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Cockleshell Heroes
By C.E.Lucas Phillips
The Last British Dambuster
By George Johnny Johnson
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<blockquote data-quote="Craig Robertson" data-source="post: 60343" data-attributes="member: 6852"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Colgan</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Patrick</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>S.R.U.</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sergeant</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>541279</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Military Medal</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Burma 1945</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>parent unit Royal Air Force</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 29.03.1919, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland, UK</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>father Thomas Colgan (1874-1959)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>mother Ann Callary (1873-1930)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1958 retired final rank Captain</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>wife Sadie Colgan of R.R. 2, Calgary (1924-2000)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1 son</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 17.09.1981, (Aged 62) British Columbia, Canada</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>drowned whilst canoeing on Mara Lake</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>cremated</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Queen's Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Calgary, Alberta. Section P, Block C03, Plot 43 (Memorial)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>London Gazette 37242, 24th August 1945, Page 4341</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/p-colgan-memorial.38763/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/38/38763-6092c7cf06dc073cd605b06a9197bc1b.jpg?1691054994" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Craig Robertson, post: 60343, member: 6852"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Colgan[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*] [B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Patrick[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*] [B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]S.R.U.[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*] [B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Sergeant[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*] [B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]541279[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*] [B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Military Medal[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*] [B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Burma 1945[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*] [B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]parent unit Royal Air Force[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 29.03.1919, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland, UK[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]father Thomas Colgan (1874-1959)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]mother Ann Callary (1873-1930)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1958 retired final rank Captain[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]wife Sadie Colgan of R.R. 2, Calgary (1924-2000)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1 son[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 17.09.1981, (Aged 62) British Columbia, Canada[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]drowned whilst canoeing on Mara Lake[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]cremated[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Queen's Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Calgary, Alberta. Section P, Block C03, Plot 43 (Memorial)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]London Gazette 37242, 24th August 1945, Page 4341[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/p-colgan-memorial.38763/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/38/38763-6092c7cf06dc073cd605b06a9197bc1b.jpg?1691054994[/IMG][/URL][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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