Major R.L> Merry, ED and SCM C. Burdiss lead 48th Highlanders, 1 Bn on route march in England, 1940.
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Maj Merry and CSM Burdiss lead 48th 1 Bn on Route March, England 1940

Training in England – Route march near Aldershot – 1940

Major R.L. (Spike) Merry, ED sets the pace for C Company as part of conditioning for the regiment. With him is Company Sergeant-Major Clem Burdis who was wounded at Nissoria, Sicily on 28 July 1943.

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1939 – 1945 (WW 2)
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Binder 8, Research Room Shelf
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England 1940s
Associated event
Route March, England 1940s

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