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1/4 Sept 6, 1944 A Sqn, 1SAS, wound up Operation Houndsworth, 3 months after parachuting into the Morvan. Capt John Wiseman (rt) led the squadron into Joigny. Lt Tom Moore wrote: 'The great move home started. The convoy consisted of 18 civilian cars, 2 German trucks & 6 jeeps.'

On 9 Feb 1945, Col (Dr) Maurice King MB (TCD), OBE, MC & Bar (WW1) from Dublin🇮🇪, was KIA & buried in Caserta Cemetery🇮🇹 (near Naples). He joined the RAMC🇬🇧 in 1915 & served in Egypt & France. Was with the BEF in France 1940, then in N Africa & finally Allied Command in Italy🇮🇹.

The tragic story of the 3 Lidwill brothers from Templemore Co Tipperary🇮🇪. Arthur a Fusilier in The Royal Scots Fusiliers🇬🇧, died on 17th July 1944 aged 24 in Normandy & was buried in Cheux🇫🇷. George a Captain in the Green Howards🇬🇧, died aged 28 on 29th April 1940 in Norway🇳🇴.

“They stayed, and will stay, because it is their job to do so. A directive issued by an invading army would never shift them, nor would a hand on the shoulder from a persuasive Hezbollah”. #IrishPolBatt #ValuesInAction☘️🇮🇪☘️

1/5 Remembering this day Alf Tighe, MM, of the Long Range Desert Group. Killed in action October 10, 1944. This is Alf, right, with Ron Moore, not long after they had come through a brutal ordeal in the North African desert in February 1941. Ron was a Kiwi, Alf from Manchester.

1/2 A conversation began yesterday about the fact there's no LRDG badge on the graves of its fallen personnel. When in 1948 a memorial was unveiled in Westminster Abbey commemorating the Submarine Service, Commandos, Airborne Forces & Special Air Service, the LRDG was overlooked.

18thRegt.of Foot Royal Irish Regiment(&SIH)Assoc.™ WW2TV Paul Woodadge Thank you. And thanks to Paul for the invitation. Always good to have the length of time for a proper in-depth discussion where thoughts and opinions can we exchanged.

Remembering today Lt. Eoin McGonigal, formerly 11 Commando, then 1SAS KIA 18/11/41 aged 20 at Timini, near Tobruk. He was Blair’s closest friend meeting at Queen's University Belfast 🎓 and serving @Queens_UOTC both commissioned #RoyalUlsterRifles then #SAS #SpecialAirService #WW2 #WhoDaresWins

If you're in Birr/Crinkill on 8 December, why not pop along? #Birr #Offaly

Great to have launched this last night in #Birr. The book is priced at 10 euro, for anyone interested, I have a few copies, feel free to DM me if interested in one!

No more lies or myths. This Top Secret document from May 1941 gives the true story of 🇮🇪🇬🇧 cooperation in WW2.

Very timely, in today's Mail on Sunday - "Ex-defence chiefs lead calls for SAS legend to get posthumous VC for wartime heroics." Please share to spread the word - let's get this over the line and a great wrong rightly corrected. Thanks.🙏 dailymail.co.uk/tv/article-142…

I'm after any surviving relatives of sergeant Harold White from Wednesbury ,one of the original members of the SAS under Paddy Mayne and David Stirling he also played for West Bromwich Albion before and after WW11 please DM and re post 🙏👍

Privileged to be in attendance for posthumous award of Distinguished Service Medal with Honour to Pte Billy Kedian for actions in #UNIFIL 31st May 1999. Billy made the ultimate sacrifice, to safe lives of his comrades #Hero RIP Comrade Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dilis. ☘️🇮🇪☘️

OTD in 1945 Blair displayed ‘an act of unsurpassed gallantry’ near Oldenburg, Germany for which he was recommended for a Victoria Cross - later denied & for which we are still campaigning #BlairMayne #PaddyMayne #SAS #WW2 #BlairDeservesHisVC

No words needed really!

Best wishes to British & Irish Lions Blair was Lion #307 a member of the 1938 tour to South Africa #Lions2025 #LionsTour2025

1/2 France & Britain have different approaches to yobs who desecrate war memorials. A Moroccan who on Tuesday lit a cigarette from the flame on the tomb of France's unknown soldier was arrested & has had his residency card withdrawn. The Met police shrug. shorturl.at/QnS8p

For every retweet of this post, I will donate £1 to the Victoria Cross and George Cross Association up to £50,000. Time is running out following Imperial War Museums’s decision to close the Lord Ashcroft Gallery. Visit while you still can, to honour the bravery of those who risked so much to protect our great nation.