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The Missing Jewish Palestinian CommandosCourtesy of Martin Sugarman (AJEX) and Lt. Col. N. Areli (Haganah Archives IDF)These 23 brave souls were under the Operational Command of SOE Officer Major Sir Anthony Frederick Mark Palmer when they disappeared. Please refer to the History - The Missing Jewish Palestinian Commandos.
We are intending to list all Allied Special Forces casualties from the 2nd. World War and in the conflicts since.
If you wish to add to this detail please contact us! Certain information may be under review and this is noted under the name. This list is not complete and some inaccuracies may occur whilst we are receiving information from many sources. |
| ARIEH | Private | Gelbert | - | 18th. May 1941 | Age - |
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Buffs Palestine Corps. attd. Special Operations Executive On the 18th. May 1941 "Operation Boatswain" was launched from Haifa to attack the oil refineries in the Port of Tripoli, Lebanon. The operation was never carried out and nothing more was heard of the 24 men who took part in this operation. |
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No Known Grave To be commemorated within the Allied Special Forces Memorial Grove at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire. |
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| COHEN | Private | Mordehai | - | 18th. May 1941 | Age - |
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Buffs Palestine Corps. attd. Special Operations Executive On the 18th. May 1941 "Operation Boatswain" was launched from Haifa to attack the oil refineries in the Port of Tripoli, Lebanon. The operation was never carried out and nothing more was heard of the 24 men who took part in this operation. |
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No Known Grave To be commemorated within the Allied Special Forces Memorial Grove at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire. |
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| EIZEN | Private | Arieh | - | 18th. May 1941 | Age - |
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Buffs Palestine Corps. attd. Special Operations Executive On the 18th. May 1941 "Operation Boatswain" was launched from Haifa to attack the oil refineries in the Port of Tripoli, Lebanon. The operation was never carried out and nothing more was heard of the 24 men who took part in this operation. |
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No Known Grave To be commemorated within the Allied Special Forces Memorial Grove at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire. |
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| GORDON | Private | Jacob | - | 18th. May 1941 | Age - |
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Buffs Palestine Corps. attd. Special Operations Executive On the 18th. May 1941 "Operation Boatswain" was launched from Haifa to attack the oil refineries in the Port of Tripoli, Lebanon. The operation was never carried out and nothing more was heard of the 24 men who took part in this operation. |
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No Known Grave To be commemorated within the Allied Special Forces Memorial Grove at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire. |
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| HANOVITZ | Private | Sami | - | 18th. May 1941 | Age - |
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Buffs Palestine Corps. attd. Special Operations Executive On the 18th. May 1941 "Operation Boatswain" was launched from Haifa to attack the oil refineries in the Port of Tripoli, Lebanon. The operation was never carried out and nothing more was heard of the 24 men who took part in this operation. |
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No Known Grave To be commemorated within the Allied Special Forces Memorial Grove at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire. |
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| HECKER | W.O.1 | Isaac | - | 18th. May 1941 | Age - |
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Buffs Palestine Corps. attd. Special Operations Executive On the 18th. May 1941 "Operation Boatswain" was launched from Haifa to attack the oil refineries in the Port of Tripoli, Lebanon. The operation was never carried out and nothing more was heard of the 24 men who took part in this operation. |
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No Known Grave To be commemorated within the Allied Special Forces Memorial Grove at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire. |
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| JACOBSON | Private | Baruch | - | 18th. May 1941 | Age - |
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Buffs Palestine Corps. attd. Special Operations Executive On the 18th. May 1941 "Operation Boatswain" was launched from Haifa to attack the oil refineries in the Port of Tripoli, Lebanon. The operation was never carried out and nothing more was heard of the 24 men who took part in this operation. |
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No Known Grave To be commemorated within the Allied Special Forces Memorial Grove at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire. |
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| KOPLER | Sergeant | Gershon | - | 18th. May 1941 | Age - |
