15th Scottish Division

Lt-Col. P.R. Lane-Joynt

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Lieutenant-Colonel P.R. Lane-Joynt
8th Battalion, Royal Scots

As the bn advanced enemy fire became most intense, control became increasingly difficult and extension of the bridgehead appeared impossible. However in the cramped and increasingly dangerous situation the CO pushed forward his coys in a continuous effort to enlarge the bridgehead.

(D.S.O. citation, 1 March 1945)

Born on 24 December 1901 in County Clare, Ireland, Philip Robert Lane-Joynt was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He was commissioned into the Royal Irish Rifles in 1921 before transferring to the Prince of Wales’s Volunteers the next year. He was promoted to captain in 1935 and major in 1938. He mobilized with the South Lancashire Regiment.

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Lt-Col. R. Delacombe

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Lieutenant-Colonel Rohan Delacombe
8th Battalion, Royal Scots

I don’t think I’ll be blown to bits today or tomorrow because of this Cuban business. My assessment of the Russian character is that while they will go to any length in applying pollical, moral or economic pressures, they will always endeavor to stop just short of war.

(Quoted in Montreal Gazette, 26 Oct 1962, 1)

Born on 25 October 1906 in St. Julian’s, Malta, Rohan Delacombe was a commissioned with the Royal Scots since 1926. He was educated at Harrow School before attending Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He served with the 1st Battalion in Egypt, China, India and Palestine where he participated in the suppression of the Arab revolt in the years prior to the Second World War. In 1940, he was assigned to 4th Infantry Brigade during the battle of France and then was posted to the general staff of Adrian Carton de Wiart during the Norway campaign.

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