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At the start of WWII, aged 20, Hector Drain joined the 52nd Royal Scots Fusiliers. One of the battles he took part in was The Battle of the Scheldt in 1944.
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At the start of WWII, aged 20, Hector Drain joined the 52nd Royal Scots Fusiliers. One of the battles he took part in was The Battle of the Scheldt in 1944.
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