Sgt. Edward William Durie Name: Edward William Durie. Date of Birth: 9/5/1914. Place of Birth: Brechin, Scotland. Service: British Army. Rank: Sergeant. Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Royal Engineers] 201 Field Company Service Number: 1881028. Date of Capture: [unspecified]. Theatre of Capture: [unspecified]. Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIA Moosburg. PoW number: 127102. Date of Death: [unspecified]. Number of Photographs: 0. Number of Fingerprints: 0. Number of X-rays: 0. Number of Cards: 2. WO 416/106/109 Don't think Durie was awarded a Military Medal! Brechin Advertiser 25 June 1946
L/Cpl. Douglas Henderson, Coldstream Guards attached 11th Special Air Service enrolled Coldstream Guards 11th January 1939 Name: Douglas Henderson. Date of Birth: 20/8/1916. Place of Birth: Morpeth. Service: British Army. Rank: Corporal. Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Coldstream Guards]. Service Number: 2656847. Date of Capture: [unspecified]. Theatre of Capture: [unspecified]. Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIA Moosburg. PoW number: 132167. Date of Death: [unspecified]. Number of Photographs: 0. Number of Fingerprints: 0. Number of X-rays: 0. Number of Cards: 3. WO 416/172/310 www.lawrencepaterson.com/?page_id=526
Dvr. i/c. John Walker Crawford Name: John Walker Crawford. Date of Birth: 23/1/1913. Place of Birth: Dunbartonshire. Service: British Army. Rank: Corporal. Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Royal Engineers]. 243 Field Park Coy Service Number: 2003936. Date of Capture: [unspecified]. Theatre of Capture: Italy. Camp Name/Number: Oflag XIIB Hadamar. PoW number: 356. Date of Death: [unspecified]. Number of Photographs: 0. Number of Fingerprints: 0. Number of X-rays: 0. Number of Cards: 1. WO 416/81/474
Cpl. Joseph Grice Name: Joseph Grice. Date of Birth: 14/4/1912. Place of Birth: Sydney, Australia. Service: British Army. Rank: Corporal. Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [North Staffordshire Regiment]. No. 2 Commando Service Number: [5047781]. Date of Capture: [unspecified]. Theatre of Capture: [unspecified]. Camp Name/Number: Stalag XVIIA. PoW number: 154104. Date of Death: [unspecified]. Number of Photographs: 0. Number of Fingerprints: 0. Number of X-rays: 0. Number of Cards: 3. WO 416/151/239 Operation Colossus: The First British Airborne Raid of World War Two (April 2020) – Lawrence Paterson
Sapper David Low Struthers Name: David Low Struthers. Date of Birth: 19 October 1919. Place of Birth: Angus. Service: British Army. Rank: Private. Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Parachute Regiment, 241 Field Company, Royal Engineers Service Number: 2093371. Date of Capture: 13 February 1941. Theatre of Capture: Ceblio. Camp Name/Number: Stalag IVB Muhlberg. PoW number: 220358. Date of Death: [30 January 2006]. Number of Photographs: 1. Number of Fingerprints: 1. Number of X-rays: 0. Number of Cards: 2. WO 416/348/1 Operation Colossus: The First British Airborne Raid of World War Two (April 2020) – Lawrence Paterson
4447110 Pte. J. Parker, Durham Light Infantry 11th Special Air Service Bn awarded Military Medal Operation Colossus: The First British Airborne Raid of World War Two (April 2020) – Lawrence Paterson
1888304 L/Cpl. Robert Brimer Watson 11 Chemical Warfare T.B. att 11th Special Air Service Bn awarded Military Medal WO 373/100/801 Operation Colossus: The First British Airborne Raid of World War Two (April 2020) – Lawrence Paterson
5047114 L/Cpl. Harry Boulter, North Staffordshire Regiment No. 2 Commando awarded Military Medal WO 373/96/124
2564415 Sgt. Percy Priestley Clements, Leicestershire Regiment No. 2 Commando awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal. WO 373/94/268 Operation Colossus: The First British Airborne Raid of World War Two (April 2020) – Lawrence Paterson
Flight Lieutenant Lucky’s escape from the Germans is very interesting. After a number of failed escape attempts in Italy he was moved to Germany after the Italian armistice. Here he started to smoke cigarettes laced with aspirin which produced symptoms of heart failure, After numerous medical examinations he finally persuaded the authorities that he was seriously ill and was repatriated to the UK. On arrival in the UK he on 8 September 1944 he appeared before an RAF medical board who found no sign of any heart condition and he was rated as A 4B
