David Paton (doctor)

[1][2] On graduation, Paton worked at the Western Infirmary, Glasgow, before he was called up to serve in the Royal Army Medical Corps in 1939.

During his time with the commandos, he took part in the raid on the dry dock at the German-occupied French port of St. Nazaire (Operation Chariot) on 28 March 1942.

The dock was the only one on the Atlantic coast of occupied France large enough to accommodate capital ships such as the German battleship Tirpitz.

On 6 June 1944, Paton again went into action with the commandos when he landed at Sword, Normandy, as second-in-command of 223 Field Ambulance of the 1st Special Service Brigade.

Lieutenant-Colonel Dr. David Paton died aged 95 at Slough, Berkshire, England, on 10 July 2008.