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Graham Speirs Photography. 1,287 likes · 1 talking about this. Pictures from my travels around the world and my home country of Scotland.
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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.
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- Ronald’s Parents
- Ronald’s Early Childhood
- Adult Life
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.
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...
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...
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...
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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Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Speirs an “officer with a reputation” In a military career spanning 22 years, Speirs has been lauded as a hero, embroiled in controversy and celebrated in both print and TV. This website looks at the real man behind the reputation.
