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AJAXNETPHOTO_16TH OCTOBER 2007, EASTNEY, PORTSMOUTH,ENGLAND. - COCKLESHELL HEROES REPLICA - (l-r) EXPEDITION LEADER MARINE LEE HANMORE, LT.COL. STEVE RICHARDS, CORPS COMMANDER AND COPRORAL RICHARD MELIA. THE TWO MARINES DEMONSTRATED THE FIRST OF TWO REPLICA 15FT WOOD AND CANVAS CANOES USED BY TEN COMMANDOS IN 1942 FOR A RAID ON MERCHANT SHIPPING IN THE PORT OF BORDEAUX, FRANCE. THE CANOES WERE BUILT BY APPRENTICES AT FSL LTD., IN PORTSMOUTH DOCKYARD - SEE OTHER PICS AND STORY.
PHOTO:JONATHAN EASTLAND/AJAX
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