Behind Enemy Lines: The Autobiography of Britain's Most Decorated Living War Hero

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Tommy joined Bankfoot young farmers when he was 14, and played an active role over the years. He met his future wife, Libby Hume, a farmer’s daughter from Angus, at the bull sales dance in the Salutation Hotel, Perth, in October 1980. James MacPherson (1675–1700) was an infamous robber from Banff in Aberdeenshire. When he was eventually caught and while under sentence of death he is said to have composed a song known as MacPherson’s Lament or MacPherson’s Rant. The story goes that he played it under the gallows, and, after playing the tune, he then offered his fiddle to anyone in his clan who would play it at his wake. When no one came forward to take the fiddle, he broke it and then threw it into the crowd with the remark, ‘No one else shall play Jamie MacPherson’s fiddle’. The broken fiddle is now in the MacPherson Clan museum near Newtonmore, Inverness-shire. A version of the lament was rewritten by Robert Burns. Grace Dent's 'gaunt' appearances on I'm A Celeb led friends to worry about star's health as they now 'just want her to get home' after she quit show

Jennifer Garner, 51, is effortlessly radiant while showing off her chic sense of style in TWO outfits as she steps out in New York City In 1941, during a daring four man raid to capture Erwin Rommel in North Africa, he was captured by the enemy. On one occasion during an allied air raid Macpherson spotted a group of Italian officers retreating into a bomb shelter. The Scot opened the shelter hatch and threw a grenade down it. Macpherson was shot by an Italian officer, who arrived late but whom he succeeded in stabbing after a struggle. One of his older brothers, the politician Niall, would rise to the peerage as Baron Drumalbyn and died in 1987. Another elder brother, GPS "Phil" Macpherson, became a legendary Scottish rugby player in the inter-war years. "Tommy," as he was always known, went to Cargilfield in Edinburgh, Scotland's oldest prep school, Edinburgh Academy and Fettes College, overcoming a crippling childhood illness, the bone disease osteomyelitis. From luxury skincare to must-have make-up collections - get Christmas all wrapped up with dream gifts they'll loveRyan Phillippe, 49, posts rare photo with daughter Kai, 12, whom he shares with ex Alexis Knapp of Pitch Perfect fame: 'Pizza was had, Elf was watched' Councillor Currie (Liberal Democrat, Kintyre and the Islands) insists that the administrative group will continue to focus on delivering its priorities, which were recently agreed unanimously by the full council.

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Even now, without a cultural co-ordinator in place, the band plays on at Kilmory [council headquarters].” Warped Hamas warlords REFUSE to release youngest hostage instead handing TEN-MONTH-OLD Kfir Bibas to separate Palestine terror group operating in southern city expected to be obliterated by IDF when ceasefire ends - as Israel welcomes 11 captives home Under this operation three man units were to be dropped into occupied Europe to carry out sabotage and guerrilla warfare, acting as a high profile focus for the local resistance. His training lasted from January to March 1944, at the end of which he was promoted to Major and placed in charge of team Quinine. His team members were a French lieutenant, Michel de Bourbon, and a British radio operator, Sergeant Arthur Brown.

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Gaz Beadle 'shamed' as his ex Emma McVey admits 'it's been hard' looking after their children six days a week as a single parent while 'trying to heal' TV star looks a far cry from his 90s appearance as he walks the red carpet at Hollywood Christmas Parade - but can you guess who it is? Despite being out numbered the Commando was able take the ground and hold the line long enough for the Australians to cross the Litani River and continue their advance north. However, their bravery was not without loss – of the 406 men that landed, 130 were killed or wounded in nearly twenty-nine hours of fighting – for which they only had enough ammunition and food to last eight. Unarmed and accompanied by a German doctor and a French officer, Macpherson was driven in a captured German Red Cross vehicle through miles of enemy-held territory, through machine gun fire, to the village's school house. Dressed in full Highland uniform complete with bonnet, he bluffed that he would unleash heavy artillery and call on the RAF if the Germans did not surrender. The Major General agreed on condition his forces were allowed to keep their side arms until they were in safe custody of the US 83rd infantry division. [note 2] [17] [18] Italian Guerrilla operations [ edit ] Their daughter, Laura was born in November 1983, with Craig making the family complete in July 1985.

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Still our type on paper! Maura Higgins,Ekin-Su Cülcülolu and Arabella Chi lead the red carpet glamour as Love Island past and present attend the Beauty Awards Neighbours star Bonnie Anderson marries landscaper Samuel Morrison in lavish Yarra Valley wedding before partying into the night On one occasion when a German staff car was approaching a level crossing Macpherson booby-trapped the barrier arm so it crashed down on the vehicle, decapitating the local commandant and his driver. One can't get no satisfaction! Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood, 76, is joined by glamorous wife Sally, 46, as they chat to Prince William at the Tusk Awards When the open staff car sped into view, he blew the fuse, the pole came down and the car hit it at 50mph, decapitating the commandant and his driver. Then Macpherson’s men mowed down the cavalcade’s motorcycle escort with Sten guns. All in all, he recalls phlegmatically, ‘a satisfactory morning’.