Ian Edward Fraser
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Ian Edward Fraser, was an English diving pioneer, sailor and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth f
Ian Fraser VC WWII IWM 26940A
James Joseph Magennis
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James Joseph Magennis, VC was a Belfast-born sailor and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces
Ian Edward Fraser
…journey through mined waters. Fraser slid the submarine under the Takao, which lay over a depression in the sea bed, and his diver Acting Leading Seaman James Joseph Magennis went out to fix the limpet mines to the bottom of the ship. The two side-charges then had to be released from XE-3, but the starboard charge stuck and…
Magennis (left) with Lieutenant Ian Fraser, 1945
Memorial to Leading Seaman Magennis VC
Magennis remembrance mural in Tullycarnet