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Posted by Wyldeboar (U11225571) on Wednesday, 18th August 2010
Lord Lovats Bagpiper who piped the Commandos ashore on D-Day, who just passed away today. I had the pleasure of meeting this gentleman in Normandy this June. He had been brought over to see the unveiling of a commemorative statue of him on the beach at Coleville-Montgomery. Sadly, it wasn't ready, I understand enough funds had not been raised by the appeal to pay for the final casting, but he was hoping to be back next year to see it. It wasn't to be, but the online appeal is still open should any of you, like me, be moved to make a donation to the memory of this fantastic character.
I gather that the German defenders did not try to shoot at him because he must obviously be dumkof (mad). If true, how gallant of them.
Glad that he had such a good long life. R.I.P.
More details on :
www.ddaypiperbillmillin.over-blog.com
The scene in Longest Day was like a scene from the old time western. The wagon train surrounded, with the indians about to breach the defences and kill the settlers, and opff in the distance comes the sound of the bugle sounding the charge. May he play his beloved pipes in heaven forever.
From one piper to another - RIP Bill.
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Posted by Sixtus Beckmesser (U9635927) on Friday, 20th August 2010
"The scene in Longest Day was like a scene from the old time western. "
Pipe-Major Leslie de Laspee, who played Millin in 'The Longest Day' later became privvate piper to HM the Queen Mother. He retired to my village in Devon and in the late 1970s and early 1980s he always piped our village fair queen to her crowning and then led the village schoolchildren (of which I was one) in energetic reeling on the green.
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Posted by AlexanderLiberty (U14397753) on Friday, 20th August 2010
Twelve highlanders and a bagpipe make a rebellion.
- Scottish proverb -
and so on Liberty
RIP Bill
Bill had lived in a nursing home in Dawlish, Devon, for the last few years, and passed away in Torbay Hospital. Small world........
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