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Both awards for Flight-Lieutenant George Harry Avery and Sergeant Patrick Colgan are in the London Gazette of 24th August 1945. See the attached PDF. I've a problem finding details of a relations MBE, not in the Gazette, but in the National Archives. It's a good job they're duplicated. I've...

Hi, sorry about the delay in replying. The three men who received awards for service in the Sea Reconnaissance Unit were, Sergeant Patrick Colgan MM, Royal Air Force. Lieutenant James Edward Turpin MC, Royal West Kent Regiment. Flight-Lieutenant G Harry Avery MC, Royal Canadian Air Force...

I recently discover a book "The Frogmen of Burma" by Bruce S Wright., published in 1970. It has a forward by Mountbatten. Wright formed the first Allied frogman unit in WW2. It was a small group of less than 50 men, who trained in the US and Bermuda as a warm water force. They operated for a...

Aren't they here - http://www.commandoveterans.org/MiddleEastCommando

Those who have bought the SAS Diary might be interested in a pair of books being sold by Token Publishing. ========== Honour to the Airborne Parts 1 and 2 by Dave Buxton Volume 1 looks at the honours and awards to the Airborne forces (Glider Pilots, Paras, Air Landing Brigade etc) in...