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ACC ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER
Dear Editor, 14557867 Pte R.S. RIDOUT ACC
My wife & I had the honour recently to who was with the Airborne Brigade
visit several Military Cemetaries in the and was killed on the 7th June 1944.
Normandy area on our drive home from I have attached a photograph of his
holiday in Southern Spain. During that headstone. We had also visited, prior to
time we visited Arromanche where Normandy, the village of ARADOUR-
there are several named ACC members SUR-GLANE where on the 10th June
who died during the invasion. This 1944 the SS murdered 642 men, women
time we visited several Canadian sites, & children then blew up the town.
at one we found a headstone located at This has been left exactly how it was
the side of the main graves, apparently after this terrible day to remind people
this was placed there when the men of what was done to innocent people.
were reburied properly and they could A look at the story on the web about
not locate exactly were his body was, so this atrocity is very moving. Finally,
a headstone was placed there to com- I joined the ACC on 9th May 1967
memorate his sacrifice. We also visited leaving in January 1970 to be posted
the site of where CSM Hollis won the to Windsor, Detmold, Ireland and
only VC on D-DAY and then to the vil- Norway. I was in H&J Squad of Owens
lage where his statue and memorial to Platoon during my time at the depot
the Green Howards is located. Finally and saw the transferal from the old
we visited the village of RANVILLE barracks to the new. Perhaps anyone
to see the Commonwealth War Graves, that remembers me and want to get in
next to which is the local church and touch please do my details are below.
in the churchyard there are about a Regards, Terry Webster
dozen war graves. One of which is for terry.webster172@btinternet.com
Dear Major Vincent,
I trust this email finds you completing a major refur-
well, and look forward to bishment in that area and
meeting you soon. I am not I noted prior to the refur-
sure if this is suitable for bishment they didn’t have an
the “Cauldron” magazine original ACC plaque. They
but thought I would let you have now consolidated all the
know anyway. I recently pre- unit/regimental plaques onto
sented an ACC plaque to the a number of walls altogether
Union Jack Club in London. rather than spread out. As you
Not sure if you have been there, can see the ACC plaque has centre
but adorned all around on the walls stage on one of the walls after I pre-
in the reception/foyer area are various sented it to Marcus Appleton on behalf
Unit/regimental plaques. They are just of the Union Jack Club. Marcus was my
platoon commander at 3/82 Venning
Platoon, Army Apprentices College
many moons ago! Please feel free to
contact me should you wish to do so.
Kind regards, Michael Bristo
Editor: Thank you Michael, I was delighted
to hear that the one you presented has been
displayed in pride of place.
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