Flashback: Pride on Parade; Richard Fletcher on the Ties That Bind the Old Boys of the Liverpool Scottish Regiment

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Byline: Richard Fletcher

IF ANYONE questioned the strength of spirit that ties the old boys of the Liverpool Scottish Regiment together, they need only have been stood in the Adelphi hotel last Friday for an answer. Those staying at the hotel were treated to the pipes and drums of the Regimental Association beating the retreat as they made their presence felt at the start of their 75th annual dinner.

Although many of the members meet regularly, the dinner was particularly special because it was attended by other members of the territorial 51st Highland Regiment, of which the Liverpool Scottish was a part.

And Bob Lynch, 69, of Mossley Hill, who organised …