Tom Hunter (VC)
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Thomas Peck Hunter VC was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth force
Detailed view of the inscription on the Edinburgh memorial
The memorial to Thomas Peck Hunter outside Ocean Terminal in Edinburgh.
Operation Roast
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Operation Roast was a military operation undertaken by British Commandos, at Comacchio lagoon in north-east Italy, during the Spring 1945 offensive in Italy, part of the Italian Campaign, during the f
Tom Hunter (VC)
…the Spring 1945 offensive in Italy during the Second World War when the following incident took place. He was awarded the VC for his actions during Operation Roast. On 2 April 1945 at Lake Comacchio, Italy, Corporal Hunter, who was in charge of a Bren gun section, offered himself as a target to save his troop…
Buffalo amphibians transport German prisoners through a flooded landscape south of Lake Comacchio.