Bugle Says 26/10/2017
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Bugle’s Adventures
Pauline Cairns went to a Residents Open Day at Wyndford Housing Estate and took home a Bugle, our Assaye Elephant!
Lucky Pauline, was enjoying the delights of the Open Day in Glasgow’s Maryhill, with the other residents, in spite of the inclement weather! She participated in a free competition to win a Bugle and was delighted when her name was picked out! The housing was built in the 1960s/1970s, on the site of Maryhill Barracks,
The RHF Veterans’ Battlefield Tour part 7
Bugle is back in the Museum: Bugle has returned safely to the Museum after a super time with the 2017 RHF Veterans Battlefield Tour! The first photograph shows some of the veterans on the voyage home and the second one shows the identity of the Errant Chronicler, to whom we are very grateful for his
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The RHF Veterans’ Battlefield Tour part 6
Bugle the Assaye Elephant’s first trip to Germany with the RHF Veterans’ Battlefield Tour is drawing to an end; and one of their last visits was to Headquarters British Forces Germany at Bielefeld. The veterans attended a church service and wreath-laying ceremony; culminating in the presentation of British Forces Germany Divisional shoulder patches to the
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The RHF Veterans’ Battlefield Tour part 5
Bugle and his pals visited Schloss Hamelschenburg, near Hamelin, where we were treated to tea and cakes with the Countess Christine von Klenke. The Countess very kindly gave us a personal welcome, before telling us something of the history of the castle and her family. She was particularly interested in chatting with our WWII veterans.
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The RHF Veterans’ Battlefield Tour part 4
Bugle and friends attended the church service at Headquarters British Forces Germany (HQ BFG) in Bielefeld on Sunday followed by a wreath laying ceremony and group photo opportunity. British Forces Germany (BFG), is the name for British Armed Forces service personnel and civilians based in Germany. It was first established following the Second World War
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The RHF Veterans’ Battlefield Tour part 3
A slightly more serious note from our Errant Chronicler in this post: Bugle was on parade with the Veterans at the memorial service at Becklingen War Cemetery, situated in the small village of Becklingen, which lies in the north of Germany approximately 85kms north of Hannover. The site of Becklingen War Cemetery was chosen for
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