He was part of a daring plan which Winston Churchill said helped shorten the Second World War by six months
Marine David Moffat was one of eight servicemen who died taking part in a commando raid using kayaks on ships in German-occupiedduring the Second World War. Operation Frankton took place in December 1942, damaging six vessels in the port of Bordeaux. Prime Minister at the time, Winston Churchill believed the mission shortened the war by six months. Only two of the 10 servicemen involved survived, with Marine Moffat and Corporal George Sheard dying after their kayak capsized.
Six others were executed under the High Command of the German armed forces’ Commando Order, which decreed Allied commandos should be summarily executed even if they were in uniform. The raid was carried out by a small unit of Royal Marines known as the Royal Marines Boom Patrol Detachment, includingThe men’s story, although fictionalised, was made into a 1955 film, The Cockleshell Heroes, starring Trevor Howard, which is still frequently shown on television.
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