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Since my last post, SpikeDD, gifted me a copy of "With British Snipers To The Reich", a gesture that I very much appreciate. I know that dad would have enjoyed reading it and would have agreed with...

May 2016 .... Shooting Don's "enfield303t" No.4 Mk1(T) ....





May 2016 ... Sandy's great grandson (my grandson) Dan (12 years old), firing live rounds for the very first time.

My thanks to Badger for all he has done to help me with this thread. I would also like to thank all the Milsurps members, who said so many nice things about dad. When I used to tell him, he always...

Sadly, dad passed away last night, he will be a great loss to us. He was always intrigued to hear that so many people on this forum thought so much of him too.
Both my sons and I were urgently...

Dad was rushed to hospital a few days ago, he has not been very well recently. We hope he gets home soon.

Ian.

Will be visiting dad late in May this year. Spoke to him last night and told him that I was hoping to get a photograph of the trophy that his name was on, when he won the shooting competition in...

When talking to dad recently, I asked him about carrying ammunition. He said that he carried it in ammunition pouches and didn't use the clips as the scope was always on the rifle. Loading was...

Update to my post dated 10-10-2015

When dad was busted to private, he was put with "A" Coy. Three months later, he was back with "HQ" Coy and offered the position of Coy. Sgt. Maj. which he...

Many thanks to Badger for uploading the videos, sorry the sound is a bit low. Will have a look to see if this can be improved.
I have my dad shown as being in "A" Coy, he was in fact in "HQ" Coy. ...

Video of Dad's No.4(T) Reunion - Part 4 of 5

Alexander (Sandy) Scott
Sniper Sgt
"A" Coy
4th Batt
KOSB

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Video of Dad's No.4(T) Reunion - Part 5 of 5

Alexander (Sandy) Scott
Sniper Sgt
"A" Coy
4th Batt
KOSB

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Hi Garry,
just off the phone from my dad. He says he knew a Jim Inglis who was a joiner, I wonder if that's the same family as your uncle. This would have been in the early 30's.
Best wishes,...

Hi Garry,
my dad probably wouldn't know your uncle as he left Newcastleton in 1951, he may well know the family though, I'll ask him tonight.
Hoping to get the video finished and sent to Badger if...

Hi Reiver xxv,
will be talking to my dad tomorrow evening and will pass on your best wishes. I know Enfield303t will when he next visits.
What was your uncle's name and when was he a policeman in...

Just back from BC today having had a great time visiting dad and meeting up again with Don and Cass. My thanks to both of them for bringing the rifles and my thanks to Bearhunter too, for kindly...

When talking to dad last night, something triggered another of his memories and he told me that he had slightly modified the stock on his rifle to get a better handhold and in particular, a more...

I recently returned from the 70th Anniversary commemoration of the Battle of the Scheldt, 1st November, 1944. I laid a wreath for dad at the 52nd Lowland Division Memorial which stands on Uncle...

Just wanted to say thank you to Don and Cass for taking time to visit my dad, he does look forward to these visits. From two remarkably nice guys(his words).
I'm off to the Scheldt to represent him...

Video of Dad's No.4(T) Reunion - Part 3 of 5

Alexander (Sandy) Scott
Sniper Sgt
"A" Coy
4th Batt
KOSB

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Video of Dad's No.4(T) Reunion - Part 2 of 5

Alexander (Sandy) Scott
Sniper Sgt
"A" Coy
4th Batt
KOSB

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Thanks Badger for your help in attaching the video, I leave it to you when you feel the other clips should go up.

Ian.

Video of Dad's No.4(T) Reunion - Part 1 of 5

Alexander (Sandy) Scott
Sniper Sgt
"A" Coy
4th Batt
KOSB

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Just asked dad why he had highlighted Afferden. They were advancing and using the German foxholes as the Germans retreated, a friend from the same village, Bobby Elder, who was a machine gunner,...

I have 2 copies of a clip ready, both close to 8 minutes duration, one is in .mpg (324mb). The other is .wmv (74mb), both play in Windows media player, both shot in PAL.

The question is which one...

Just to let you know, I can produce some video now I have seen the raw footage. I will be editing it as soon as I can once my new software is installed.
Regards.