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SAS Operation Storm: Nine Men Against Four Hundred
By Roger Cole, Richard Belfield
Nancy Wake
By Russell Braddon
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<blockquote data-quote="Ian F" data-source="post: 43870" data-attributes="member: 6482"><p>Levant Schooner Flotilla</p><p>My Uncle, Walter James Fozzard, joined the RN in 1941 at the age of 30. Not a career Navy man, he found himself given the rating of Cook and later Leading Cook. Despite this humble rank he had some exciting times, and was soon in the Eastern Med. based nominally at HMS Mosquito with Special Forces. We know he served on Levant Schooner LS9 in charge of the galley, and during this time was given a commando knife by Earl Jellicoe. He was invalided out of the Med for some time and subsequently served on LST160 (Landing Ship, Tanks) in the Bay of Bengal against the Japanese. WW2 ended about this time with the surrender of the Japanese, and Walter was released from the Navy early in 1946, and took up his normal civvy life back in South London. He received the British Empire Medal for services whilst at HMS Mosquito. Walter also received the Africa Star, the Italy Star and the Burma Star. Attached are a few items and photographs which may be of interest.</p><p>Ian Fozzard</p><p>Inverkeithing</p><p>Fife</p><p>[ATTACH]1[/ATTACH][ATTACH]5[/ATTACH][ATTACH]2[/ATTACH][ATTACH]3[/ATTACH][ATTACH]4[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ian F, post: 43870, member: 6482"] Levant Schooner Flotilla My Uncle, Walter James Fozzard, joined the RN in 1941 at the age of 30. Not a career Navy man, he found himself given the rating of Cook and later Leading Cook. Despite this humble rank he had some exciting times, and was soon in the Eastern Med. based nominally at HMS Mosquito with Special Forces. We know he served on Levant Schooner LS9 in charge of the galley, and during this time was given a commando knife by Earl Jellicoe. He was invalided out of the Med for some time and subsequently served on LST160 (Landing Ship, Tanks) in the Bay of Bengal against the Japanese. WW2 ended about this time with the surrender of the Japanese, and Walter was released from the Navy early in 1946, and took up his normal civvy life back in South London. He received the British Empire Medal for services whilst at HMS Mosquito. Walter also received the Africa Star, the Italy Star and the Burma Star. Attached are a few items and photographs which may be of interest. Ian Fozzard Inverkeithing Fife [ATTACH]1.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]5.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]2.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]3.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]4.vB[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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