FINNEY, William

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Rank: 
Trooper later Lance Corporal
Unit / Base: 
4 Commando
Regiment/Corps: 
Royal Armoured Corps
Service: 
Army
Number: 
7903742
Honours & Awards: 
Military Medal (MM)
Trooper William Finney was awarded the Military Medal in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the combined attack on Dieppe.
Recommendation
"Operation Jubilee, Dieppe Area 19th August 1942.
Trooper Finney showed great courage and a high sense of duty by climbing a telegraph pole and, under heavy fire in broad daylight, cutting lateral communications which were of extreme importance to the enemy. He was fully exposed, but worked coolly with wire-cutters and, although the pole to which he was clinging was hit several times, Finney bore a charmed life and got down again uninjured. Recommended by Lt. Col. Lord Lovat."
  • Post war member of the Commando Association from Letchworth, Herts.
Source
London Gazette 35729, page 4328.
Award Recommendations / National Archives file WO373/93/833.
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 87 issued Sept. 1988.
 
Additional content: 
Dieppe - Operation Jubilee
4 Commando 'C' Troop names
Archive pages : 
No 4 Commando

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