Operation Frankton / Cockleshell Heroes
Saturday 25 April 2015
Inauguration of the Cockleshell Heroes memorial and plaques commemorating Royal Marines,
French civilians and the Royal Navy.
Members of the public are welcome to attend this service.
Entrée libre et tous le monde est bienvenue !
Venue: Onsite in the Allied Special Forces Memorial Grove near the Sun Room, which is part of the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire DE13 7AR |
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| "Cockleshell Heroes" Memorial seat |
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| Submarine HMS Tuna |
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| Memorial plaque in memory of the Royal Marines of Operation Frankton |
"The Not Forgotten"
“Catfish” - Major Hasler & Marine Sparks : Both escaped after the raid and survived the war.
“Crayfish” - Cpl. Laver & Marine Mills : Betrayed after raid, captured and executed.
“Cuttlefish” - Lt. MacKinnon & Marine Conway : Capsized, captured and executed.
“Coalfish” - Sgt. Wallace & Marine Ewart : Capsized, swam to shore, captured and executed.
“Conger” - Cpl. Sheard & Marine Moffatt : Capsized, towed to near shoreline, but lost at sea.
“Cachalot” - Marine Ellery & Marine Fisher : Canoe damaged on HMS Tuna, returned to base.
“Reserve” - Marine Colley : Returned to base from Submarine.
“Per Mare, Per Terram” - “By Sea, By Land”
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| Memorial plaque in memory of the French civilians who assisted the Cockleshell Heroes during their attempted escape |
L'affaire Française - «Les Anglais se souvenir de ça!!»
En mémoire éternelle de ces braves Français qui ont aidé les Royal Marines à atteindre leur mission avec succès et finalement leur fuite vers la liberté, alors qu'il ont continué à mener la résistance.
M. Yves Ardouin
Mme. Jeanne Baudray
Mlle. Anne-Marie Bernadet
M. Olivier Bernard
M. Cadillon
M. Cheyreau
M. Alibert Decombes
Mme. Amelie Dubreuille
M. Armand Dubreuille
M. Fernand Dumas
M. René Flaud
M. Pierre Gacis
M. Gaujean
M. Lucien Gody
M. Louis Jaubert
Mme. Louise Jaubert
M. André Latouche
Mme. Malichier
Mlle. Alix Mandinaud
M. René Mandinaud
Mlle. Yvonne Mandinaud
M. Jean Mariaud (link/lien)
M. Paillet
M. Edouard Pariente
M. Clodomir Pasqueraud
Mme. Irene Pasqueraud
M. Marc Pasqueraud
M. Yves Pasqueraud
M. Robert Pouget
M. Georges Rieupeyrout
Mme. Rouillon
M. François Rouillon
M. Maurice Rousseau
M. René Rousseau
Mme. Marthe Rullier
and many more!
A lire également / Further reading :
Operation Frankton (lien/link)