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John Biggs - British Army Musician

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This is a short film of an interview with Mr John Biggs of west Wales. John joined the 3rd Carabineers, Prince of Wales Dragoon Guards band in 1959 and served for six years. The majority of John's service occurred when the regiment was based at Detmold in then West Germany. In this interview John talks about his life in the band and reflects upon music in the British Army in those six years. A narrative that offers some background top John's story, along with some photographs of the band can be seen in the John Biggs Military Musician collection at the West Wales Veterans Archive on the Peoples Collection Wales website. Or thanks to the National Library of Wales for supporting this important archive of Welsh heritage.

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John Biggs
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Age Cymru Dyfed
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John Biggs WWVA collection film
Item uploaded:
12/3/2025
Date originally created:
29/1/2025
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