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Our First Visit to Zeeland in April 2016 My grand-father served in the 7th Cameronians – a constituent regiment of the 156th Brigade of the 52nd (Lowland) Division. Enlisted as a Rifleman, he was later commissioned. Like many of his generation he rarely spoke of his wartime experiences and, it is only recently that easily…

RIFLEMAN KHAN and his act of bravery on the mud flats near Nieuwdorp. The PDSA “Dickin” Medal for a Brave Dog – Written by Hans van Dam As early as the prehistoric days, man has always tried to utilize animals for his benefit. Carrier pigeons for sending messages, dogs for hunting, cats for vermin control.…

This authoritative biography chronicles the life and achievements of the Victorian era politician and hero of the Napoleonic Wars. Sir Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch, is best known for his exceptional military career during the Napoleonic Wars. In the struggle for the Iberian Peninsula, he won a major victory at the Battle of Barrosa, conducted the…

Neuve Chapelle was the first large scale organised attack undertaken by the British Army. The reality of modern warfare soon extinguished the initial popular belief that ‘it’ (the First World War) would be over by Christmas’. Despite this disappointment 1915 began with optimism.  The commander of the British Expeditionary Force, Field Marshal Sir John French, remained convinced…

Battalions in WW1 In the First World War, 27 Battalions were raised. Over 7,000 Cameronians lost their lives.  By the war’s end, The Cameronians consisted of the following formations representing the Regular Army, the Territorial Force and the New Army: Battalions in WW2 On the outbreak of war in September, 1939, The Cameronians mobilised 6 active Battalions:…