I have asked David Mitchell, a guiding influence
behind the forthcoming Cape Town Highlanders trip to the UK,
to reply, directly to the list, which answer you can expect
shortly.
David and his wife will be spending an evening with Niven in London.
I understand that the Cape Town Highlanders will be
the senior Commonwealth regiment, in the sorry absence of the Australians.
Mark Anderson
Cape Town
----- Original Message -----
From: Spirit One Email <laurel@spiritone.com>
To: <sinclair@matrix.net>
Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 1:47 AM
Subject: Queen Mum
> Mark,
> Was it you or another South African that was coming with a pipe band
from
> SA to help celebrate the Queen Mum's birthday?
> Laurel
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: anderson whittle <andwhit@iafrica.com>
> To: <sinclair@matrix.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 7:55 AM
> Subject: Re: "The Heroes of St Valery" - 51st Highland Division at St
> Valéry-en-Caux
>
>
> > Iain
> >
> > Dont' forget the South Africans, Aussies, New Zealanders
> > Indians,the Russians in the East, and others - probably a list as long
as
> > the Templar
> > properties in Scotland.
> >
> > Mark Anderson
> > Cape Town
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <Iain.Laird@btinternet.com>
> > To: <sinclair@matrix.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 4:34 PM
> > Subject: "The Heroes of St Valery" - 51st Highland Division at St
> > Valéry-en-Caux
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Following earlier postings, I have found further information and have
> > posted
> > > it all in one page on our website. There is a hyperlink from the
> > frontpage.
> > > One of the veterans of St Valery, Colonel Sir Robert 'Raas' Macrae, a
> > Seaforth
> > > Highlander, had a major part in restoring St Magnus Cathedral in
Orkney,
> > linked
> > > to Fjaere, described in John Sinclair Quarterman's website, and not
far
> > from
> > > Arendal in Southern Norway where I am for a few days. There is amazing
> > synchronicity
> > > all around us.
> > >
> > > This relates in part to the question of how the Second World War was
> won.
> > Britain
> > > stood alone in 1940, but our allies from the occupied Nations flocked
to
> > our
> > > shores. Norwegians, French, Poles, Dutch, Belgians, Czechs to name
but
> a
> > few
> > > joined the ranks of the British Services. But we would not have won
> > without
> > > the enormous effort and sacrifice of our US and Canadian cousins who
> came
> > far
> > > from home for a second time in the 20th Century to fight and many to
die
> > for
> > > our freedom. Lest we forget.
> > >
> > > Yours aye
> > >
> > > Iain Laird
> > >
> > > www.iain.laird.btinternet.co.uk
> > >
> > >
> > >
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