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Update from Legion Scotland and The Scottish Goverment

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The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment)The Royal Scots commemorate their fallen comrades from the Far-East Conflict  At 11 o’clock on Saturday 15 August 2020 The Royal Scots will hold a small wreath laying service at Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh, to commemorate the very significant service and sacrifice of the 1st and 2nd Battalions in the Far East ...

On the 25 May 1940, the remains of the 1st Battalion The Royal Scots, less than 400 strong, prepared for their last stand at Le Paradis, 30 miles from Dunkirk in North East France.  Their orders, to “Stand And Fight To The Last Man”, played a pivotal role in enabling the withdrawal of 337,000 Allied ...

Dunkirk – The Untold Story of The Royal ScotsStand, fight to the last man, and allow the Dunkirk evacuation to happen; the untold story of the 1st Battalion The Royal Scots at Le Paradis 80 years on.https://youtu.be/gz42hSZg7-M

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Our 40-minute film “Scottish Soldiers – World War 2 Memories” captures the experiences of four of our Royal Scots veterans; the oldest is 101 and fought at Le Paradis, two recount their experiences in Italy and Burma and the youngest, 93, fought in Europe.Comments has been made that: “through their honesty, humanity, and humour these ...