Great thread, like a few on here Im from a generation who used to ask our dads "how many Germans did you kill in the war".
My father was an army communictor who saw action in Africa, Italy,France and Germany. I do know at one stage he was attached to the Argile and Sutherland regiment and to his dying day hated the bagpipes.
My father in law was Royal Navy before during and after WWII he used to laugh at the fact that Pompey gave them free tickets so they would go en masse and cheer on the opposition