pferguson | June 8, 2013
“Their training had been good and their spirit and morale had been proved. They had yet to learn to be as hard and ruthless and cunning as the enemy, but these attitudes were being formed with each day’s experiences. There was still plenty to absorb, but there was one thing that could not be taught […]
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Tags: Alfred Leo Frost, Arrol Biggart Mitchell, Aubrey Charles Peck, Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Canadian Scottish Regiment, D-Day, Distinguished Conduct Medal, Distinguished Service ORder, Edward Jobes, Frederick Norman Cabeldu, Honours and Awards, Military Cross, Military Medal, Normandy, Putot-en-Bessin, Ready for the Fray, Vilhelm Roger Schjelderup, William Harold Victor Matthews
Ian S. Williams | June 4, 2011
On September 2, 2010 ‘The Mad Piper of Normandy’ was laid to rest having passed away at the age of 88. Though there are pipers on distant battlefields today, Bill was the last of a breed that actually led men into battle while playing the pipes. After WWI the War Office had issued a ban […]
Category: Pipers of War |
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Tags: Bill Millin, D-Day, Mad Piper, Normandy, WWII