D-Day veteran awarded France’s highest honour 78 years later
John McOwan, a retired jewellery shop owner from Peebles, was surprised and delighted to receive his Legion D’Honneur medal.
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Blind war veteran releases first book at 101
John McOwan spent most of his days during lockdown writing about his time in the military - from fighting in the deserts to D-Day.
Remembering one of the Queen's final visits to the Scottish Borders
The Queen visited Peebles in 2013 for a tour of the John Buchan Museum. This was her penultimate visit to the region before her death in 2022.