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Tragino (Operation Colossus)
Towards the end of 1940 at a meeting in London, a decision was taken based on information from a civil engineering firm (Geor...
Douglas Henderson enlisted into the Coldstream Guards before volunteering for ‘special duties’.Pte Henderson became a commando and then a member of No2 (Parachute) Commando later 11th Special Air Service Battalion (11 SAS Bn).
L/Cpl Henderson was a member of X Troop who jumped on Operation Colossus at Tragino, where he was captured and held as a prisoner of war.
Service History
- Date not known No 2 Commando
- Date not known 11 SAS Battalion (Lance Corporal)
