THE COVENANTER
a feeling of great mutual liking as well as some very special pieces this year, from
respect on both sides. This perhaps makes it silver spoons to medal groups. A large
all the more ironical that the role for which collection was bought at auction owned by
history remembers him is the comprehensive Awarded to Brigadier Cyril Nelson Barclay
defeat of an Italian army, the loss of life C.B.E DSO who commanded 156th Infantry
thus incurred and the incarceration of those Brigade (52nd Lowland Division). The group
lucky enough (?) to be captured instead. consists of:
Distinguished Service Order Medal
PRG 1914-15 Star
prgblue@yahoo.com British War Medal
Victory Medal
* ‘Lieutenant Colonel O-Connor, left, and Indian General Service Medal
Sergeant Major Bradley of the HAC on their 1939-45 Star
way in 1924 to a service commemorating Burma Star
victory on the Piave in 1918.’ France and Germany Star
Defence Medal
Museum report 2008
War Medal 1939-45
Commander of the Order of the British
It has been a busy year again for the museums
Empire (CBE) and a full set of miniatures.
service. After achieving our full accreditation
in July 2007 for all three of our museums we
Image of medal group Brigadier Cyril Nelson
thought that our great achievements could
Barclay C.B.E DSO who commanded 156th
not be outdone, the good news came when
Infantry Brigade (52nd Lowland Division).
we were awarded a prestigious award from
the Quest quality assurance scheme for our
If you do have something that you would
achievements in quality assurance.
This is a great achievement as we are the first
museum service in the United Kingdom to
be awarded the charter mark.
New Acquisitions
The collections team have been busy
working on a huge project of digitising the
combined collections of Hamilton District
museum, Clydesdale Council, Glasgow
and the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). The
collection is estimated to be over 150,000
objects and this is not including the large
archive.
like to donate to the museum then please
We hope that over the 15 year period we
write a letter detailing your donation with
will photograph or scan the collections so
a photograph and send it to Low Parks
they are more accessible to the public.
Museum, 129 Muir Street, Hamilton, South
More than 3000 Cameronian photographs
Lanarkshire, ML3 6BJ. or telephone 01698
have been scanned, both from the
328232. I would ask that you do not send
regimental museum collection and private
collections directly in the post.
collections that have been donated to South
Lanarkshire Council over the past 10 years.
New Cameronian History
As some of you may be aware the museum
In 2005 the Trustees commissioned a new
service placed a collection embargo for a
single-volume history of The Cameronians
period of 2 years to allow the collections
(Scottish Rifles). This was to fill the gaps
team to begin the large digitisation project.
identified by many visitors to Low Parks
This embargo is still in force for another 12
Museum for an accessible history of the
months. We did however state that if an
regiment that told the story behind the
object was offered to the service that we
campaigns- what soldiering was like for the
could not turn down we would take it in to
men of the regiment and their families from
the collection.
the 17th to the 20th century.
I am pleased to say that we have taken in
The text and images draft of the book has
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