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Old 09-08-22, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Luke H View Post
Thanks Alan.

This VC winner Sergeant Thomas Caldwell (1894-1969) born 10/02/1894 in Carluke, Lanarkshire appears to be wearing the RSF grenade on the tam. The history states he enlisted in 1915 and served at Gallipoli.

Can someone pull his service record please and see who he joined with?

The Ayrshire Yeo, Lanark Yeo and RSF (albeit not 12th Bn) were all at Gallipoli. If he originally joined one of the Yeos it would suggest the Yeo badges were ditched for the RSF.

http://www.vconline.org.uk/thomas-ca...586139562.html

Luke,

He was 1st/1st Lanarkshire Yeomanry.

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