France's Top Honour for War Hero - 64 Years On

The ScotsmanApril 13, 2006

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A FORMER army commando has been hailed a hero after receiving France's most prestigious decoration - 64 years after a historic raid.

Arnold Simister, of Kirkcudbright, was a young corporal when he took part in Operation Chariot, a combined naval and commando attack aimed at disabling German defences at St Nazaire, in north-west France.

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France's Top Honour for War Hero - 64 Years On

The 86-year-old retired minister believed that the only object to remind him of the fierce battles of the Seco...

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