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Invitation from the Mayor of Canterbury to Turmaine and his wife, to attend the Ceremony of Beating Retreat at Howe Barracks, Canterbury, Saturday 18 Jun 1977. From 19 documents relating to CSM Frederick Albert Turmaine who served in 4th, 2nd and 1st Bns the Buffs, 1928-1963. Turmaine served in India, Palestine and Egypt, South East Asia and Hong Kong and was captured during World War Two and made POW, 1941-1945. From the collection of the former Buffs Regimental Museum.

World War Two, POWs (1939-1945)