ID Number – 1463
Image No – img1779
Subject – Ken Sturmey’s inside cover of the book “SAS with the Maquis”
Date – 1995
Donor – AllenSandra
Location – Morvan, France
Additional Information – Inside Cover of the book “SAS with the Maquis” by Ian Wellsted signed by the author. ” To:- Ken With happy memories of those months in the wild wet woods of the Morvan. Get well soon Best Wishes Ian Wellsted “.
Ian was Ken Sturmeys’ commanding Officer in A Squadron, 1st SAS Regiment during “Operation Houndsworth”. Ken took part in raids on railway marshaling yards etc to cause disruption to German transport lines during the Normandy offensive.
For more information regarding “Operation Houndsworth” click on HOUNDSWORTH and on JOHN DRAY to see Ken’s exploits with his mate Arthur Dray
There is a sad note to this item as Ian Wellsted’s signed “Get Well Soon” must refer to Ken being ill and in fact Ken sadly died in the same year.