8th Battalion “The Buffs”

The plan was that if the Germans had invaded, we were to retire to positions a mile inland and dig slit trenches! Forming the 209 Infantry Brigade along with the 7th and 9th ‘Buffs’ Battalions they became part of 77th Division, and settled into what amounted to front-line conditions. ... As dawn broke, Howard and his OP party could see the ... ................
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