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Hello EP. The 10th Batt. landed at Courseulles around 18th June 1944 and moved south, crossing the Odon just to the west of  Caen. After that, they were involved in taking the Falaise gap and up past Rouen and into Belgium etc. So, this would fit in with your father's movements.  My own father continued through Belgium and into Holland. He was twice wounded, but fortunately survived and got back to the UK to continue as an instructor until his demob.
We have visited the Royal Highland Fusiliers  Museum in Sauchiehall St, Glasgow where there are extensive records and displays.  As you may know, the HLI was merged with the Royal Scots Fusiliers in 1959 to become the RHF.  In particular, there are two publications which I was able to get copied onto CD.
1) Campaign In Europe, The Story of the 10th Batt HLI 1944-45.  This gives detail of all the military movements.
2) Proud Heritage - Story of the HLI. Vol 4.  Page 291 onwards give some detail of interest.

Back in 2011, when I did my research, the RHF curator was Sandy Leishman and he was very helpful.

I hope this is helpful to you.  JS

I think the they were part of the 15th Scottish Division from 1942.  My father was with the 10th Battalion HLI and was part of the Europe campaign through France, Belgium and into Holland.
Around 25th Jan 1945, I think the Battalion was near Merxplas near Belgium, preparing to open up the roads to the Rhine Bridges. From there, the route was through Nijmegen, Kleve, Osnabruck, Celle, Uelzen. The Elbe was reached on 29 April 1945 leading to surrender of Hamburg on 1st May and the final surrender of all German forces on 5 May. I know the 10th Battalion HLI occupied Lubeck and set up HQ there on 19 May. 

Hi Eva, Margaret Magdalene Catherine Truckenmueller (Lena) was born in Germany on 2 May 1872 and died in Wakefield in 1953.  She was definitely the sister of  Marie Sturm, ((1871-1951).  They are identified as such in the 1911 census living at 54 Wakefield Road, Normanton.  Lena was  married to William Whitehead, a clerk in 1909, but he died. Her second husband was Joseph Whiteley Batty (1881-1977), a pork butcher and later a joiner from Warmfield, Wakefield. Joe was my wife's great uncle. Joe and Lena had a son, Walter (1916-1989) an Oxford graduate and teacher. Lena and Marie's father was George, a boot maker from Germany.

We assume Lena and Marie came to England in the 1890s, but not sure why or with whom.  We have tried unsuccessfully to linked Lena and Marie with Christian, Charles and Babette, so if anyone can help that would be good.   There are a lot of Truckenmuellers in Baden Wurtemburg, and clearly a number came to England, mainly in the pork butcher business.  Perhaps it was easier to set up business in England. there were certainly a number of German pork butchers in Wakefield, eg Hofmann and Ziegler. Hope this helps.