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Old 28-07-04, 02:08
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Originally posted by Mark W. Tonner
Hi Norm;

Thanks for your reply. The reason I asked about Maj. McCool, was that in March 1942, he was the 'Corps Raiding Officer' and was detached for 'special duties' and sent off to Scotland to train for a small raid, who's target was identified as Dieppe. (Source; NAC Ottawa).

Ah, Lord Lovat, 17th Baron and Chief of the Clan Fraser, formerly an officer of the Scots Guards and later Officer Commanding No. 4 (Army) Commando, and even later, 1st Special Service Brigade (No. 1 Commando Brigade), with his own personal Piper in tow, Piper Bill Millin, Regina born....Glasgow raised. I'll have a look at No. 4 Commando and see what there is to see.

Cheers

Norm; does this look familiar.........Canadian troops practise cliff-scaling, 1942.
Mark: wasn't the piper's name "Mullen" or "McMullen"?

Also...Brian McCool wound up with the Royal Regiment of Canada as, I think, Band Officer prior to Gino Falcone taking over.

McCool died c.1983.
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