{"id":24584,"date":"2026-05-05T13:03:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/?page_id=24584"},"modified":"2026-06-13T06:13:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T06:13:43","slug":"personal-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/second-world-war\/38-irish-brigade-1942-1947\/personal-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/lt-john-glennie\/\">John Glennie<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" 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