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Plaque for Cockleshell Heroes
A blue plaque has been unveiled on houses used by the Cockleshell Heroes 70 years ago. The Royal Marines - who carried out a daring canoe raid on enemy ships in 1942 - did their training at Southsea.
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Cockleshell Heroes commemorated
The daring deeds of the Cockleshell Heroes have been commemorated once again today after blue plaques were unveiled in Portsmouth. The plaques can be seen on two houses where the Royal Marine Commandos trained for their 1942 mission to destroy German shipping at Bordeaux Harbour.