• Operation Frankton

Date of birth:

September 24th, 1913 (Dublin/Ireland, United Kingdom)

Date of death:

December 11th, 1942 (Blanquefort, Francee)

Mentioned on:

Plymouth Naval Memorial

Service number:

PLY/X665

Nationality:

British

Samuel Wallace was born in Dublin, Ireland. Wallace trained as a Marine in Plymouth as part of the elite Royal Marines Boom Patrol Detachment (RMBPD). He took part in Operation Frankton in December 1942. During this mission, Wallace was deployed from the submarine HMS Tuna and paddled 60 miles up the Gironde Estuary in a two-man canoe called the Coalfish, along with Marine R. Ewart. However, they were captured, tortured and executed under Hitler's "command order" a few days after the operation. Wallace's remains are missing. For this reason, he is commemorated on the Marine Memorial in Plymouth.

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• - Ashdown, P., A Brilliant Little Operation (2013)
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