RODERICK, Douglas
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Known as:
Douggie
Rank:
Fusilier
Unit / Base:
3 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Scots Fusiliers
Service:
Army
Number:
3129241
Honours & Awards:
Born:
Monday, January 28, 1918
Died :
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Douggie Roderick volunteered for No 3 Commando when it was first formed in 1940. He was badly burned during the Vaagso raid when a phosphorous bomb hit their boat. It was during this action that he received a Mention in Despatches.
After his recovery in hospital he rejoined No 3 Commando serving with them until receiving a severe head wound in March 1944 which ended his Commando service.
A member of the London Branch of the original Commando Association until their stand down in 2005, Douggie was a strong supporter of the new Commando Veterans Association. He remained a member of the association until his death in 2016.
Sources
London Gazette 35510, page 1506.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/36.
London Gazette 35510, page 1506.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/36.
[Image] Tarnia Townshend (granddaughter).
Photo of Commando in Gallery:
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