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Award Military Cross Lt. Peter Frederick KING, No. 4 Commando (DCLI)

Discussion in 'Commandos & Royal Marines' started by brithm, Nov 27, 2022.

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    brithm Senior Member

    Award Military Cross Lt. Peter Frederick King No. 4 Commando (DCLI) 328163

    WO 373/55/119

    KING, Peter Frederick | ͏ (commandoveterans.org)

    King was a dental sergeant in the British Army when, with another dental assistant, Pte. Thomas Leslie Cuthbertson, pilfered grenades and weapons, commandeered a fishing boat and mounted their own personal commando raid on the German-held French coast. After doing some damage to German communications they sailed back to England; although when their boat ran out of fuel they drifted for days before being picked up. Both King and Cuthbertson were court-martialled and reduced to the ranks, before King left dentistry and was posted to No. 4 commando.

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    brithm Senior Member

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    A film - made in a rather lighter vein - about this appeared in 2002, called "Two Men Went To War" with Kenneth Cranham and Leo Bill.
     
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