11. George Philip French, as a captain in the 3rd Battalion, South Wales Borderers . 12. D Company subsequently returned and was allocated a position between C Company and the Borderers . 13. He retired in 1944 and was Colonel of the South Wales Borderers from 1944 to 1949. 14. During the Second World War, it was requisitioned and used by the South Wales Borderers . 15. In two seasons with The Borderers , he played 69 league matches and scored 8 goals. 16. He returned to service following his injury and he was attached to the South Wales Borderers . 17. His Victoria Cross is displayed at the South Wales Borderers Museum in Brecon, Powys, Wales. 18. In 1937, the battalion's designation was changed to the " North Murray Borderers ". 19. Originally commissioned into the South Wales Borderers , Fowkes was promoted to Major-General in 1941. 20. Borderers see a Melrose Sevens winners'medal as the next best thing to a Scottish cap.
