suez crisis

Suez Crisis
Setting France Ablaze: The Soe in France During WW II
Setting France Ablaze: The Soe in France During WW II
By Peter Jacobs
No Mean Soldier
No Mean Soldier
By Peter McAleese
The Suez Crisis, or the Second Arab–Israeli war, also called the Tripartite Aggression in the Arab world and the Sinai War in Israel, was an invasion of Egypt in late 1956 by Israel, followed by the United Kingdom and France. The aims were to regain control of the Suez Canal for the Western powers and to remove Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, who had just swiftly nationalised the foreign-owned Suez Canal Company, which administered the canal. Israel's primary objective was to re-open the blocked Straits of Tiran. After the fighting had started, political pressure from the United States, the Soviet Union and the United Nations led to a withdrawal by the three invaders. The episode humiliated the United Kingdom and France and strengthened Nasser.

29th October 1956 to 7th November 1956
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  1. 3 CDO BDE Aldridge, Dennis Leolin Samuel St Maur

    SURNAME Aldridge FORENAME Dennis Leolin Samuel St Maur UNIT R.M. 40 Commando + 41 Independent Commando (2IC) + 42 Commando (2IC) RANK Captain + Captain (A/Major) + Major NUMBER AWARD Military Cross and bar, Member of the Order of the British Empire, Silver Star (US) PLACE...
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  2. 3 CDO BDE Goodfellow, Cyril Edward

    SURNAME Goodfellow FORENAME Cyril Edward UNIT R.M. 45 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER RM 131833 DATE OF DEATH 6th November 1956 AGE 22 GRAVESITE buried UK ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 23.8.1934 KIA Port Said,Suez (Op.Musketeer)

  3. 3 CDO BDE Short, Brian John

    SURNAME Short FORENAME Brian John UNIT R.M. 42 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER RM 11158 DATE OF DEATH 6th November 1956 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery,Hampshire New Ground South Row 13 Grave 16 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 13.5.1934 KIA Port Said,Suez (Op.Musketeer)

  4. 3 CDO BDE Price, Bernard John

    SURNAME Price FORENAME Bernard John UNIT R.M. 42 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER RM 11202 DATE OF DEATH 6th November 1956 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery,Hampshire Roman Catholic Section Row 4 Grave 11 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 28.6.1934 KIA Port Said,Suez...

  5. 3 CDO BDE Howard, David

    SURNAME Howard FORENAME David UNIT R.M. 42 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER RM 15145 DATE OF DEATH 6th November 1956 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Gayton Road Cemetery,Kings Lynn,Norfolk ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 15.5.1937 son of Horace Howard KIA Port Said,Suez (Op.Musketeer)

  6. 3 CDO BDE Dennis, Donald Henry Arthur

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  8. 3 CDO BDE McCarthy, Peter William

    SURNAME McCarthy FORENAME Peter William UNIT R.M. 40 Commando (B or Y Troop) RANK Lieutenant NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 6th November 1956 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery,Hampshire Roman Catholic Section Row 4 Grave 11 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 4.7.1937 KIA Port...

  9. 3 CDO BDE Fudge, Ronald John

    SURNAME Fudge FORENAME Ronald John UNIT R.M. 40 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER RMV 202128 DATE OF DEATH 6th November 1956 AGE 22 GRAVESITE buried UK ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 21.5.1934 KIA Port Said,Suez (Op.Musketeer)

  10. 3 CDO BDE Dudhill, Lorin

    SURNAME Dudhill FORENAME Lorin UNIT R.M. 40 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER RM 15070 DATE OF DEATH 6th November 1956 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery,Hampshire New Ground South Row 13 Grave 17 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 31.5.1937 KIA Port Said,Suez (Op.Musketeer)
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