He says that these polished shells with drilled holes are made from the " cunk " ( conch ), while another currency of lesser value, called " roenoke " was fashioned from the cockleshell.
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A : The most popular explanation for " cockles, " in the context of this expression, traces it to 17th century anatomists who noticed the resemblance of the shape of cockleshells to the ventricles of the heart.
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Bill Sparks, the last survivor of the 10 British marines celebrated as the Cockleshell Heroes for their canoe-borne raid on German shipping in occupied France in World War II, died Nov . 30 in Alfriston, England.
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In 1955 a fictionalised version of the story was told in the film " The Cockleshell Heroes " made by Warwick Films, and starring Anthony Newley, Trevor Howard, David Lodge and Jose Ferrer who was also the director.
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The unit was then transferred to Fleet Review held at Spithead to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II . The ship was used to portray a German anti-submarine vessel in the 1955 film " The Cockleshell Heroes ".
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Amongst the items in the museum is a Cockle Mark II canoe from the " cockleshell heroes " raid, Operation Frankton, as well as a large collection of Special Operations Executive ( SOE ) equipment and the Donnington Historic Weapons Collection.
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Betsey and I spent a Sunday morning in one of the many hotels that circle its landlocked harbor, reading the newspapers, eating breakfast and watching the tiny local ferries scuttle back and forth like cockleshells, dwarfed by the big Seattle boat.
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The use of " cockleshells " and " silver bells " in Thomson's version ( 1725 ) pre-dates the earliest published Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary ( 1744 ), and may relate to torture.
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When the University of California excavated this site in 1902, and again in the 1920s, they found that the mound consisted mostly of clam, mussel, and oyster ( predominantly Olympia Oyster ) shells, with a plentiful mixture of cockleshells.
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The movie was part of a new three-picture deal Warwick signed with Columbia ( the others being " The Cockleshell Heroes " and " Safari " . ) John Paxton was brought in to rewrite Sheriff's script.
