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  Patrick Anthony Porteous - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Patrick Anthony Porteous was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Porteous was the first to reach the guns, and as he did so was severely wounded for a second time, being shot through the thigh.
Patrick Anthony Porteous, the son of Brigadier-General C McL Porteous of the 9th Gurkhas, was born at Abottabad, on the North-West Frontier of India, on New Year's Day 1918.
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 Patrick Porteous
Colonel Pat Porteous, who as a captain in the British commandos received the Victoria Cross, the British Commonwealth's highest award for valor, for leading a bayonet charge on a major German gun battery during the Dieppe raid in World War II, died Monday.
Early in the operation, Captain Porteous ó a liaison between two detachments of the commando unit ó was shot at close range through the hand, the bullet lodging in his upper arm, while he was with the smaller detachment.
Patrick Anthony Porteous was born on Jan. 1, 1918, in India, the son of Brig.
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 PATRICK ANTHONY PORTEOUS VC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Captain Patrick Anthony Porteous won the Victoria Cross on 19th August 1942 serving with No 4 Commando in the Dieppe Raid.
Pat Porteous was the first to reach the German guns, and as he did so was severely wounded for a second time, being shot through the thigh.
Colonel Porteous is buried in the small West Sussex village of Funtington.
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 Patrick Porteous   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Captain Pat Porteous was awarded the Victoria Cross, Britain's highest military honour, first instituted by Queen Victoria in 1856, for his part in the 1942 assault on Dieppe in the Second World War.
Attached to No 4 Commando unit, Porteous was liaison officer between two detachments who were charged with attacking the heavy coastal defence guns.
In spite of severe wounds, Pat Porteous went on to make a full recovery and had a distinguished military career in Palestine, Germany and Singapore, rising to the rank of Colonel before he retired in 1970.
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 PORTEOUS ASSOCIATES
James Porteous was incarcerated, in 1650, in Spedlins Tower, where he starved to death, his ghost ‘Dunty’ is said to be kept at bay by the Spedlins bible of the Jardine Clan.
Captain John Porteous, Captain of the Edinburgh City Guard in 1736 was hanged by a mob in the Grassmarket, this act was to become the centre piece of Sir Walter Scott’s classic "Heart of the Midlothian".
Porteous Associates was formed in Canada in 1976 to bring together all Porteous families around the world, assistance in correlation of all centrallised information is given to bring branch's of the same family together.
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 Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net
Image:VCPatrickAnthonyPorteous.jpg thumb175pxPhoto from Monuments To Courage '''Patrick Anthony Porteous''' was a Scotland Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to United Kingdom British and Commonwealth forces.
Porteous told reporters outside: "It was just luck I got the award." Patrick Anthony Porteous, the son of Brigadier-General C McL Porteous of the 9th Gurkhas, was born at Abottabad, on the North-West Frontier of India, on New Year's Day 1918.
There you find a list of all editors and the possibility to edit the original text of the article Patrick Anthony Porteous.
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 List of life peers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Anthony Henry Fanshawe Royle, Baron Fanshawe of Richmond
Charles Patrick Fleeming Jenkin, Baron Jenkin of Roding
Patrick Barnabas Burke Mayhew, Baron Mayhew of Twysden
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 The National Archives | Research, education & online exhibitions | Exhibitions | The Art of War | Valour & ...
At Dieppe on the 19th August, 1942 Major Porteous was detailed to act as Liaison Officer between the two detachments whose task was to assault the heavy coast defence guns.
In the initial assault Major Porteous, working with the smaller of the two detachments, was shot at close range through the hand, the bullet passing through the hand, the bullet passing through his palm and entering his upper arm.
Undaunted, Major Porteous closed with his assailant, succeeded in disarming him and killed him with his own bayonet thereby saving the life of a British Sergeant on whom the German had turned his aim.
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk /theartofwar/popup/zj_1_965_4323_2_transcript.htm   (590 words)

  
 Sydney (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Patrick Dougherty (Priest: 7 Dec 1954 to 15 Oct 1976)
Patrick Francis Lyons † (Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Apr 1950 to 11 Oct 1956)
Patrick Laurence Murphy (Priest: 22 Jul 1944; Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Dec 1976 to 8 Apr 1986)
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 World War 2 Awards.com - PORTEOUS, Patrick Anthony   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
On August 19, 1942, captain Porteous touched during an action, wounded to its hand at Dieppe in France.
Nevertheless he was capable of eliminating an enemy and saved the live of his sergeant with this action.
