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Greeme Giles

... Lambeth-born 6018794 Sergeant Bert Harding served right through the Second World War. His original unit the Ox and Bucks Light Infantry was one of the first sent to France in 1940 as part of the British Expeditionary Force. That was in February and by June ...

Published: Tuesday 27 September 1994
Newspaper: Perthshire Advertiser
County: Perthshire, Scotland
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10— BLAIRGOWRIE ADVERTISER October 22 1992 SPECIAL FEATURE ago trigger for a successful North African cam-ilgn ..

... honours stands the pride of Perthshire The Black Watch As part of the reformed 51st Highland Division which was decimated at St Valery-en-Caux the previous year three infantry battalions of The Black Watch went into action at El Alamein BY late 1942 the ...

Published: Thursday 22 October 1992
Newspaper: Blairgowrie Advertiser
County: Perthshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 1387 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

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... honours stands the pride of Perthshire The Black Watch. As part of the reformed 51st Highland Division which was decimated at St Valery-en-Caux the previous year three infantry battalions of The Black Watch went into action at El Alamein. The Ist, sth and ...

Published: Friday 23 October 1992
Newspaper: Perthshire Advertiser
County: Perthshire, Scotland
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Strathearn Herald Friday July 25 1 997 13 Commemorating Strathearn’s grave day WEDNESDAY July 30y is the 81st ..

... Yorkshire who joined the army in early 1915 expecting to be sporting the hunting horn cap badge of the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry only to find that at the whim of the war office they were ‘jocks’ in the dark green tartan of the oldest highland regiment ...

Published: Friday 25 July 1997
Newspaper: Strathearn Herald
County: Perthshire, Scotland
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People in the News I OBITUARY Death of Gordon Philips By HERALD REPORTER ONE of Crieff’s best-known residents ..

... and started his military career during the Second World War with the 40th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery' at Inverness 1042 was Battery' Sergeant Major with the 51st Highland Division at Alamein where was badly wounded After year spent recovering ...

Published: Friday 09 July 1993
Newspaper: Strathearn Herald
County: Perthshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 1462 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Hellish noise

... a 24-year-old Sergeant serving with the 4Gth Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment. On October 22, 1942, his regiment formed part of 153 Brigade, providing protection for the heavy guns and the infantry of the 51st Highland Division. Dug in with his 12-man team ...

Published: Friday 23 October 1992
Newspaper: Perthshire Advertiser
County: Perthshire, Scotland
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Blackford men end working days TWO Blackford men each said goodbye to a lifetime in national industries last ..

... Public Relations Officer During World War II he served as a gunner in the 51st Highland Division in the Western Desert later in the Royal Fusiliers and Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry In peacetime he served for 17 years in 67th The Black Watch (RHR) A newspaper ...

Published: Friday 06 March 1992
Newspaper: Strathearn Herald
County: Perthshire, Scotland
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AROUND & Fowlis Wester WRI President Mrs Donaldson welcomed members to the January meeting and the Annual Burns ..

... in Whitehall London In the Second World War he served in the Royal Artillery Royal Fusiliers and the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry In peacetime he served for 17 years in the 67th Bn of the Black Watch (TA) Braco Hall The Village hall is situated opposite ...

Published: Friday 07 February 1992
Newspaper: Strathearn Herald
County: Perthshire, Scotland
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