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Sarah Jackson

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I am seeking information on an acting Captain in the Raiding Support Regiment named Lionel Mosseri. His commanding officer was Sir Thomas Devitt. He served in the Middle East Raiding Force and died in Alsace in 1944. In particular, I would like to know if he was decorated. Thank you.
 
Dear Sarah,

I am very interested in your message - Mosseri is not on the RSR Roll of Honour and if he was killed whilst serving in the unit , whether on strength or detached to another unit as seems likely if he died in Alscace, then he should be.

Do you yourself, have any other details so that I can do some checking with my RSR contacts? What nationality was he? (there is no record of him on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission site so am presuming that he was not a Brit/Commonwealth national.

All the best,

Skip
 
Hi Sarah

There is a lot of information posted on another website about this man, and others. The forum topic is spread over 6 pages and well worth reading. There is also a picture of his grave and a copy of an obituary written about him in the KRRC chronicles. He was an American volunteer who came over to the UK, along with other Americans, in 1942 having been given temporary UK citizenship and served initially in the Kings Royal Rifle Corps. In 1943 he was in the Middle East and later in Italy. He was killed whilst fighting with the French resistance - Maquis in December 1944. You will have to register on their forum to read the obituary.
The site is WW2 Talk forum and here is a link to page 1 of the 6 pages I mentioned
http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/general...army-krrc.html

Best wishes
Pete
 
Sarah
It appears Nigel Mosseri born 31.8.1921 died on service with SOE.His SOE file number HS9/1069 has been released to the National Archives in Kew,London.Possibly served under alias.
There are a few SOE entries in Commonwealth War Graves which I have been unable to obtain further info on.He could have been transferred to the General List or possibly as civilian as he had relinquished his commission with the KRRC.
Any photos Sarah ? Was he a relative ?
Does anyone have access to National Archives ?
John
 
Hi Sarah , Lionel Moserri is definately on the Raiding Support Regiment weekly officer returns late 1943 to early 1944. I will have to check when he dissappeared from those lists.i will also ask a few people if they know of him.
 
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skipodonovan said:
Dear Sarah,

I am very interested in your message - Mosseri is not on the RSR Roll of Honour and if he was killed whilst serving in the unit , whether on strength or detached to another unit as seems likely if he died in Alscace, then he should be.

Do you yourself, have any other details so that I can do some checking with my RSR contacts? What nationality was he? (there is no record of him on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission site so am presuming that he was not a Brit/Commonwealth national.

All the best,

Skip
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I thought I would get in touch because I noticed interest in the RSR. My Grandfather was Walter Jones. He served in the RSR - Raiding Support Regiment during World War 2. Before he died he finished a book from the diaries that he meticulously wrote in every day during the war. Serving across many countries in the RSR, historians at the University of Plymouth kindly decided to publish his book. This book is just a small part of his writings and focusses only on the RSR in Yugoslavia, mainly on the island of Viz, as this has been a subject that has previously had very little written on it.
Thanks, Matt - matt.stewart1977@hotmail.co.uk


I don't think many people know about his book or even know it exists. Be great if people get the opportunity to read this very accurate account.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...841022861&linkCode=as2&tag=specialforces0a-21

The Second World War in Yugoslavia is an area neglected by historians and other commentators. This is perhaps surprising as Yugoslavia was the only country in Europe to be conquered by the Germans and then, later, to free itself solely as a result of guerilla activity. Other countries had to be liberated by Allied armies. The British played an important role in supporting the activities of Tito s guerilla army. This is the story of Walter Jones s service and the operations of the Raiding Support Regiment. A precursor to the modern SAS the Raiding Support Regiment fought alongside the commandos and Tito s partisan in Yugoslavia. Based on the Island of Vis in the Adriatic they provided heavy weapons support to British and partisan forces trying to drive the Germans out of Yugoslavia. Later they served in Albania and Italy. This is a brutally honest account of one man s service with the Regiment and a neglected period of European history. It documents the transformation of a young man into a combat veteran as he witnesses the effects of bombing, the deliberate killing of POWs and partisan savagery against those who transgress the partisan code
 
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