Vice Admiral Christie, Commander of the United States Pacific Submarine Operations, gave a truly accurate assessment of Operation Jaywick when he wrote in his diary: "Ivan Lyon is an extremely brave man; possibly the bravest man I have ever met. Almost a single-handed endeavour of extremely bold pattern. My hat is off to them. Someday his exploits will be disclosed, and they will read stranger than any fiction." ///// "There is little I can add to the stirring account of a great raid, told in the words of the gallant bunch of men who dared to challenge the Japanese at the height of their power in the Pacific. The story relates how a party left Australia on 1 September, 1943, and sailed nearly 3,000 miles through enemy controlled waters to strike a crippling blow at the heart of the Japanese Co-Prosperity Sphere." ///// Major-General Sir Collin Gubbins kcmg, dso, mc., Special Operations Executive Commander of Sabotage and Subversion Overseas, wrote of Operation Jaywick: "Tomorrow we will do what is possible... the impossible will take longer. Badly stated, the project was fantastic - to penetrate directly to the enemy's heart, to attack him at his strongest point, and yet it was done, and carried through without loss and with minimum expenditure of resources. Truly it was epic." ///// Corporal A P G Campbell (Operation Rimau) Said of Ivan Lyon "Not only did he appear to know everything but he could do everything associated with the job for which we were trained perfectly. He was a leader for whom every one of us would be willing to die" ///// "For those who wish to know more about Operation JAYWICK, I offer this new book by Evan Morris MBE, the son of Ronald 'Taffy' Morris, who was a key figure in SOE, along with MAJ Ivan Lyon, in the conduct of this daring mission to strike Japanese shipping in Singapore Harbour on 26 Sep 1943. I have the pleasure of many months of contact, sharing information and discussions with the author, Evan Morris, as he was working on his manuscript using the primary resources of his father 'Taffy' Morris, along with many archival materials and other published works as references for checking, cross-checking, and establishing the facts. I am also aware that Brian Young, son of Horrie Young, the Telegraphist on Krait for Operation JAYWICK, collaborated with Evan Morris to also check and confirm information that Horrie had recorded in his personal papers. It is quite wonderful that Evan Morris has now managed to complete this work, and I encourage the widest possible reading of the book. From drafts that I have seen, the book is a great read! People would do well to understand and remember that while the key date is the actual sabotage and successful demolitions of several ships on one day, 26 September 1943, there were many months of planning, training, travel and execution of the operation beforehand, and an equally challenging lengthy period for the men of JAYWICK to safely return to Australia. LEST WE FORGET. Evan Morris - BRAVO ZULU on your dedication to writing this history." - Christopher Hartley, Royal Australian Navy (Retired)
