MUSK, Eric
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Rank:
Lance Corporal
Unit / Base:
7 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Cambridgeshire Regiment
Service:
Army
Number:
5830939
Lance Corporal Eric Musk was wounded during operations in Crete on 28 May 1941 whilst his unit were designated as part of Layforce. He avoided capture at Crete and later served in the SAS.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/28.
[Image] Cropped from one provided by Reg Seekings, son of Robert Seekings 7 Cdo & SAS.
Notes
He is shown on CasLists as 3 SS Bn., The Special Service Bn's. were a short lived unit designation. 3 SS Bn. was formed from Nos.4 and 7 Commando but they reverted back to their Commando designations during the period No.7 left for the Middle East as part of Layforce. He took part in the documentary produced in 1999 on DVD called The Story of the SAS
He is shown on CasLists as 3 SS Bn., The Special Service Bn's. were a short lived unit designation. 3 SS Bn. was formed from Nos.4 and 7 Commando but they reverted back to their Commando designations during the period No.7 left for the Middle East as part of Layforce. He took part in the documentary produced in 1999 on DVD called The Story of the SAS
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