SAS Duncan, Allan

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Duncan ​

• FORENAME

Allan ​

• UNIT

Special Raiding Squadron ​

• RANK

Private ​

• NUMBER

2759014 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

5th October 1943 ​

• AGE

24 ​

• GRAVESITE

Sangro River War Cemetery,Italy X.C.42 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent unit Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)​

born 18.09.1919 Dundee​

son of Joseph and Margaret Duncan,38 Alloway Terrace,Dundee​

employed by Messrs Babcock and Wilcox (boilermakers),Glasgow​

01.1940 entered service Black Watch​

18.10.1942 1st SAS​

Op.devon - KIA Termoli, Italy​

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[pete2468]

Hello
Allan was my great uncle and wondered if anyone had any further info on what happened during termoli and the missions leading up to Oct 5

 

[Craig Robertson]

Hello
Allan was my great uncle and wondered if anyone had any further info on what happened during termoli and the missions leading up to Oct 5

According to SAS & LRDG Roll of Honour your Uncle was involved in:

• 10th July

Destruction of coastal batteries Capo Murro do Porco

• 12th July

Capture of port of Augusta

• 4th September

Operation Baytown

Best regards, Craig

 

[killy]

Hi,

In his superb book about the Special Raiding Squadron, Stewart McClean notes Allan Duncan as being killed when the German shell hit the truck killing seventeen men of No 1 Troop.


Best wishes,

Ian

 

[pete2468]

Thank you both for your information. I will have a look for the book.
I visited the war grave at sangro river, Italy. It is nice to see all the graves so well looked after