Re: Major Robert Cain VC - Clarkson & Thomas Durrant
Its worth seeing Clarksons documentary on this and the St Nazaire Raid, which are actually rather good and easily findable on youtube.
With that in mind Sgt Thomas Durrant who took part in the St Nazaire raid and at the age of 23, providing cover for others basically had a gun battle in a small wooden ship against a destroyer, and fought until he died from wounds.
The German captain of the destroyer actually sought out officers from the raid who had been captured and told them he should get a VC.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
