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Photograph of the pipes and drums band of the 2nd Battalion, London Irish Rifles marching across a field at the 78th Infantry Division’s final parade on 6th July 1945, Spittal, Austria. The drum major can be seen at the front, with two soldiers on horseback parading behind the bandsmen. The pipers can be seen wearing kilts. A hand written caption next to the image says that the 78th Infantry Division entered Austria on the 5th May 1945 via the Mount Croce Pass to Mauthen (Italian-Austrian border). From an album of 121 photographs and postcards (plus one loose image) relating to Norman Leonard Palmer, 1937 (c) -1945, who served with No. 2 Commando, 2nd Special Service Brigade and 56th Reconnaissance Regiment. Images relate to training and service in Scotland, Italy, Austria and Gibraltar. The collection also includes Palmer’s membership booklet to the Old Comrades Association of the Special Service Brigade. Associated with World War Two (1939-1945).

World War Two (1939-1945)