- SURNAME
Courtney
- FORENAME
Roger James Allen (Jumbo)
- UNIT
No 1 SBS
- RANK
Captain
- NUMBER
- AWARD
Military Cross
- PLACE
Rhodes recce 1941
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
parent unit K.R.R.C. (Queen's Westminster Rifles)
professional big game hunter and gold prospector,East Africa
later Sergeant,Palestine Police in civilian life
husband of Dorrise Courtney
former 8 Commando and 101 Troop
1 SBS 1941
2 SBS (C.O.) 1942
died 1949 (due pneumonia) aged 46
CITATION:
Military Cross : Captain COURTNEY carried out a daring recce in enemy territory on night 2/3 April 41.
He sawm ashore from a Submarine and carefully recced about 1/2 mile of enemy defences and strong points. He experienced difficulty in returning to the Submarine and exposed himself voluntarily to considerable danger and physical hardship for a period of 4 hours.
He sawm ashore from a Submarine and carefully recced about 1/2 mile of enemy defences and strong points. He experienced difficulty in returning to the Submarine and exposed himself voluntarily to considerable danger and physical hardship for a period of 4 hours.
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