A MAN with a record of service to Cheshire has written a book detailing his father’s role in an ‘audacious’ Second World War military operation.
Evan Morris, MBE, is a former member of Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service and is a former chairman of the Cheshire Police watchdog.
The Tiger’s Revenge is the story told as a son of a special forces crew member who was the only post-Second World War British survivor of Operation Jaywick.
He has written about his dad Ron’s role in Operation Jaywick, a daring mission for British and Australian soldiers that had an eventual tragic end for others.
A spokesman for Troubador Publishing, which released the book, said: “Since the end of the Second World War, the audacious Operation Jaywick has remained little known among the public or military in the United Kingdom.
“It was an incredible endeavour executed by British and Australian service personnel.
“The deepest surface waterborne penetration behind enemy occupied lines undertaken by special forces.
“This hand-picked band of men would achieve what some thought to be impossible, a major strike at the very heart of the Japanese in their newly-acquired empire in South East Asia.
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“This story ranks and deserves the same acknowledgement as exploits such as the Dambusters or the Cockleshell Heroes.
“In the words of British generals and US admirals and commanders, it achieved what everyone thought was impossible, without loss and with the minimum expenditure of resources.
“A terrible twist in the tale is that by not using the success of the mission as a propaganda victory, as had been intended by Jaywick’s commanders, a terrible price was paid by local Singaporeans who were scapegoated by the Japanese Secret Police.
“This is perhaps the reason that Operation Jaywick was never hailed with the success it truly deserved.”
The highly effective delivery of Operation Jaywick gave a green light to an even more ambitious endeavour from which no British or Australian personnel would survive, many being executed, beheaded by their Japanese captors.
Evan added: “Don't miss the opportunity to discover this crucial piece of history.
'The Tiger's Revenge' is more than a book; it's a testament to the extraordinary bravery of ordinary men and a vital addition to the understanding of the war in the Pacific.”
You can find out more via the website: https://thetigersrevenge.com/
