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Photo Du Jour - December 5, 2005 - Major. Fred Tilston, V.C.

While serving as the commander of ‘C’ Company of the Essex Scottish Regiment (of Windsor) in WWII, Fred Tilston was badly injured. His courage in the face of adversity earned him the Victoria Cross, the higest military honor in the British Empire. Click here for the radio report from 1945. Major Tilston’s Uniform is still in the possesion of the Regiment. Because of his…
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