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Howard became the consummate dramatic actor.Saw him first in #CockleshellHeroes(Cubby Broccoli produced)and never missed a further opportunity to see his films.Even in supporting roles he could be memorable e.g.#TheCountofMonteChristo
(1975)as the Abbé Faria.But it’s his role in David Lean’s #BriefEncounter as Alec to Celia Johnson’s Laura that sticks in my mind.
Remembering the marvellous English actress Dora Bryan was born (Dora Broadbent) on this day in 1923. #DoraBryan #ATasteOfHoney #TheGreenMan #TheGreatStTriniansTrainRobbery #TheBlueLamp #GiftHorse #CockleshellHeroes #CarryOnSergeant #HandsOfTheRipper #LastOfTheSummerWine
Remembering the British actor Percy Herbert who was born on this day in 1920. He was a Japanese prisoner of war for four years and advised David Lean on The Bridge on the River Kwai. He died in 1992 #PercyHerbert #TheBridgeOnTheRiverKwai #CarryOnJack #SeaOfSand #CockleshellHeroes
Just finished Bill Sparks' memoirs on Operation Frankton, raids in the Aegean and beyond.
A very good read but his lifelong difficult relationship with Blondie Hasler featured heavily and is clearly a story in its own right.
@books2cover
#WW2 #Frankton #CockleshellHeroes
Thank you Paris: that’s a wrap!
#CockleshellHeroes
This year on our veterans retreat we spent a day & night on the picturesque Atlantic coast at the top corner of the Gironde estuary, on the Cote d’Argent in the Medoc peninsula. #Bordeaux #CockleshellHeroes #LestWeForget
A privilege to attend this morning's moving Service of commemoration, at the #CockleshellHeroes Memorial, #RoyalMarines Memorial Gardens, #Eastney - marking the 80th anniversary of #OperationFrankton.
#Portsmouth
Yesterday, @bbcpointswest spoke to @TheoRycroft who attended commemorations for the 80th anniversary of #OperationFrankton in memory of the #CockleshellHeroes. #lestweforget 🇬🇧🇫🇷 👇
80 years ago, Dec 1942. The @RoyalMarines #BoomPatrol Detachment launched the daring raid on #Bordeaux port using canoes launched from a submarine: Operation #Frankton.
We joined our friends, partners & allies to celebrate this anniversary of the #CockleshellHeroes.
#otd 7 December 1942 – World War II: British commandos conduct Operation Frankton, a raid on shipping in Bordeaux harbour.
#Britishhistory #secondworldwar #Britishcommandos #cockleshellheroes
On this day in 1942 ten @RoyalMarines were carrying out a daring raid on German ships in occupied France.
Six vessels were mined after they paddled up the Gironde to Bordeaux but only two of the team survived. We’re at @PHDockyard to hear the story of the #CockleshellHeroes
Firefighter Kris Whitworth pays tribute to #CockleshellHeroes on 80th anniversary.
It was one of the most daring missions of World War II – and from Friday 2nd December Kirs joined in a tribute to a group of brave marines.
👉 https://t.co/aI3xu7W4yI
Honoured to welcome the attendees & lay a wreath on behalf of @WirralCouncil at the Operation Frankton Memorial today. Immortalised in the film #CockleshellHeroes it is particularly poignant in #Wirral as Corporal Albert Laver ‘Crayfish’ was a young man from Birkenhead.
Grateful to be on the #cockshell22 team and having the chance to speak about and raise the awareness of the importance of the mission and veterans mental health. #80thanniversary #cockleshellheroes #stockport #jamesconway #mercianregiment #royalmarines #veterans #MentalHealth
We are re-enacting the teams Operation this year to mark the 80th Anniversary. The team are meeting the Mayor of Stockport and the media tomorrow. Please share and come join us tomorrow afternoon. #jamesconway #cockleshellheroes #stockport #stockportheroe #80anniversary
My blog post this month is on the #CockleshellHeroes - a group of 12 marines who in #WW2 were tasked to blow up some German ships in #Bordeaux. I
https://t.co/SWyEOvlFVL
#historyblog #worldwarheroes #canveyisland #operationfrankton #combinedoperations #canoes #commandorder
The aftermath of the raid! Sadly, I couldn't find who did the model work for the film but none the less it provides an impressive climax to the film.
Listen to our chat about the film here: https://t.co/VXCnDIWEXz
#FightingOnFilm #WarMovies #Podcast #CockleshellHeroes
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