Lt. Col. Dawson leads No. 4 Cdo.& 1er BFM Cdos
Lt Col R Dawson leading No4 & 1er BFM Cdos through L'Arc de Triomphe, Paris
Info taken from No4 Cdo War Diaries: 26 May 1945 PARIS: Lt Col RWP Dawson DSO, together with Maj P Kieffer MC and other officers and ORs of Brit and Fr personnel of the Commando received military awards from M. Louis Jacquinot, French Navy Minister in Paris. After being decorated they marched down the Champs Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe, where a wreath was placed on the tomb of the unknown warrior. N Collins
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Date: 04/08/2009
Owner: Nick Collins
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