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Bob Parkins served in Popski's Private Army, commandos who achieved fame by their daring operations behind enemy lines in the North African desert and later fought in Italy and Austria.

Captain Brian Thomas, who has died aged 90, brought the commander of “Popski’s Private Army” and six heavily-armed Jeeps across the Venetian lagoon and landed them in St Mark’s Square in ...

Originally for stalwarts of such exotic tribes as the Long Range Desert Group, Special Boat Service, No1 Demolition Squadron (Popski’s Private Army), the SOE and SAS, membership now includes ...

A special forces soldier who led cloak and dagger raids and was awarded the Military Cross twice has lost his final battle, dying in a care home in Ludlow at the age of 93. Major John Davies ...