Benghazi War Cemetery, Libya
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4FRASER, Thomas Coupar
Private
2934226
No 11 Commando
'Layforce'
Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Thomas Fraser, 10 Troop, died during operations in the Western Desert. He had been one of the raiding party of Operation Flipper, the raid on Rommel's HQ. Son of Leslie D. and Annie H. Fraser, of Parkhead, Glasgow.
Sources
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KEYES, Lt Col. Geoffrey Charles Tasker, VC
Lieutenant Colonel
71081
No 11 Commando
'Layforce'
Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons), Royal Armoured Corps
Victoria Cross (VC)
Military Cross (MC)
Croix de Guerre (France)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey Keyes MC died during the commando raid on Rommel's HQ. Posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. Son of Admiral of the Fleet Roger John Brownlow Keyes, G.C.B., K.C.V.O., C.M:G., D.S.O., A.D.C., 1st Baron Keyes, and of Lady Keyes (nee Bowlby), of Buckingham.
MACQUARRIE, Donald Maclean
Lance Corporal
3319006
No 11 Commando
'Layforce'
Gordon Highlanders
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Donald MacQuarrie, 8 troop, died of wounds during operations in the Middle East. Initially reported as missing on 24 November 1941 then as wounded and a prisoner of war (since recaptured).
Son of Donald Maclean MacQuarrie and Rosina Wanless Mills MacQuarrie, of Wallsend, Northumberland.
STONE, Sidney James
Sergeant
2692673
No 8 Commando
SAS
Scots Guards
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Sidney Stone was serving with "L" Detachment, S.A.S. Bde Special Air Service Regiment, A.A.C. at the time of his death, having previously served in No. 8 Commando.
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