SAS Guerpillon, Germain

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Guerpillon ​

• FORENAME

Germain ​

• UNIT

L Detachment SAS ​

• RANK

Aspirant ​

• NUMBER

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• DATE OF DEATH

15th-16th September 1942 ​

• AGE

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• GRAVESITE

SAS War Memorial,Sennecey-le-Grand,France ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent unit 1 Compagnie de Chasseurs Parachutistes​

French​

Op.Bigamy - KIA near Benghazi,Libya ​

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[Low351]

This makes me sad, I am reading Ben Macintyre's Rogue Heroes and the description of Germain describes a man I would have loved to meet. To endure a challenge when you have the natural talents suited to it is one thing but to overcome your inadequacies to rise to it is something altogether special.