Thomas Blackburn

In memoriam

He was in the Cheshire Yeomanry and and No. 50 Commando. Service No. 321988. He was killed in action aged 22 yrs. He was reported missing presumed drowned during operations on the enemy occupied Greek island of Kastellorizo. Report by Trooper Weston: "During operations on the island of Casterosa on or about 28th February 1941, I was on a patrol in a section consisting of Cpl. Bate (Section Commander), Tpr. Pollard, Tpr Blackburn, Pte. Tunstall, myself and two others, when owing to a large party of the enemy landing between us and our lines we were forced to stay as we were. We tried for 2 days to return to our own lines. When our forces withdrew we were left behind. The following night Cpl. Bate and Pte Tunstall volunteered to swim to the Turkish shore and get a boat for the remainder of the section as two of us were poor swimmers. We never saw them again. One night later the remainder of us set out for the Turkish shore. I entered the water with Tpr. Pollard and Tpr Blackburn but in the dark we lost contact. They never reached the other side. I never saw anything of Tpr. Robinson."   (Source:- https://www.commandoveterans.org/)

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