Operation Lucky Alphonse

Operation Lucky Alphonse was a British Armed Forces operation that occurred during the EOKA insurgency in Cyprus. The British Army lost 25 men mostly as a result of road accidents (7) and a forest fire that killed 13 men of the Gordon Highlanders, 5 Norfolks and two from the Parachute Regiment.

Units

 * Units already stationed in the Troodos Area
 * The Parachute Regiment
 * The Royal Marines
 * The Gordon Highlanders
 * Supporting Units
 * The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
 * The South Staffordshire Regiment
 * The Royal Norfolk Regiment
 * The Royal Horse Guards
 * The RAF Regiment
 * HMS Diamond
 * C Company of the 1st Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry