Postby Brian Holmes » Tue Sep 14, 2010 7:11 pm
This may take a little time so here is MGB 326 first
MGB_326 James A Silver Ltd, Rosneath, Dumbartonshire 18/8/41
For Operation Jubilee - Raid on Dieppe 19/8/42
MID TLt Francis Douglas Russell-Roberts RNVR
DSM CMtrMch Robert Ringham Dawson C/MX72043
MID AB James Craig Carlyle C/JX260146
New Year Honours 1943
DSM TLSea Leslie Richard Jones D/JX137296
For Operations Abercrombie, Bristle and Biting- secret operations in the Channel (Gazette Date - 13/4/43)
MID TLtCdr Francis Douglas Russell-Roberts RNVR
DSM AB Dugald McFarlane C/JX225197
For combined operations on enemy coasts (Gazette Date - 6/7/43)
MID TLt William John Kempner RNVR
MID LSto Oliver William George Parr P/KX85753
For Operation Neptune - For gallantry and devotion to duty during the landings in Normandy (Gazette Date - 14/11/44)
DSC TLt Neville Arthur Breeze RNVR
MID AB George Victor Talbot P/JX326563
New Year Honours 1945
MID AB James Craig Carlyle C/JX260146
Known Crew
TLtCdr Francis Douglas Russell-Roberts RNVR
TLt Neville Arthur Breeze RNVR
TLt William John Kempner RNVR (Commanding Officer)
TLt Francis Douglas Russell-Roberts RNVR
TSLt Alasdair Macdonald Watson RNVR joined the RNVR at Rosyth 2/8/40. HMS King Alfred 7-8/41, HMS St Christopher, HMS Midge 2/42. First Lieutenant MGB 326 1/42 Served in MGB 505 in 1943 First Lieutenant MGB 317 31/5/43 First Lieutenant MGB 312 11/10/43 Commanding Officer MGB 330 10/4/44 Commanding Officer MTB 5001 1945 when the boat was sunk Commanding Officer MTB 764 21/5/45 Senior Officer German E Boats at HMS Hornet Commanding Officer MTB 2012 1945 Commanding Officer MTB 2017 1946 Transferred to permanent RNVR 1951 Commanding Officer HMS Scotia (RNR Headquarters at Rosyth) 1958-66 RNR ADC to the Queen 1967-68 Commanding Officer HMS Claverhouse (RNR Clyde) 1968-69. Retired 27/12/70 as a Capt. Teacher math and science and coach of rugby and athletics at Dalhousie Castle, Melville House, Ladybank and Clifton Hall schools from 1946 on. President of the Combined Operations Association based near Furnace. MID 1943, DSC 1945 and VRD 1960 and 1970. Born 24/2/20 at Edinburgh and died at Muthill, Perthshire 25/3/2007
CMtrMch Robert Ringham Dawson C/MX72043
LSto Oliver William George Parr P/KX85753
TLSea Leslie Richard Jones D/JX137296
AB James Craig Carlyle C/JX260146
AB Dugald McFarlane C/JX225197
AB George Victor Talbot P/JX326563 who died on 12/06/1944 Age:, 21 Son of Arthur J. and May L. Talbot, of Hillingdon, Middlesex
War Activities
12th MGB Flotilla
MGB 313, MGB 315, MGB 318, MGB 320, MGB 321, MGB 323, MGB 326 and MGB 327
1/42 At Great Yarmouth
14th MGB Flotilla
Employed on clandestine operations supporting resistance activities in France.
27/2/42 Operation Biting
MGB 312, MGB 315, MGB 316, MGB 317 and MGB 326 support the on Bruneval
Airborne forces and an RAF technician are dropped just behind the coast where they dismantle a German Wurzburg Radar and carry away significant parts of it to the beach. Troops are recovered by landing craft escorted by the MGBs.
19/8/42 Operation Jubilee - Raid on Dieppe
SGB 5 (Grey Owl) ,SGB 9
MGB 50, MGB 51, MGB 312, MGB 315, MGB 316, MGB 317,MGB 320, MGB 321, MGB 323, MGB 326
ML 120, ML 123, ML 189, ML 190, ML 193,ML 194, ML 230, ML 246, ML 292, ML 309, ML 343, ML 344, ML 346, RML 513
Operation Abercrombie - secret operation in the Channel (Gazette Date - 13/4/43)
Operation Bristle - secret operation in the Channel (Gazette Date - 13/4/43)
27/2/43 Operation Carpenter III.
MGB 326 attempts to land and bury stores at Ile Stagadon but fail to find a site with sufficient sand to allow burial.
29/4/43 Operation Mango.
MGB 326 attempts to land one agent and stores but fails due to bad weather.
1st Coastal Force Flotilla
MGB 312, MGB 316, MGB 317, MGB 324, MGB 326 and MGB 330
Operation Neptune
Invasion of Normandy
Juno Beach for assault then ETF
28/6/44 Sunk by mine off Normandy