Operation Rumford

10 (Inter-Allied) Commando who had returned to England in June and were selected to capture the French Isle of Yeu only to find during a reconnaissance that the Germans had already left.

They were taken to Isle of Yeu by the Hunt class destroyer HMS Albrighton captained by Lieutenant J J S Hooker.

Lance-Corporal Legand landed the party ashore, where they found, after interrogating a local, that the German's abandoned the isle for the French mainland taking their battery of 75mm guns with them.

[2] On the return journey HMS Albrighton intercepted and captured two trawlers carrying 22 Germans who had apparently murdered their officers and were fleeing to Spain.

[2] Lieutenant Dauppe and the Commando's went on to participate in Operation Infatuate the following month.