He is survived by his two daughters, Bronwen and Pirenne, and a son, Craig. Stream ad-free or purchase CDs and MP3s now on. He returned to Australia in 1995 but Hazelle developed heart problems and died in early 1997. Check out Scotland the Brave by Scottish National Pipe and Drum Corps and Military Band on Amazon Music. Laffin traveled extensively in Europe, especially the Western Front areas of WWI and in the Middle East. John McDermott Scotland Forever 'Scotland the Brave' (LIVE) 'a time to remember' DVD (2002) click 'Show more' to see lyrics.Lyrics:Let Italy boast of her ga. Its sometimes considered to be Scotlands unofficial national. They follow the traditional Scottish pattern of. He wrote articles for Australian newspapers and taught English, history and geography in secondary colleges. SCOTLAND THE BRAVE is the most famous of all bagpipe tunes. Our luxury highland dance tartan hose are the finest you can own. With his family he left for England in 1956 where he resided for nearly 40 years.

While convalescing in Sydney in 1943 he met his wife Hazelle.Īfter the war Laffin worked for a number of newspapers and magazines, wrote short novels and began his own feature service and editing unit. He trained as an infantryman and later completed an officer course before serving in New Guinea. In 1940, aged 24, having worked with Smith's Weekly and The Wagga Advertiser, he enlisted in the 2nd AIF. Laffin's parents both served in WWI, his father in the 20th Battalion and his mother as a nurse. Many of his books concerned military history. John Laffin was a prolific author with nearly 130 books to his name.

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