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Buffs Palestine Corps. attd. Special Operations Executive On the 18th. May 1941 "Operation Boatswain" was launched from Haifa to attack the oil refineries in the Port of Tripoli, Lebanon. The operation was never carried out and nothing more was heard of the 24 men who took part in this operation. |
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No Known Grave To be commemorated within the Allied Special Forces Memorial Grove at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire. |
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| KURAKIN | Private | Menaheim | - | 18th. May 1941 | Age - |
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Buffs Palestine Corps. attd. Special Operations Executive On the 18th. May 1941 "Operation Boatswain" was launched from Haifa to attack the oil refineries in the Port of Tripoli, Lebanon. The operation was never carried out and nothing more was heard of the 24 men who took part in this operation. |
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No Known Grave To be commemorated within the Allied Special Forces Memorial Grove at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire. |
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| NAFHA | Sergeant | David | - | 18th. May 1941 | Age - |
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Buffs Palestine Corps. attd. Special Operations Executive On the 18th. May 1941 "Operation Boatswain" was launched from Haifa to attack the oil refineries in the Port of Tripoli, Lebanon. The operation was never carried out and nothing more was heard of the 24 men who took part in this operation. |
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No Known Grave To be commemorated within the Allied Special Forces Memorial Grove at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire. |
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| NORDEN | Engineer P.O. | Israel | - | 18th. May 1941 | Age - |
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Buffs Palestine Corps. attd. Special Operations Executive On the 18th. May 1941 "Operation Boatswain" was launched from Haifa to attack the oil refineries in the Port of Tripoli, Lebanon. The operation was never carried out and nothing more was heard of the 24 men who took part in this operation. |
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No Known Grave To be commemorated within the Allied Special Forces Memorial Grove at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire. |
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| NURIEL | Private | Abraham | - | 18th. May 1941 | Age - |
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Buffs Palestine Corps. attd. Special Operations Executive On the 18th. May 1941 "Operation Boatswain" was launched from Haifa to attack the oil refineries in the Port of Tripoli, Lebanon. The operation was never carried out and nothing more was heard of the 24 men who took part in this operation. |
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No Known Grave To be commemorated within the Allied Special Forces Memorial Grove at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire. |
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| PAGLIN | Private | Nerial | - | 18th. May 1941 | Age - |
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Buffs Palestine Corps. attd. Special Operations Executive On the 18th. May 1941 "Operation Boatswain" was launched from Haifa to attack the oil refineries in the Port of Tripoli, Lebanon. The operation was never carried out and nothing more was heard of the 24 men who took part in this operation. |
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No Known Grave To be commemorated within the Allied Special Forces Memorial Grove at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire. |
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| PALMER | Major | Sir Anthony Frederick Mark | 63572 | 18th. May 1941 | Age 26 |
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Royal Artillery attd. Special Operations Executive Major Sir Anthony Palmer was the Operational Commander of "Operation Boatswain". He along with 23 Jewish Volunteers was tasked to destroy the oil refineries in the Port of Tripoli, Lebanon. The force set sail on the 18th. May 1941 in the "Sea Lion". The operation was not carried out and nothing more was heard about these men. |
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| PLONCHIK | Private | Mordehai | - | 18th. May 1941 | Age - |
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Buffs Palestine Corps. attd. Special Operations Executive On the 18th. May 1941 "Operation Boatswain" was launched from Haifa to attack the oil refineries in the Port of Tripoli, Lebanon. The operation was never carried out and nothing more was heard of the 24 men who took part in this operation. |
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No Known Grave To be commemorated within the Allied Special Forces Memorial Grove at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire. |
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| ROTMAN | Private | Zeev | - | 18th. May 1941 | Age - |
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Buffs Palestine Corps. attd. Special Operations Executive On the 18th. May 1941 "Operation Boatswain" was launched from Haifa to attack the oil refineries in the Port of Tripoli, Lebanon. The operation was never carried out and nothing more was heard of the 24 men who took part in this operation. |
