Memorial Commander 1st Baronet Congreve DSO
A memorial in St. Michael & All Angels Church, Penkridge, honors Commander Sir Geoffrey Congreve, 1st Baronet, who was killed by machine gun fire on July 28, 1941, while serving as an observer during the covert commando raid known as Operation Chess.
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