"Keep 'em Moving"
Holland
St Michiels Gestel, Holland 1944
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The Queens Own Cameron Highlanders "Keep 'em Moving" Holland | Beekvliet St Michiels Gestel, Holland 1944 |
 Military Medal |  In the great hall at Beekvliet, St Michielsgestel, Holland Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery colour by Pristine Image | Military Medal |
 On 15th December 1944, at Beekvliet, St
MichielsGestel near s'Hertogenbosch, Holland, a Investiture was held
with Field Marshal Bernard Law
Montgomery presenting the Medals. 5th Camerons were well
represented, among who were; Major J. L.
Melville, DSO.,Captain W. W. Yellowlees MC., Lieutenant W. G. Chalmers
MC.,with Sergeants,
F. Martin, A. McKenzie and G. Sands and Corporal R. Leadbeater all
receiving the Military Medal. |
 The
Seminary at Beekvliet as it was in 1944. The dark square building (top
right corner) was known as the German building. Built by the Germans in
1942. The hall where the investiture took place, with Montgomery,
is the long building with the light coloured roof (top left of the
complex) |
 Fraterhuis, Sonniusstraat, s'Hertogenbosch. This building was home to the Officers mess of the Camerons. The
monks in residence at the time, were taught, by the Quartermaster, how to do a dance called
the "Hokey Cokey". They, in all innocence, thought they were being
taught the mystic rites of a Scottish religious dance. |
 Officers and NCO's, 5th Camerons, s'Hertogenbosch, Holland, December 1944. |
 left;
18th December 1944 Sergeant George Sands celebrated his 28th Birthday
and sent a Christmas card home. 5th
Camerons Christmas dinner was interupted by the German
offensive, through the
Ardennes just before Christmas 1944. Their attack fell
on the American 1st
Army front opposite Liege. 5th Camerons would spend the new
year in Liege. |
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