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Queen's Park Rangers goalkeeper Reg Allen has requested a transfer,in 1947 he also requested a transfer,refusing to move to Chelsea - Chelsea had offered £8000,a record at that time for a goalkeeper.It is unlikely that QPR will let Allen go for less than
£15,000 - no offers yet received.

How times have changed,

Does anyone know of this Reg Allen,from the nominals there are two:both Corporals one from 2 cdo the other from 6 cdo.

Graham
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Reg made his QPR league debut against Newport County in December 1938 and was known as one of the best goalkeepers of his era

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[quote]The vigorous Commando training allowed no time for sport, especially as I and ten others were picked to form the nucleus of a special branch of the Commandos, which later became known as the [b]Special Boat Service[/b].
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[quote]After only six operations I had the misfortune to be taken Prisoner-of-War, whilst in company with a Marine and attempting to sink a ship in Benghazi Harbour. This was in August, 1941

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Thanks for the answer,its spot on.

Regards
Graham

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All the best

Pete]]> https://forum.commandoveterans.org/cdoForum/posts/preList/4522/17111.page https://forum.commandoveterans.org/cdoForum/posts/preList/4522/17111.page GMT
http://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/WW2/POW/

Some football photos in there as well.]]> https://forum.commandoveterans.org/cdoForum/posts/preList/4522/17112.page https://forum.commandoveterans.org/cdoForum/posts/preList/4522/17112.page GMT
[quote]Reg Allen, the QPR goalkeeper and commando, kept being landed from submarines on dangerous raids. He was eventually caught, escaped and when recaptured was sent to a POW camp where he organised six-a-side games. Allen insisted on playing upfront.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/henrywinter/2364172/When-all-was-not-quiet-on-footballs-home-front.html

If you look at the man in the front row, bottom left and next to the ball in this image, from the gallery Pete pointed us to

http://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/WW2/POW/Dutch+Holland+Scan-+9a.jpg.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=1

Does he look a bit like the 2nd photo down of Reg Allen from here http://qprreport.proboards.com/thread/21487/wartime-experiences-reg-allen

[b]^ Admin (PR)[/b]: It is not Reg Allen. It is William 'Dutch' Holland, photo from his own collection provided, and identified, by his daughter.]]> https://forum.commandoveterans.org/cdoForum/posts/preList/4522/17113.page https://forum.commandoveterans.org/cdoForum/posts/preList/4522/17113.page GMT
A CA newsletter no 114 dated March 2002 ,has a belated obituary

Ssgt Reginald Arthur Allen of HANWELL, Middlesex

Funny that the QPR football article refers to him as ARTHUR REGINALD,while the CA has the names the other way.

Reading the QPR football article it states that Reg started playing football in the HANWELL and district league.

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After only six operations I had the misfortune to be taken Prisoner-of-War, whilst in company with a Marine and attempting to sink a ship in [b]Benghazi[/b] Harbour. This was in [b]August, 1941[/b] [/quote]

So two men taken prisoner in Benghazi Harbour in August 1941 i.e Reg Allen and 1 other.

I tried to find a reference to this, and the closest I could find is the following, which talks of 2 men being captured in Benghazi harbour in 21st July 1941 after being delivered by
the submarine HMS Taku.

[quote]21 Jul 1941
In the early morning HMS Taku (Lt.Cdr. E.C.F. Nicolay, RN) lands a folbot party of 2 off [b]Benghazi[/b]. They were to attack a ship in the harbour. Several explosions were observed in the harbour 40 minutes after launching the folbot party. The folbot party did not show up on the rendezvous point. They were obviously [b]captured[/b].[/quote]
see http://www.uboat.net/allies/commanders/1836.html

This book, mentions an SBS operation around this period


[quote]Sinking of a ship in benghazi harbour; on the way back the Folbot sank and the two men were subsequently captured.
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http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3AOSAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA96&lpg=PA96&dq=operation+Benghazi+Harbour+raid+sbs&source=bl&ots=WBK5S-E8hz&sig=SE4xI05FjmM_t0NCB6byV1PkvQ4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kK8JVN6BK8zpaMiBgZgL&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=operation%20Benghazi%20Harbour%20raid%20sbs&f=false

Picture of a 2 man Folbot
http://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/6/Two+man+Folbot+canoe+of+101+Troop+from+6+Commando_.jpg.html
]]> https://forum.commandoveterans.org/cdoForum/posts/preList/4522/17115.page https://forum.commandoveterans.org/cdoForum/posts/preList/4522/17115.page GMT In the book SBS, by John Parker on page 20,gives the answer as to who the Marine was.

One canoe team Sgt ALLAN and Marine MILES."having successfully sent an enemy ship to the bottom of BENGHAZI Harbour with limpet mines,hit a jagged rock as they paddled their way to a rendezvous with the mother sub and were captured."

Marine Miles was the other crewman.

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