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Photos - Royal Scots Fusiliers
These photographs & map have been kindly supplied by Richard M Bain who... " was talking to Mrs Marjorie Caldwell at a "do" in the village and she was telling me about the discovery you made in a building in the back garden of your cottage in Normandy. She has since shown me the photos and documents that you sent her. I am interested in matters Scottish, historic and military, and run a wee hobby website at www.newcumnock-warmemorials.org.uk . Was the"hut" in your garden always there or was it moved there from another location after the war? Cpl Caldwell's documents say that he was captured near Cully on the 5th July, but I suspect that it would have been nearer Baron sur Odon when the battalion moved back to the "Scottish Corridor" after some R and R at Cully, as this village was in allied hands by the 10th June. If prisoners were moved to St Vigor, would it have been to some sort of holding camp or "cage" before they were moved progressively to Germany? The area of St Vigor was liberated in early August by which time Tom was at Chalons."
Interestingly, I made contact with the Regimental Museum & asked where the Royal Scots Fusiliers were in action on or about 5th July 1944. Kemps History of the RSF 1919 – 1959 suggests that he must have served with the 11th Bn in the 49th Division. The main battle was at Fontenay-le-Pesnel
Interestingly, I made contact with the Regimental Museum & asked where the Royal Scots Fusiliers were in action on or about 5th July 1944. Kemps History of the RSF 1919 – 1959 suggests that he must have served with the 11th Bn in the 49th Division. The main battle was at Fontenay-le-Pesnel
 A few hours later they are mopping up Saint Manvieu: notice the belfry of the church in the background, they are searching for isolated enemy snipers. | |
 "D - Day, the illustrated history" by Stephen Badsey, and is captioned "Royal Scots Fusiliers advance with bayonets fixed". This photo is credited to the Imperial War Museum as IWM B 5968. . | Add photo caption or credit here. |
 The map is from "The Battle of Normandy", published in Normandy by Guide Heimdal. The location of the "Shed" is to the Northwest of Conde sur Noireau & South of Mt Pincon | |
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