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A person has no protected right to lie about another person.
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Suez & Roll of Honour Suez Canal-1956
Any serviceman killed on Active Service in the Suez Canal Zone in the early fifties during the "Emergency" was buried in one of the following Cemeteries
1) Cairo-New British Protestant Cemetery
2) Fayid War Cemetery
3) Moascar War cemetery
4) Port Said Military Cemetery
The Photograph opposite is of Fayid War Cemetery and shows rows of neat well kept graves, beautifully laid out, and well marked.
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On 31st October, with RAF aircraft already pounding Egypt, A Royal Navy Task Force left Malta comprised of H.M.S. Eagle, H.M.S. Albion and H.M.S. Bulwark carrying Fleet Air Arm aircraft and H.M.S. Ocean and H.M.S. Thesues carrying helicopters and troops bound for the beaches. The LST Lofoten, with men and equipment of No.45 Commando onboard, also accompanied the fleet with its escort of destroyers and frigates. Meanwhile, the cruiser H.M.S. Newfoundland encountered an unknown contact while on patrol at the southern end of the canal zone. The target, on being challenged, opened fire on the cruiser causing minor damage.
The Newfoundland replied with her 6 inch guns and sunk the Egyptian frigate Domiat after six minutes, 69 of her crew being rescued. At 4.44am on 5th November, six hundred men of 3 Para were dropped from RAF Hasting and Valetta aircraft onto El Gamil airfield. They soon secured the airfield and achieved all their objectives during the day, and were reinforced when another drop of 100 men and equipment was made in the afternoon.
The Seaborne landings the following morning were at Port Said and the French held Port Fuad. Nos. 40 and 42 commando made an assault landing in LVTs (Landing Vehicle Tracked) supported by a number of centurion tanks. No.45 Commando was flown ashore by Six Whirlwinds and Six Sycamore helicopters from H.M.S. Ocean and Whirlwinds from H.M.S. Theseus, landing virtually unopposed, although a few pockets of determined resistance were dealt with by the Close Air Support which was always present.
By the end of the day, the Allied forces had consolidated their positions and were confident that the Suez canal would be in their hands within the next 24 hours. During the night the first LSTs berthed at Port Said and began unloading their Centurion tanks.
At that point, the Allies were forced to withdraw under pressure from the United Nations and Russia. A Ceasefire coming into effect at 2345 on 6th November. The troops began to evacuate on 7th December and the last troops left on 22nd December.
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If I should die, think only this of me:
That there's some corner of a foreign field
That is for ever England. There shall be
In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;
A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,
Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam,
A body of England's, breathing English air,
Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.
And think, this heart, all evil shed away,
A pulse in the eternal mind, no less
Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given;
Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day;
And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness,
In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.
Rupert Brooke
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These pages are dedicated to those, who lost their lives during the Anglo- French Invasion of Port Said Egypt 1956
FOR THOSE WHO DIED IN OPERATION "MUSKETEER"- 1956
3 COMMANDO BRIGADE
ROYAL MARINES
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40 Commando RM
Marine L. DUDHILL
Killed 6th November 1956
Marine R. J FUDGE
Killed 6th November 1956
Lieutenant P W McCARTHY
Killed in Action.6th November 1956
Lieutenant E A UFTON
Killed in Action. 6th November 1956
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42 Commando RM
Sergeant D. H. A DENNIS
Killed by a sniper 6th November 1956
He had previously been wounded when serving with
40 Commando RM in Palestine in 1948
Marine D. HOWARD
Killed 6th November 1956
Marine B. J PRICE
Killed 6th November 1956
Marine B. J SHORT
killed 6th November 1956
45 Commando RM
Marine C. E GOODFELLOW
Killed 6th November 1956
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ARMY
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Royal Armoured Corps
Sgt. B. Kislo Royal Armoured Corps
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The Royal Tank Regiment
Trooper G. A MORTON
6th Royal Tank Regiment
Died 9 November 1956
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THE MEMORY of the day he was parachuted into a war zone in Egypt, to take part in face-to-face battle with the enemy in the 1956 Suez war, is never far from Eric Doyle’s mind.
His home in Allenton is filled with memorabilia and photographs of the eight years he spent, first in the Merchant Navy and then in the 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment – and his family and friends love to hear about his exploits as a young man.
In 1955, he was the Champion Recruit with the 3rd Paras. But it was the part he played in Operation Musketeer, a daring and dangerous plan by the British Government to seize the town and port of Suez, in Egypt, during the confrontation with President Nasser over the Suez Canal, which was the most memorable.
It was a campaign undertaken with great valour by the parachutists who were dropped on to El Gamil airfield and had to be ready for immediate action.
It all happened at early light on November 5, 1956, and, 50 years on to the day, Eric will be reunited with many of his old Para pals when they gather for a special anniversary reunion at Aldershot.