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No Known Grave To be commemorated within the Allied Special Forces Memorial Grove at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire. |
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| SHOHET | 2nd. Hand W.O. | Amiram | - | 18th. May 1941 | Age - |
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Buffs Palestine Corps. attd. Special Operations Executive On the 18th. May 1941 "Operation Boatswain" was launched from Haifa to attack the oil refineries in the Port of Tripoli, Lebanon. The operation was never carried out and nothing more was heard of the 24 men who took part in this operation. |
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No Known Grave To be commemorated within the Allied Special Forces Memorial Grove at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire. |
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| SPECTOR | Lieutenant | Zvi | - | 18th. May 1941 | Age - |
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Buffs Palestine Corps. attd. Special Operations Executive On the 18th. May 1941 "Operation Boatswain" was launched from Haifa to attack the oil refineries in the Port of Tripoli, Lebanon. The operation was never carried out and nothing more was heard of the 24 men who took part in this operation. |
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No Known Grave To be commemorated within the Allied Special Forces Memorial Grove at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire. |
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| TEMES | Private | Ariel | - | 18th. May 1941 | Age - |
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Buffs Palestine Corps. attd. Special Operations Executive On the 18th. May 1941 "Operation Boatswain" was launched from Haifa to attack the oil refineries in the Port of Tripoli, Lebanon. The operation was never carried out and nothing more was heard of the 24 men who took part in this operation. |
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No Known Grave To be commemorated within the Allied Special Forces Memorial Grove at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire. |
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| UTCHITEL | Private | Shimon | - | 18th. May 1941 | Age - |
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Buffs Palestine Corps. attd. Special Operations Executive On the 18th. May 1941 "Operation Boatswain" was launched from Haifa to attack the oil refineries in the Port of Tripoli, Lebanon. The operation was never carried out and nothing more was heard of the 24 men who took part in this operation. |
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No Known Grave To be commemorated within the Allied Special Forces Memorial Grove at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire. |
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| VEIMAN | Private | Ephraim | - | 18th. May 1941 | Age - |
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Buffs Palestine Corps. attd. Special Operations Executive On the 18th. May 1941 "Operation Boatswain" was launched from Haifa to attack the oil refineries in the Port of Tripoli, Lebanon. The operation was never carried out and nothing more was heard of the 24 men who took part in this operation. |
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No Known Grave To be commemorated within the Allied Special Forces Memorial Grove at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire. |
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| WEISMAN | Private | Haim | - | 18th. May 1941 | Age - |
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Buffs Palestine Corps. attd. Special Operations Executive On the 18th. May 1941 "Operation Boatswain" was launched from Haifa to attack the oil refineries in the Port of Tripoli, Lebanon. The operation was never carried out and nothing more was heard of the 24 men who took part in this operation. |
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No Known Grave To be commemorated within the Allied Special Forces Memorial Grove at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire. |
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| YOFEH | Skipper W.O. | Katriel | - | 18th. May 1941 | Age - |
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Buffs Palestine Corps. attd. Special Operations Executive On the 18th. May 1941 "Operation Boatswain" was launched from Haifa to attack the oil refineries in the Port of Tripoli, Lebanon. The operation was never carried out and nothing more was heard of the 24 men who took part in this operation. |
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No Known Grave To be commemorated within the Allied Special Forces Memorial Grove at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire. |
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| ZERNER | Private | Yehuda | - | 18th. May 1941 | Age - |
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Buffs Palestine Corps. attd. Special Operations Executive On the 18th. May 1941 "Operation Boatswain" was launched from Haifa to attack the oil refineries in the Port of Tripoli, Lebanon. The operation was never carried out and nothing more was heard of the 24 men who took part in this operation. |
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No Known Grave To be commemorated within the Allied Special Forces Memorial Grove at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire. |
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