Clary is a commune of the Nord department in northern France. The commune was liberated from German occupation by 5th/6th Battalion…Clary is a commune of the Nord department in northern France. The commune was liberated from German occupation by 5th/6th Battalion, Scottish Rifles, on 9 October 1918. The Place de la Mairie was renamed Place des Ecossais in their honour. When King George V visited Clary in November 1918, the same battalion was drawn up in the place to welcome him. Among those liberated was a British soldier who had been in hiding since the Battle of Le Cateau in August 1914.
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