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80th Anniversary of St Valery and the 51st Highland Division

80th Anniversary of St Valery and the 51st Highland Division
Posted:25 02 2021,10:10 am

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80th Anniversary of St Valery and the 51st Highland Division

80th Anniversary of St Valery and the 51st Highland Division

The first was the death of our past Chairman, Captain Guy Brocklebank, Royal Navy. When we went to print at the end of April, Guy was in hospital slowly recovering from a major fall and damage to his head. He remained in a coma for a long time, and on recovering consciousness showed good signs for a recovery.
80th Anniversary of St Valery and the 51st Highland Division

80th Anniversary of St Valery and the 51st Highland Division

Jonathan Swan playing his bagpipes below the boughs of a 400 year old oak tree in Chelmsford, as part of the Poppy Scotland commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the events at St Valery and the 51st Highland Division, in which HQS WELLINGTON played her part.
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HMS WELLINGTON began her successful career in the 1930s. Laid down in September 1933 at Devonport Dockyard, launched in May 1934, she entered service in January 1935. Her purpose was as an Imperial Patrol Sloop destined for the New Zealand Station. She was a Grimsby Class Sloop and displaced 990 tons with a cruising speed of 10 knots and a maximum speed of 16 knots.

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