto San Venere (now called Vibo Valentia Marina).
Their objective, after gaining the beach was to secure the bridge 832145 (presumably railway) to the southwest of the (then) small harbour town.
unfortunately, the 1943 map in Nic Collins ref is just short of that reference.
We are now working on from that raid to Termoli.

We know that Bill was an instructor at Achdalieu and Achnacarry, if only by the evidence of the stick presented to him by Danby's Rangers, but there is nothing on his service record to confirm this..
Interestingly, his record prior to the Termoli period shows that he was
ATTACHED TO COMMANDO DEPOT (?) 20th APRIL 42 Dunoon
12th APRIL 42 WARSASH
ATTACHED 4th Bn. SCOTS GUARDS 5-12 AUG 1942 until 16/9/42 WARSASH
12 CDO TO NO 3 COMMANDO 15 /8/43 Bognor Regis
Disembarked & TOS. Posted X(1) list N. Africa 27 /8/43

more re-reading to do to try and get the sequence of events.
Best
John M