Captain Irwin - An Ulster Rugby player who played for the Welsh Guards
CG Irwin played rugby for Ulster and Blair 'Paddy' Mayne was his captain. During his service he also played for the Welsh Guards. He served as a captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) and was part of the 6th Guards Armoured Brigade. He was 'Mentioned in Despatches' for actions while serving in Belgium in 1945. He was seconded to 2nd (Armoured) Battalion, Welsh Guards and was singled out for dealing with over 60 casualties in 3 hours in Normandy.
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| Dokumenttyp: | Text |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 2024 |
| Schlagwörter: | British history / European history (excl. British / classical Greek and Roman) / International history / Their Finest Hour / World War Two / Armed Forces / Armies / Army / Belgian / Belgium / Britain / British / British Army / Child / Children / D Day / D-Day / D-Day Landings / Europe / European / Evacuation / Evacuee / Health / Healthcare / Hospital / Invasion / Medic / Medical / Medical Services / Medicine / Normandy / Normandy Landings / Operation Neptune / Operation Overlord / Operation Pied Piper / Photo / Photograph / Photographs / Photos / Pied Piper / Royal / Royal Army Medical Corps / UK / United Kingdom / Wales / Welsh |
| Sprache: | unknown |
| Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28880675 |
| Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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| Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.25446/oxford.25913956.v1 |
