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26 December 1943 Loss of Philip Atterbury Ayton
Summary
Loss of Philip Atterbury Ayton
Location Details
Diary Entry
On Christmas Day in 1943 Captain Philip. Ayton led the only Allied raid on Jersey “Operation Hardtack 28”. At the end of the mission, while attempting to signal a Royal Navy Machine Gunboat (MGB 329) for extraction, Philip Ayton stood on an improvised explosive device receiving mortal wounds and sadly passing away the following day.
Info on the raid here https://www.jerseybunkertours.com/operation-hardtack-28
Captain
PHILIP ATTERBURY AYTON
Service Number 184637
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Section Special Boat Service
Source of Information
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