File:Frederick Thornton Peters VC.jpg

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Portrait of Captain Frederick Thornton Peters, HMS WALNEY, awarded the Victoria Cross for his part in Operation RESERVIST, an attempt to capture Oran Harbour, Algeria and prevent it being put out of action by its Vichy French Garrison during the Allied landings in North Africa, 8 November 1942.

Date

Second World War

Source

This photograph ZZZ 2514G comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 4700-26)

Author

Royal Navy official photographer

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