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Forum: Other Military Topics 28-11-14, 04:16 PM
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Posted By Mike Jackson
Tanks

Shermans equipped most of the battalions in the GAD _ an exception being 2 WG which as Div Armd Recce Regt had Cromwells. So the film is partially right - and a bit wrong. Apologies to Cpl O'Connor...
Forum: Other Military Topics 28-11-14, 04:07 PM
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Posted By Mike Jackson
Michael Trubshawe

I was pleased to see that "Bushey" - the titled WG Squadron Leader who was killed in Holland (?) when his Jeep hit an Armoured Car was reincarnated in the Guns of Navarone playing an SBS officer who...
Forum: Other Military Topics 25-11-14, 07:02 PM
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Posted By Mike Jackson
A bit less dignified if I recall correctly - the...

A bit less dignified if I recall correctly - the 2WG Scout Car driver shouting "You're too bloody late!" in a pronounced Welsh accent. Followed on screen by the biblical quotation. Mike
Forum: Other Military Topics 25-11-14, 09:56 AM
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Posted By Mike Jackson
The regiment portrayed was 2 WG, the Armd Recce...

The regiment portrayed was 2 WG, the Armd Recce Regt of the Guards Armoured Division.

The film's title is taken from the Second Book of Samuel, Chapter I Verse 23:

Saul and Jonathan were lovely...
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