[IMG] The 7th/9th Royal Scots Signals Platoon in Detmold, Germany, 1945. Wounded in Heinsberg in January 1945 and after a spell in the UK,...
The 7th/9th Royal Scots retained the use of the rucksack when we ceased our Mountain Warfare role. This show we put it to good use as we left...
I came across this letter in my War-time memorabilia which reminded me of a time in 1943 when I was seeking to glean every scrap of knowledge...
[IMG] WHEN first embodied to serve until the War was over and began the strange life as a soldier, I longed to be back working in my local...
It may be of interest to the Forum, as well as placing on record, to know about the special conditions and procedures necessary for those serving...
It happened at the time of the Ardennes Offensive which began on the 16th December 1944 when the 7th/9th Royal Scots were hurriedly deployed the...
Unfortunately I lost my Glengarry and 7th/9th Officers Cap Badge when I was on my way to attend the Seventieth Anniversary of the Liberation of...
My first time in command of a Rifle Platoon was when I had been posted as a newly promoted Lieutenant to the 7th/9th Royal Scots. I reported that...
Gavrus thanks the Surviving Veterans of the 8th Battalion The Royal Scots. [IMG] [IMG] GAVRUS, 16 JULY 1944 The 8th Royal Scots left for the...
Standing facing 52nd (Lowland) Division Monument, memories of our landing on Uncle Beach came flooding back. Recalling Robert Love's account he...
During the 70th Commemoration of the Liberation of Walcheren I was asked to address the gathering at the unveiling of the Buffalo ‘Snipe’ Memorial...
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[IMG] We had just repulsed an enemy attack and the nearby Platoon Commander of the Rifle Company closest to Battalion Tactical HQ came to show me...
I am pleased to bring this announcement and invitation to the attention of the Veterans (and their Families) who took part in the Liberation of...
To read in Battalion Orders I was now the Battalion's Intelligence Officer came as a complete surprise. I had just returned from a Signal Officers...
[IMG] These Memorials commemorate our landing on 1st November 1944 and were moved to this new location which will be officially opened on the...
I remember the 1st September 1939 well. It was a Friday, and as I had worked late on the Thursday evening putting the latest edition of the...
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