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Historical military art print of the
Pioneer Regiment at the Normandy Landings on Sword Beach during the Second
World War by Terence Cuneo. |
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Royal Pioneer Corps was raised in 1939 named the Auxiliary Military
Pioneer Corp, soon changing in 1940 to Pioneer Corp. and becoming the
Royal pioneer Corp ion 1946. One member of the crops was awarded the
George Cross In Liverpool 8th March 1941, Corporal J P Scully (1909 -
1974). The Corps Museum is in Northampton at Simpsons barracks |
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Sword Beach by Terence Cuneo Pioneers were among the first British troops to land on the beaches of
Normandy on D-Day, by 1st April 1944 there were over 35,500 pioneers in
Normandy. The painting shows the various activities of the pioneers during
the D-Day landings. |
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