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Cranston Fine Arts  Military Art and Artists 19th Century Military History 19th Century Regiments  Border Regiment |
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LZ S-17, Operation Market Garden, September 1944 by Jason Askew. 1 Border Regiment (1st Airborne division) unload their Horsa gliders, and push on to the next stage of the operation, forming a defensive perimeter around the LZs and DZs, ready for the next lift. |
Border Regiment by Richard Simkin. (P) No text for this item |
Second Lieutenant Vernon Crawling, Under Heavy Fire, To A German Aeroplane, Brought Down just Behind The British Front Line. When a German aeroplane was brought down close behind the British frontline trenches on October 26th 1915, the enemy began shelling the spot in order to destroy the machine. Second Lieutenant Stuart Arthur Vernon, of the 3rd Battalion The Border Regiment (attached to the Intelligence corps), crept out at great personal risk and saved the aeroplane from destruction. He brought back very valuable documentary information, and for conspicuous gallantry on several occasions, but notably this, was awarded the M.C. |
The Border Regiment by Harry Payne. No text for this item |
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