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SAS – Battle Ready: True Stories from Memorable Missions Around the World
By Dominic Utton
An Active Service: The Story of a Soldier's Life in the Grenadier Guards, SAS and SBS 1935-1958
By Richard Dorney
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 19657" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Bolitho </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Richard </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R. </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sergeant </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1211045 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>17th May 1943 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>23 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Reichswald Forest War Cemetery,Germany 21.E.1 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 1920 Kimberly,Nottinghamshire</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of William and Jane Bolitho,Portrush,Co.Antrim,Northern Ireland</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>RAF 1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2 RC 25.11.1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>4 RC 9.12.1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>RAF Calshot 10.1.1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1 RW 26.4.1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>7 ITW 10.5.1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>51 Group Pool 28.6.1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>ADRC 5.8.1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>RDU 6.10.1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>14 ITW 10.1.1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>9 AGS 5.6.1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>19 OTU 27.8.1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1654 CU 15.10.1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>9 Squadron 23.12.1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>27 Squadron 22.1.1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>617 Squadron 25.3.1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>air gunner</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lancaster ED864</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Op.Chastise (Mohne Dam)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>flew into high tension cables and crashed 0015 hours near Marbeck,Germany </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-bolitho.18563/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/18/18563-a4e3d277813d9fadd786d13b6edec3aa.jpg?1591400295" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-bolitho.8247/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/8/8247-2aac163901fb66c015c1166e40adf42d.jpg?1591389231" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-bolitho.18543/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/18/18543-42add2e1c91a93bab575fda1bfbbf784.jpg?1591400289" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a> </em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 19657, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Bolitho [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Richard [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R. [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Sergeant [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]1211045 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]DATE OF DEATH[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]17th May 1943 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AGE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]23 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]GRAVESITE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Reichswald Forest War Cemetery,Germany 21.E.1 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]born 1920 Kimberly,Nottinghamshire[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of William and Jane Bolitho,Portrush,Co.Antrim,Northern Ireland[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]RAF 1940[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]2 RC 25.11.1940[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]4 RC 9.12.1940[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]RAF Calshot 10.1.1941[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1 RW 26.4.1941[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]7 ITW 10.5.1941[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]51 Group Pool 28.6.1941[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]ADRC 5.8.1941[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]RDU 6.10.1941[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]14 ITW 10.1.1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]9 AGS 5.6.1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]19 OTU 27.8.1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1654 CU 15.10.1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]9 Squadron 23.12.1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]27 Squadron 22.1.1943[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]617 Squadron 25.3.1943[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]air gunner[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Lancaster ED864[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Op.Chastise (Mohne Dam)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]flew into high tension cables and crashed 0015 hours near Marbeck,Germany [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][URL="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-bolitho.18563/"][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/18/18563-a4e3d277813d9fadd786d13b6edec3aa.jpg?1591400295[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-bolitho.8247/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/8/8247-2aac163901fb66c015c1166e40adf42d.jpg?1591389231[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-bolitho.18543/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/18/18543-42add2e1c91a93bab575fda1bfbbf784.jpg?1591400289[/IMG][/URL] [/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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