OPERATION HOUNDSWORTH
Operation Houndsworth was the codename for a British Special Air Service operation during the Second World War. The operation carried out by 'A' Squadron, 1st Special Air Service between 6 June and 6 September 1944, was centred on Dijon in the Burgundy region of France. Their objective was to disrupt German lines of communication, coordinate the activities of the French Resistance and prevent German reinforcements moving to the Normandy beachheads, especially the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich.
SURNAME
Friedmann
FORENAME
Marcel
UNIT
4 SAS (1 Squadron) (attached 1 SAS)
RANK
Soldat
NUMBER
FAFL 35982
DATE OF DEATH
6th December 1944
AGE
21
GRAVESITE
SAS War Memorial,Sennecey-le-Grand,France
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
parent unit 2 Regiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes...
SURNAME
Devine
FORENAME
William Henry
UNIT
1 SAS (A Squadron)
RANK
Craftsman
NUMBER
5337350
DATE OF DEATH
20th July 1944
AGE
24
GRAVESITE
Crain Communal Cemetery,France 3.T.2
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
parent unit Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
former Royal...
SURNAME
Bradford
FORENAME
Laurence Roy
UNIT
1 SAS (A Squadron)
RANK
Captain
NUMBER
124886
DATE OF DEATH
20th July 1944
AGE
28
GRAVESITE
Crain Communal Cemetery,France 3.T.1
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
parent unit Army Air Corps
former Devonshire Regiment
born 1916...
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