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Bill Millin, commonly known as Piper Bill, was personal piper to Brigadier Lord Lovat, commander of 1 Special Service Brigade at D-Day.
Pipers had traditionally led Scottish troops into battle, but the death toll in World War I was so high that the practice was banned by the British high command. However, Lord Lovat asked Bill Millin, then 21, to ignore instructions and to pipe the Commandos ashore at Sword Beach. Wearing his kilt and armed only with his bagpipes, Bill marched up and down the shore playing "Hielan' Laddie" and "The Road to the Isles" as his comrades fell around him. German snipers later attested, they did not target Millin because they believed him to be mad.
The action was portrayed in the 1962 film "The Longest Day". The actor playing Millin was Pipe Major Leslie de Laspee, the official piper to Her Majesty The Queen Mother in 1961.
Cross-posted at Roncesvalles.
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Bill Millin, commonly known as Piper Bill, was personal piper to Brigadier Lord Lovat, commander of 1 Special Service Brigade at D-Day.Pipers had traditionally led Scottish troops into battle, but the death toll in World War I was so high that the practice was banned by the British high command. However, Lord Lovat asked Bill Millin, then 21, to ignore instructions and to pipe the Commandos ashore at Sword Beach. Wearing his kilt and armed only with his bagpipes, Bill marched up and down the shore playing "Hielan' Laddie" and "The Road to the Isles" as his comrades fell around him. German snipers later attested, they did not target Millin because they believed him to be mad.The action was portrayed in the 1962 film "The Longest Day". The actor playing Millin was Pipe Major Leslie de Laspee, the official piper to Her Majesty The Queen Mother in 1961.
Cross-posted at Roncesvalles.
- God Of Wonders
Lord of all creation, of water, earth and sky The Heavens are your tabernacle Glory to the Lord on High God of wonders beyond our galaxy, You are Holy The Universe declares your majesty, You are Holy Alleluia, to the Lord of Heaven and Earth...
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