MACLEAN, Alexander Robert
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Known as:
Alex
Rank:
Sergeant (later Second Lieutenant)
Unit / Base:
2 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Fusiliers
Service:
Army
Number:
6465533 & 304641
Operations:
Sergeant Alexander Maclean, 3 Troop, was one of the commando contingent embarked on Motor Launch ML 156 for Operation Chariot, the raid at St. Nazaire 28 March 1942. He was evacuated back to the UK after the raid [1].
He remained with No.2 Commando attaining the rank of Troop Sergeant Major [2].
15 January 1944 commissioned Second Lieutenant in The Buffs [3].
Sources
[1] St Nazaire Society website.
{2] Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 94 issued March 1992.
[3] London Gazette 36427, page 1270.
3 Troop image in 2 Commando gallery.
Photo of Commando in Gallery:
Yes
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