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1. • • He died from cancer in 2006, aged 89 at his home in Stourpaine, Dorset, with his family at his bedside. After a funeral service at the Holy Trinity Church in Stourpaine on 16 June, Shand's body was cremated.
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   Who was Major Shand?

   • Major Shand, a Sandhurst graduate, served as an officer in the 12th Royal Lancers during World War II. He spent two years in a German prisoner-of-war camp and was twice awarded the Military Cross for bravery.

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   Where did Major Shand live during WW2?

   • Captured, Major Shand spent the remainder of the war in the picturesque prisoner of war camp at Spangenberg Castle, situated near Kassel in the west of Germany. At the war's end, he returned to Britain and married Rosalind Cubitt, daughter of the wealthy Lord Ashcombe. Their first child, a daughter named Camilla, was born in 1947.

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   What did Major Shand do in WW2?

   • He then went to train for the military at Sandhurst. He first served as a second lieutenant in 12th Royal Lancers but was promoted during the war to lieutenant, in 1940. Major Shand met Winston Churchill in 1942 as the prime minister toured North Africa. He was taken prisoner by Germany after his troops came under fire.

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   Who was Major Bruce Shand?

   • Camilla, 76, will view a Second World War tunic that belonged to her father, Major Bruce Shand, a 12th Royal Lancer who won the Military Cross during the retreat to Dunkirk in 1940 and again at El Alamein in 1942.

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   Apr 23, 2014 · The Duchess of Cornwall's brother Mark Shand has died after suffering a serious head injury during a fall in New York. Law enforcement sources have told Sky News the 62-year-old travel writer fell at around 3am on Wednesday outside the Rose Bar on Lexington Avenue. It has also been reported that Mr Shand was lighting a cigarette at the time.

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   On 25 April 1947, Shand was retired from the army on account of disability and was granted the honorary rank of major. Shand had a country house, The Laines in Plumpton, East Sussex, and a town house in South Kensington, but in later life moved to Dorset.

   • Years of service: 1937–1947
   • Rank: Major

   • Battles/wars: Second World War
   • Service/branch: British Army

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   Apr 22, 2024 · Major Bruce Shand won two Military Crosses during fighting across Europe and North Africa during the Second World War. The Queen will make her first visit to the Royal Lancers since being named ...

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   Feb 3, 2021 · “His two crewmen were killed, and Major Shand was wounded and taken to Germany as a prisoner of war. Major Shand returned to Britain after escaping capture in 1945 eventually retiring from the...

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   Apr 22, 2024 · Her father Major Bruce Shand served in the 12th Lancers - which is now part of the regiment. By Dylan Donnelly, news reporter Monday 22 April 2024 15:38, UK

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    Oct 13, 2015 · Major Shand, a Sandhurst graduate, served as an officer in the 12th Royal Lancers during World War II. He spent two years in a German prisoner-of-war camp and was twice awarded the Military Cross ...

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    Jun 11, 2006 · Captured, Major Shand spent the remainder of the war in the picturesque prisoner of war camp at Spangenberg Castle, situated near Kassel in the west of Germany. At the war's end, he returned to...