So proud are the Doyle family of him that Guy Fawkes’ Night celebrations in Derby will be given a miss as he takes along his son Alfred, brother Peter and his eight grandsons to join in the regiment’s special festivities.
Said Eric ( “They’ve all heard so much about it, so often, and I knew they’d like to come. I’ve hired a minibus and we’ll have a weekend and a nice meal together. They won’t be able to come along to the actual regimental ‘do’, but we’ll all meet up and have a great time.”
In 1956, when the Suez Crisis occurred, the 3rd Parachute Regiment was stationed in Cyprus and Commanding Officer, Lt-Col Paul Crook, was told to prepare his units for the top secret raid.
Total surprise was essential and, at about 4.15 on the morning of November 5, the first of the 660 men began to drop onto the airfield.
Due to a shortage of aircraft, and because the Hastings, Valetta and Dakota aircraft used were unable to carry heavy equipment, the men landed with no heavy weapons support. However, they did have the benefit of cover because, fearing a landing from the air, the Egyptians had placed sand-filled oil drums around the airfield which the parachutists were able to dodge behind, resulting in far fewer casualties than might have been expected.
No personal weapons were carried during their descent, so they then had to break open the containers carrying their small arms and ammunition before moving in to attack. Though heavily armed, the enemy troops had all their equipment facing skyward in preparation for an air raid.
Said Eric: “We were ill-equipped. In fact, all our guys had were 303 Lee Enfield single shot rifles against their Belgian FN automatic firing guns with fixed bayonets. But they weren’t prepared for us so we were able to shoot down the enemy and then grab their guns.
“There was a lot of smoke and a tremendous amount of noise. I was one of the first out, dropping from a Valetta. We just took them to pieces.”
Eric said the involvement of the RAF in the action was immense. “They were absolutely great,” he said.
But, unfortunately, he lost pals in the conflict – 3 Para lost four men, 36 were wounded and 17 taken prisoner.
Operation Musketeer became known as The Last Drop because it was the 3rd Parachute Regiment’s first and last combat jump by a battalion group since the Second World War.
Eric returned with his unit to Cyprus and, in 1957, married his fiancee, Pat Smith, at Derby Registry Office.
The following year, he left the Army and returned to civilian life where he worked until retirement in steel erecting at power stations. Sadly, in 1972, Pat died of cancer, at the age of 32, leaving Eric to bring up their three children.
Born in the West End, he was one of 10 children. His parent, Alf and Clara Doyle, lived in a two-up, two-down, back-to-back house with an outside toilet in Willow Row.
He attended Reginald Street School and, in his early days, did jobs at the old Grand Theatre and worked on travelling fairground shows.
He joined the Merchant Navy in 1949, working on several ships, including the Queen Mary, until 1955 when he was “kicked out” after missing the boat in South Africa.
That was when he joined the 3rd Parachute Regiment, with whom he spent three years and enjoyed every minute.
“I had, and still have, many great friends there. It’s nice to meet up with them from time to time. I think this year’s 50th anniversary will be something special.”
He still remembers the night before “the last drop” when he was singing Buddy Can You Spare a Dime in the NAAFI, just a few hours before there was a briefing and he and his pals were making the 30-minute flight to Port Said.
“I was always Jack the lad so I was going to be first out of that plane. I was older than the others, 21 while most of them were about 18.
“We were all very well trained. It’s such a pity the whole thing happened. War never seems to solve things.”
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Keep of this subject, this is a warning, British soldiers are getting killed to defend our freedom. 
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yES freedom from Allah,
After 2ooo years of having God shoved down our throats.
and governments giving them tax relief to do it.
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History of the El Gamil Group
In 1956 the British Government decided that the town and port of Suez in Egypt had to be taken by British troops and the honour of the assault was awarded to the 3rd Battalion, Para Regt.
Accordingly, on 5th November 1956, the attack was launched, led by the Colonel of the 3rd Battalion P E Crook, but as there was insufficient aircraft for a single drop the planes used, Hastings, Valettas and Dakotas, delivered half of the Battalion in a dawn attack from low level, then had to return to Cyprus to enplane the second half, which were dropped in several hours later.
Both drops, of course comprised not only 3 Para but also their comrades from the essential Supporting Arms Units, Royal Signals, REME, Medics etc etc, without whom no Parachute Battalion can function effectively.
This attack, codenamed “Operation Musketeer” was in every way a total military success which achieved its designated objectives. However, politics intervened and after several days, all troops returned to Cyprus on a troop ship. This attack still remains the only Airborne Operation of Battalion strength since the 39/45 war. Successful or not, there is always a price to pay for doing one’s duty and four of the assault forces remained in foreign soil.
ROLL OF HONOUR
KILLED IN ACTION
Pte T Barnett
Pte T Bates
Pte R Sumners
DIED OF WOUNDS
Cpl J Woods
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