Overlord 2004

Originally posted by V_D
Hi R. Good post Thanks for this info.

Judging from a conversation I had with someone a while back, it sounds as though all 3 of my Uncles, all 3 with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles...only one came home... which was my Dad's brother Oscar) probably WERE part of that Parade. I like to think that that's so.

It would be fascinating and most appropriate if we could actually make a real, personal connection with the 22 May '44 parade.

What I do know, although with no time to investigate having to do some organisation on the day and host your rep from the Canadian High Commission; was we had one vet there who did actually take part in the parade and. . . . . . . . . . .

He landed in Normandy with the Canadians, being attached to them!!!!!

One of our members has done an interview and we also had a professional film crew there making a record; they interviewed him too. We are hoping this record may be available on DVD or in the fullness of time I'll get a tape and burn a DVD myself.

I have a little stock of King's Stone stuff which I'll put up from time to time.

Also ... I'm glad you liked the Bren. I thought the old illustration was great. I just did a Google "image" search for "bren gun"

Not much wrong with a Bren gun and the only reason it was superceded here I think, would be the adoption of the 5.56mm SA-80 which has full auto fire.

I have my doubts about 5.56mm though and it seems the Aussies too, who desperately tried to retain their 7.62mm SLR's in Vietnam.

The light MG role is now taken by the GPMG (Gimpy) of 7.62mm, reputedly a very good weapon indeed but being belt fed isn't much like a Bren.

R.
SH.SC.