bordersbear 1,105 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 On 06/06/2019 at 15:33, Thermopylae said: Thank You Best post for years. The look on that wee guys face says it all. Thermopylae, backup and Zetland 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermopylae 15,286 Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 21 hours ago, bordersbear said: Best post for years. The look on that wee guys face says it all. It's good they met as well ... I'm sure the young lad will carry that moment with him far into the future Zetland 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcbear 10,913 Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 On 06/06/2019 at 09:44, OceanRain said: A senior officer approached Lord Lovat on the beach and told him the Paras had captured the bridges. Lovat then turned to me and said, "Give us a tune, piper." The whole situation was ridiculous. It was bad enough the three of us standing on the beach amidst all the shell fire when we should have been lying down somewhere. Now he was asking me to play the pipes. So I thought, I may as well be ridiculous too and I asked, "What tune would you like, sir?" "The Road To The Isles," said Lovat. "I suppose you'd like me to march up and down while I do it, sir?" "Excellent," he said. "That would be lovely." So I marched up and down along the shore playing the pipes. I could see the bodies in the water, moving in and out with the tide. At one point, I remember a sergeant running past me and shouting, "Are you fucking mad? Every bloody German in France is shooting at us!" But I ignored him and kept marching because there were other Commandos - French and British - cheering me on as I went. Years later, I met the German officer who was commanding that area during the landings and I asked him, why didn't anyone shoot me? I was right at the front. Why wasn't I killed? He said, "We thought you were 'dumbkopf' (crazy)." I didn't know it but that's what the Germans had nicknamed me - der Verrückt Dudelsack Pfeiffer, which means, The Mad Piper. I didn't think I was doing anything great that day. It was my job. I was a piper. - Piper Bill Millin There is a good little youtube article on him, some man, what these guys done as normal just seems off the scale mad now that's when men were men and brave as fuck. Zetland, Blumhoilann and backup 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianb1547 3,767 Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 I was fortunate enough to pipe at the unveiling of his statue in 2013 by his son. Was a very humbling experience and so good to meet the many veterans that also turned out. Blumhoilann, Zetland and SonOfLuther 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfLuther 3,400 Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 William Dunsmore served in the Royal Artillery and armed forces charity. S.S.A.F.A has launched a heart breaking appeal for people to attend his funeral as they fear it may only be attended by a couple of council officials as William had no remaining relatives. It is to be held at Craigton Crematorium on Thursday June 13th at 10.30 a.m. Rest easy William. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfLuther 3,400 Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 https://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/17704164.royal-artillery-veteran-with-no-family-laid-to-rest/ Proper. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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