You're quite right to remind us, Mark. I was focussing on the dark days of
1940 when friends from the occupied nations esacped to our shores and moving
straight to the liberation of Europe in 1944/45. The US and Canadian
contribution was huge and critical to final victory. But in addition
Britain's debt to the Commonwealth is enormous after two World Wars. Like
St Valéry the events of the War in Asia and against the Italians in Africa
have never had their proper place in history. (I write Asia rather than
"Far East" as it isn't Far when you're there). I have always found the
words on the Commonwealth War Memorial at Kohima particularly moving.:
"When you go home tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow we gave our
today."
Thanks for another timely and appropriate reminder.
Yours aye
Iain
----- Original Message -----
From: "anderson whittle" <andwhit@iafrica.com>
To: <sinclair@matrix.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 3:55 PM
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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