• Operation Frankton

Date of birth:

July 15th, 1921 (Oban/North Argyllshire, United Kingdom)

Date of death:

March 23rd, 1943

Mentioned on:

Portsmouth Naval Memorial

Nationality:

British

Mackinnon grew up in Marhill, Glasgow. He joined the Marines in 1941, served as Corporal with HMS Atherstone and trained 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, Mackinnon was deployed from the submarine HMS Tuna and paddled 80 miles up the Gironde Estuary in a two-man canoe called the Cuttlefish alongside James Conway. After their canoe was damaged, they attempted to escape but were betrayed, captured by the Gestapo, and executed under Hitler’s "Commando Order." The execution site remains unknown, as well as the location of Mackinnon's remains. For this reason, he is commemorated on the Marine Memorial in Portsmouth.

15 May 1942: Tempory 2nd Lieutenant
15 November 1942: Temporary Lieutenant

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• Photo 1: specialforcesroh.com
• - Ashdown, P., A Brilliant Little Operation (2013)
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