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a GlesgaPals tribute to 'oor forces' |
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National Service photograph
My Uncle William McArthur served in
Germany with the Royal Scots Fusiliers.
He would be 18 / 19 years old when this
wonderful photograph was taken. 1946/47
Born
1st April 1928, Townhead, Glasgow,
Died 14th Feb 1995, Parkhead, Glasgow,
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Uncle
Wassel
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Photo from Bob Hay, Augusta Australia
Hi Webmaister.It's a small world. Just noticed your Uncle William in RSF.
Reminded me right away of this one of my Dad William Hay also in
them, when he got called up in 1939.
I only saw him two or three times between then and 1945 or 46 when he
came back from Germany and straight into civvy street. Nae counselling
then!
Always remember once we were at Dunoon on holiday (about 1940/41) and
he got some leave, came up from Catterick and off the ferry
complete with 'tin hat', rifle, kit bag and a big bag of coal. God knows
how he carried it all but we got a rerr heat for the rest of a very
typical Glesga Fair Fortnight doon the watter.
Gone but never forgotten.
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Uncle Sonny
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My mother's brother William Evans
( known as Sonny
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(Royal electrical mechanical engineers ) in Egypt.
This picture was taken in August 1954.
Born 12th April 1935,
Bridgeton, Glasgow,
Died 21th August 1996, Whitburn, Scotland,
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Tommy
Leith
1st Battalion Seaforth Highlanders.
Fort George 1939
He
had just joined the
Seaforth Highlanders when this photo was
taken, a 17yr old, and later served in the Burma campaign until being invalided
home in 1944 suffering from the
effects of repeated malaria.
Tommy was born at 7 Summer St. Bridgeton on 13 January 1922.
Son of
Robert and Annie Leith.
He died on 29th Nov.2003
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Fusilier Paul Cunningham (far right of photo)
THE ROYAL HIGHLAND FUSILIERS
THE SCOTTISH DIVISION DEPOT
PASSING OUT PARADE of ALAMEIN PLATOON on 14th JULY 1998
INSPECTING OFFICER was LORD PROVOST SUSAN BAIRD JP
LORD PROVOST of THE CITY OF GLASGOW
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GlesgaPal Bonny's son Tommy
was best pals with Paul when they were young, and he was always one of
the family. Paul now lives in England with wife Melanie and daughter's
Daisy and Lilly. |
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