The drums were beating, the rifles were carried and the streets of Burnley were lined with pride as one of the British Army’s busiest infantry battalions returned to its old stomping ground.
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment – better known as 1 Lancs – were exercising their right to march through the town, a ceremonial privilege granted by the Freedom of the Borough, which the regiment received a decade ago.
Among those on parade were dozens of local lads, back home in uniform, representing a proud tradition of military service in Lancashire.
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