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Tomnahurich Cemetery Remembrance Service, Inverness, 12 November 2022.

Rev John Cuthbert taking this mornings service at the memorial of
Rear Admiral Sir Anthony Miers. Born in 1906 in Inverness, the son of an Army Captain killed in First World War.
Rear Admiral Sir Anthony Cecil Capel Miers, VC, KBE, CB, DSO & Bar (11 November 1906 – 30 June 1985) was a Royal Navy officer, who served in the submarine service during the Second World War. He was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was involved in two incidents alleged to be war crimes while commanding HMS Torbay.

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Rev John Cuthbert taking this mornings service at the memorial of <br />
Rear Admiral Sir Anthony Miers. Born in 1906 in Inverness, the son of an Army Captain killed in First World War.<br />
Rear Admiral Sir Anthony Cecil Capel Miers, VC, KBE, CB, DSO & Bar (11 November 1906 – 30 June 1985) was a Royal Navy officer, who served in the submarine service during the Second World War. He was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was involved in two incidents alleged to be war crimes while commanding HMS Torbay.

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Tomnahurich Cemetery Remembrance Service, Inverness, 12 November 2022.