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Search to identify hero of forgotten Dunkirk | Bridport and Lyme Regis News

A search has been launched to trace the family of a fallen hero who died following “the forgotten Dunkirk” more than 80 years ago. The 51st Highland Division soldier evaded capture during the battle of St Valery-en-Caux in Normandy and was hidden by a French family, but was later discovered by the Germans and shot. The Second World War battle on June 12 1940 led to around 10,000 mainly Scottish soldiers from the 51st Highland Division being captured. They continued the fight on the Continent in support of the French after the Dunkirk evacuations had been completed, but a flotilla of ships sent to rescue the troops was unable to reach them due to fog and the proximity of German artillery above the town.

Search to identify hero of forgotten Dunkirk | Kidderminster Shuttle

A search has been launched to trace the family of a fallen hero who died following “the forgotten Dunkirk” more than 80 years ago. The 51st Highland Division soldier evaded capture during the battle of St Valery-en-Caux in Normandy and was hidden by a French family, but was later discovered by the Germans and shot. The Second World War battle on June 12 1940 led to around 10,000 mainly Scottish soldiers from the 51st Highland Division being captured. They continued the fight on the Continent in support of the French after the Dunkirk evacuations had been completed, but a flotilla of ships sent to rescue the troops was unable to reach them due to fog and the proximity of German artillery above the town.

Search to identify hero of forgotten Dunkirk | Richmond and Twickenham Times

A search has been launched to trace the family of a fallen hero who died following “the forgotten Dunkirk” more than 80 years ago. The 51st Highland Division soldier evaded capture during the battle of St Valery-en-Caux in Normandy and was hidden by a French family, but was later discovered by the Germans and shot. The Second World War battle on June 12 1940 led to around 10,000 mainly Scottish soldiers from the 51st Highland Division being captured. They continued the fight on the Continent in support of the French after the Dunkirk evacuations had been completed, but a flotilla of ships sent to rescue the troops was unable to reach them due to fog and the proximity of German artillery above the town.

Search for family of executed WW2 Highland soldier

BBC News Published image captionOne of the only clues to the soldier s identity is a hand-written note from 1940 A search has begun to find the family of a soldier executed by German troops in a cemetery during World War Two. The soldier, who was a 51st Highlander, had managed to evade capture by hiding with a local family after the Battle of St Valery-en-Caux in June 1940. However, after several weeks he was found by German troops who marched him through the French town, forced him to dig his own grave then shot him. One of the few clues to his identity is the name Keller Len Scott.

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