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Dec 20, 2021 · Major Shand was an officer in the British Army, winning two Military Crosses in the Second World War. On Nov 6, 1942, while in Egypt, his vehicle was destroyed, his two crewmen killed,...
Bruce Middleton Hope Shand, MC & Bar, DL (22 January 1917 – 11 June 2006) was an officer in the British Army who served in France as part of the British Expeditionary Force during the Second World War.
May 8, 2020 · In an excerpt from his book Previous Engagements, selected by Her Royal Highness to share on VE Day, Major Shand recalls his time serving in North Africa in 1942 which saw him lose two of his closest comrades during the Battle of El Alamein and taken to Germany as a prisoner of war.
Jun 17, 2006 · M ajor Bruce Shand, father of the Duchess of Cornwall, who died at the weekend, was a man of great charm. He had a very attractive combination of enough confidence to put you at...
Jun 9, 2023 · Major Bruce Shand served with the 12th Lancers in World War Two. He won the Military Cross twice during his service, firstly in 1940 during the retreat to Dunkirk and secondly in 1942...
Nov 5, 2020 · In a video address to the regiment, released alongside the portrait on Thursday, Camilla recalled what her late father Major Bruce Shand, who won two Military Crosses, told her about them.
Bruce Shand joined the 12th Lancers in 1937; served in France and North Africa; was wounded, taken prisoner, and awarded the M.C. 1940 and Bar 1942. He gained the rank of Major serving with the 12th Royal Lancers.
