The Namsos Campaign in Norway, was fought between Anglo-French/Norwegian forces, and German forces. After heavy fighting, the German forces took the upper hand, and the decision was made to evacuate. A convoy of destroyers under the command of Lord Louis Mountbatten, was sent from Scapa Flow to rescue the allied troops.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Evacuation of Namsos
Capt Richard Stannard, V.C. (1902 - 1977) R.N.V.R., hero of the evacuation of...
Captain Eric Ellington Doorly was born on 1 December 1920 in East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, USA, the youngest of the three children of Edward Doorly (1873-1952) and Hallie R. Doorly née Mar...
Henry Percy Goodwin was the son of Warren Herbert Goodwin. His birth was registered in the 1st quarter of 1886 in the Chelsea registration district which means he could have been born in late 1885 ...
Awarded the VC for his heroism on 8-9 March 1918, age 38, while serving in the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). "Realising he was cut off, his most determined resistance and fighting spir...
Town in Egypt. The name means 'two worlds'. It was the scene of two battles in 1942, fought by Britain and its allies against the axis of Germany and Italy.
Arthur Henry Tyler was born on 27 February 1896, the fifth of the seven children of Frederick Elihu Tyler (1864-1930) and Mary Elizabeth Tyler née Arscott (1861-1906). His birth was registered in t...