Patrick Anthony Porteous is buried at the St.Mary's Chuchyard, Funtington, Great Britain.
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 Hilley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Catherine HILLEY was born on AUG 26 1865 in Pettigo.
Children were: Patrick HILLEY, Janet HILLEY, Maureen HILLEY, Zena HILLEY, Francis HILLEY.
Children were: Geraldine HILLEY, Patrick HILLEY, James HILLEY, Hugh HILLEY, Patricia HILLEY.
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 About the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
He was ordained on 13 Jul 1930, St Patrick's College Manly by Archbishop Bartolomeo Cattaneo and incardinated in the Archdiocese of Sydney.
He was assisted by Bishop John Toohey, the Bishop of Maitland, and Bishop James Patrick Carroll, the Titular Bishop of Atenea, Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney.
He was assisted by Bishop Thomas M Fox, the Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, and Bishop Patrick J Farrelly, the Titular Bishop of Neve, Coadjutor Bishop of Lismore.
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 All Bishops of Australia [Catholic-Hierarchy]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Bishop Anthony Joseph Burgess, Bishop of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
Archbishop Francis Patrick Carroll, Archbishop of Canberra (and Goulburn)
Archbishop Virgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. †, Bishop Emeritus of Kerema, Papua New Guinea
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Steed intervenes and real suspicion falls on Elaine's pianist from her Dancing School - Anthony - who is suspected of many murders.
Yet the Avengers could be too late, since Anthony has eloped with Valerie and her family diamonds.
Conned by her husband into smuggling a secret microfilm, her trust in Dr King and his employer, Steed, is well-placed, but tangled loyalties mean that a double agent nearly defeats the Avengers, before the ship safely reaches port.
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 Victoria Cross Research Page - P
This port was held by the Vichy French.
In the meantime the two officers of the other detachment had been killed and the Troop Sergeant-Major seriously wounded, so Captain Porteous, in the face of withering fire, dashed across open ground to take command and led the men in a successful charge against the enemy, when he was severely wounded for the second time.
In Patrick Pringle's book, Fighting Marines, he mentions a story that the men of the platoon chose Prettyjohn to receive the VC.
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 ACBC - Australian Catholic Bishops Conference
The bishops, at their plenary meeting, were asked by the committee to encourage families to make the journey to Sydney as a pilgrimage, not just of the heart, but physically, to sites of special spiritual significance for Australian Catholics.
The new bishops were Bishop Julian Porteous and Bishop Anthony Fisher OP, Auxiliary Bishops of Sydney, and Bishop Max Davis, the Military Bishop.
Bishop Porteous was appointed to the Bishops’ Committee for Evangelisation and Missions and the Bishops’ Committee for Liturgy.
www.acbc.catholic.org.au /bishops/2003113019.htm   (1591 words)

  
 About the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Patrick Francis Moran was born at Leiglinbridge, Ireland on 17 September 1830 to Patrick Moran and Alicia Cullen.
After attending the Irish College, Rome from age 12, he was ordained on 19 March 1853 in Rome by Archbishop Antonio Luigi-Bussi.
Bishop Anthony Fisher OP Significant Early Pioneers in the Church in Sydney
www.sydney.catholic.org.au /Archdiocese/History/Moran.shtml   (216 words)

  
 Porteous Research Project   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
This list was compiled by Richard Porteous of Redditch, Worcestershire, UK, who has for many years studied those Porteous family members who served in the British armed forces.
Please notify any corrections or omissions to Bruce Porteous at the Porteous Research Project.
Any information about members of Porteous and Porteus families (regardless of spelling) who served will be gratefully received.
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 Wigtownshire Pages: 1855 Death Records, Surnames beginning with M
Buried in New Luce Churchyard, certified by Anthony Agnew, Beadle.
Buried New Luce Churchyard, certified by Anthony Agnew, Samuel Hannah & John Douglas, witnesses.
Buried in Wigtown Churchyard, certified by Anthony McClelland, Torhouse Undertaker.
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 World War II
Later became Sir Anthony and achieved the rank of Rear Admiral.
Son of Brigadier-General C McL Porteous of the 9th Gurkhas.
Grew up in India but was educated at Wellington and then at Woolwich.
