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OPERATION GAIN
I Was In Noah's Ark
I Was In Noah's Ark
By Francis Reid
The Guy Liddell Diaries, Volume II: 1942-1945
The Guy Liddell Diaries, Volume II: 1942-1945
By Nigel West
OPERATION GAIN
Operation Gain involved 58 men of the SAS being dropped into the area around Orleans. Its role was to sabotage the rail links running through the area and prevent German supplies passing through. They were also effective in tying down German forces, but were caught in a number of ambushes, with ten men dying including commander Major Fenwick. The remainder linked up with the advancing US Forces in mid August.
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  1. SAS Bryson, William (Barney)

    SURNAME Bryson FORENAME William (Barney) UNIT 1 SAS (D Squadron) RANK Corporal NUMBER 2880083 DATE OF DEATH 17th June 1944 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Bayeux Memorial,France Panel 18 Column 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit Army Air Corps former Royal Scots Greys (2 Royal...

  2. SAS Brook, Harold

    SURNAME Brook FORENAME Harold UNIT 1 SAS (D Squadron) RANK Lance Corporal NUMBER 2615070 DATE OF DEATH 17th June 1944 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Bayeux Memorial,France Panel 18 Column 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit Army Air Corps former Grenadier Guards born...

  3. SAS Bowen, John Seymour

    SURNAME Bowen FORENAME John Seymour UNIT 1 SAS (D Squadron) RANK Private NUMBER 899930 DATE OF DEATH 17th June 1944 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Bayeux Memorial,France Panel 18 Column 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit Army Air Corps former Royal Artillery born Staffordshire...

  4. SAS Barker, Thomas James

    SURNAME Barker FORENAME Thomas James (Tot) UNIT 1 SAS (D Squadron) RANK Private NUMBER 6986237 DATE OF DEATH 9th August 1944 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Marissel French National Cemetery,France Coll.grave 326-329 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit Army Air Corps born 1924...

  5. SAS Arbuckle, James Fleming Spiers

    SURNAME Arbuckle FORENAME James Fleming Spiers UNIT 1 SAS (D Squadron) RANK Private NUMBER 2985863 DATE OF DEATH 17th June 1944 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Bayeux Memorial,France Panel 18 Column 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit Army Air Corps born West Lothian son of Robert and...
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