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1. www.scotsman.com › news › peopleObituary: Graham Speirs, first chief executive of the ...

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   Nov 29, 2020 · He and his wife, Myra, spent many happy holidays there over a period of more than 20 years. Graham was an elder in Abbey Church in North Berwick for more than 30 years.

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3. www.pressreader.com › uk › the-scotsmanGraham Speirs - PressReader

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   Nov 28, 2020 · Having decided around 1990 to fully retire, he started searching for a property abroad, eventually buying a flat in the resort of Puerto Pollensa in Majorca. He and his wife, Myra, spent many happy holidays there over a period of more than 20 years.

4. www.ronaldspeirs.com › personal-lifePersonal Life - Lieutenant Colonel Ronald C Speirs

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   Ronald Charles Speirs was born on 20th April, 1920 in the Scottish city of Edinburgh.1 He was the youngest of five children for parents Robert Craig Speirs, Jr and Martha Agnes (McNeil) Speirs, 2but his stay in Scotland was to be short.

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   Robert Speirs, Ronald’s father, was born in Greenock, Scotland in 1882.3 His engineering career began as a young man when he became an apprentice engineer fitter in the Glasgow area.4 Around this time, Robert met Martha McNeil. They were married in 1908 5and lived in Dalmuir, just outside Glasgow. By this time, Robert was a journeyman engineer. Rob...

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   Ronald spent his child and early adulthood in Boston, though records show during the summer break, when Ronald was between 8th and 9th grades, he and his parents sailed back back to the UK on the MV Georgic, part of the Cunard White Star line, from Boston.12 The journey took them through New York and Galway in Ireland before docking in Liverpool on...

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   Ronald Speirs’ first marriage took place on 20th May 1944 to an English girl he met whilst stationed in Aldbourne, Wilshire, England.19 Speirs recalled, “before the invasion, I was sent down to Winchester to set up a camp for an infantry division coming up from Africa. There I met my English wife who was a member of the ATS, the British women’s ser...

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5. warfarehistorynetwork.com › article › ronald-speirsRonald Speirs: ‘Imperfect But Daring Leader’ - Warfare ...

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   Platoon leader and eventual commander of the famed ‘Band of Brothers’ unit Easy Company, Ronald Speirs attracted loyalty and admiration as well as controversy.

6. sofrep.com › news › veteran-ronald-speirsFrom Scottish Roots to Screaming Eagle: The Enigmatic Life of ...

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   Mar 10, 2024 · Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1920, Ronald Speirs’ early life holds few clues to the formidable soldier he would become. Speirs, the youngest of five, emigrated to the United States with his...

7. www.findagrave.com › catherine-ann-speirsCatherine Ann Grant Speirs (1804-1871) - Find a Grave Memorial

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   Wife of Scottish advocate and prison reformer Graham Speirs.

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   Who was Ronald Speirs?

   • This article has been adapted from their newest book, Fierce Valor: The True Story of Ronald Speirs and His Band of Brothers, now available in bookstores. Back to the issue this appears in Platoon leader and eventual commander of the famed ‘Band of Brothers’ unit Easy Company, Ronald Speirs attracted loyalty and admiration as well as controversy.

   Ronald Speirs: ‘Imperfect But Daring Leader’

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   Who was Speirs & what did he do?

   • Speirs, a Dog Company platoon leader, meandered through the coils of Normandy brush, maintaining a watchful eye on the frontline. His bulky Thompson submachine gun was casually slung over his shoulder. A displaced victim of a petty officer rivalry, the lieutenant was a relative newcomer to Dog Company.

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   When did Ronald Speirs get married?

   • Ronald Speirs’ first marriage took place on 20th May 1944 to an English girl he met whilst stationed in Aldbourne, Wilshire, England. 19 Speirs recalled, “before the invasion, I was sent down to Winchester to set up a camp for an infantry division coming up from Africa.

   Personal Life - Lieutenant Colonel Ronald C Speirs

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   Was Speirs a hero?

   • Yet, in the correspondent’s mind, one fact was quite evident: “Not every man is a hero in an army but the paratroopers who hit the coast of Normandy came close to reaching that ideal.” Troopers did not mind the accolades. Speirs was known by many of his men as “Killer.”

   Ronald Speirs: ‘Imperfect But Daring Leader’

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   What did Ronald Speirs discover?

   • Swirls of black smoke billowed high above the steeples and splintered roofs as Lieutenant Ronald Speirs surveyed the stucco exteriors of storefronts and dwellings pocked by the scars of urban battle.

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   Why did Speirs hate his wife in band of brothers?

   • Inaccurate information surrounding his marriage as published in the book Band of Brothers, upset and angered Speirs because “my English wife was not a widow as the book stated.” 37 Speirs continued, “The other reference to her in the book was disparaging.” 38 Speirs also states, “I loved her and still do.” 39

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9. www.facebook.com › GrahamSpeirsPhotography › photosGraham Speirs Photography... - Graham Speirs Photography

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   Graham Speirs Photography. 1,223 likes · 9 talking about this. Pictures from my travels around the world and my home country of Scotland.