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 2003 senior results   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Brian Porteous (7), Shannon Parfitt (4), Rob Hillier (2), Ross Sturges (2), Aaron Marley (1), Kane Saunders (1), Adrian Hooks (1), Michael Waddington (1)
Brian Porteous (6), Mathew Wellstead (4), Clayton Anderson (4), Daniel Coughlan (3), Ray Johns (3), Adrian Hooks (2), Kane Saunders (2), Craig Johnson (2), Chris Bowie (1), Josh Rendell (1), Alex Jay (1), Michael Worthington (1)
Brian Porteous (7), Shannon Parfitt (6), Daniel Coughlan (2), Rob Hillier (2), Ross Sturges (2), Ben Gabbedy (2), Josh Rendell (1), Matt Worthington (1), Ben Spencer (1), Matt Wellstead (1), Adrian Hooks (1), Thomas Cooper (1)
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This was the only attack of the whole operation which achieved its objective.
There were a number of examples of extreme gallantry, the most conspicuous being the action of Captain (temporary Major) Patrick Anthony Porteous, Royal Regiment, who, having recovered from his multiple wounds was invested with the Victoria Cross by King George VI at Buckingham Palace on October 28th.
Lord Lovat, who was commended for his excellent leadership, was awarded the DSO and his Second-in-Command Major D. Mills Roberts received the MC as did Lt. D.C.W. Style a bar was added to the Captain G.C.H. Webb’s existing MC.
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 Science Fair Projects - List of Victoria Cross recipients by Name - P
Anthony Palmer - 1854; Battle of Inkerman, Crimea
Robert Anthony Maurice Palmer - 1944; Cologne, Germany
John Park - 1854; Battle of the Alma, Crimea
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"The Last of the Cybernauts...?" by Brian Clemens John Steed Patrick Macnee Mike Gambit Gareth Hunt Purdey Joanna Lumley Felix Kane Robert Lang Malov Oscar Quitak Dr Marlow Gwen Taylor Professor Mason Basil Hoskins Frank Goff Robert Gillespie Fitzroy David Horovitch Laura Sally Bazely Mrs.
Five agents die after completing their target practice, it seems that someone has tampered with the targets and bullets filled with poison are firing back, instead of duds.
Gambit and Purdey infiltrate the Mission and are chosen as suitable doubles, giving Steed the knowledge to expose Craig and Prator's plan.
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 Archdiocese of Sydney - Cardinal Pell - biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
CARDINAL GEORGE PELL was born in Ballarat, on June 8th, 1941, and was educated in that city at Loreto Convent and St Patrick’s College.
On May 21st, 1987, he was ordained an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Melbourne and Titular Bishop of Scala by Archbishop Sir Frank Little in St Patrick’s Cathedral.
On July 16th, 1996, Pope John Paul II announced Cardinal Pell’s appointment as seventh Metropolitan Archbishop of Melbourne.
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This artikel List_of_Victoria_Cross_recipients_by_Name_-_P is licensed under the GNU free Documentation License.
Anthony R Wisdom - Color Atlas of Venereology - 0815193297
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 AllRefer Encyclopedia - British And Irish History, Biographies Encyclopedia
• Connaught, Arthur William Patrick Albert, duke of
• Marchmont, Patrick Home of Polwarth, 1st earl of
• Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of
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 Serendipity Books at antiqbook.com
Being a Study of the Life, Heritage and Abdication of H.R.H. The Duke of Windsor, K.G. An Introductory History.
Anthony Wedgwood Benn M.P. Poverty and the Fatherless Family.
Major Themes in the Development of Biological Thought.
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 Names Index Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
SHEEDY, Patrick John (6 SEP 1913-20 OCT 1984)
SHEEDY, Patrick Thomas (18 APR 1856-30 APR 1920)
SHEEDY, William Patrick (14 MAR 1888-18 MAR 1955)
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 wimain
Pictures/illustrations include: Sergeant John Patrick Keneally being decorated with the VC by Gen Alexander, Lieut (Temp Capt) L ord Lyell (ph oto of him a nd the grave where he fell he was awarded the VC), Lieut John Nixon,HMS Shropshire, Generals Montgomery and Eisenhower at Messina, cover photo of a Russian Anit-Aircraft battery.
Vol 9 No 209 June 22 1945 The problem of Trieste port of contention, How the POW problem is being solved, Operation Pluto.
With Montgomery from D Day to V Day, What of the Merchant Navy's future, Laurels for Dover Chief of the Cinque Ports, Epic story of Arnhem, Navy's little ships fought 780 actions, whalers that the Nazis could not catch, We brought Dido and her precious gold to Egypt.
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