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Biography
Lance Corporal Angus MacTavish served with the reconstituted 51st Highland Division after the original division was captured at Saint-Valéry in 1940. He fought at El Alamein where the Highland Division played a pivotal role in the breakout. He then participated in the Normandy landings and the advance through France and into Germany. Angus was among the Scottish soldiers who famously crossed the Rhine playing bagpipes. After the war he returned to Edinburgh and worked as a stonemason, helping to restore the city's historic buildings.
Biography (Russian)
Младший капрал Ангус Мактавиш служил в воссозданной 51-й Горно-шотландской дивизии. Он сражался при Эль-Аламейне и участвовал в высадке в Нормандии и наступлении через Францию в Германию. После войны вернулся в Эдинбург и работал каменщиком.
Awards & Decorations
- ★1939-1945 Star
- ★Africa Star
- ★France and Germany Star
- ★War Medal 1939-1945
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