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The Organiser A group of 7 Cameronian objects belonging
Pension Trough Group to the late Major Harvey
5 Swaynes Lane Items belonging to Pte W S Lockhart
Guilford
Surrey GU1 2XX Photographs
Tel: 01483-504972 Photographs of The Cameronians (Scottish
E-mail: pensiontrough@ntlworld.com Rifles) band in Malaya 1950s
Website: www.pensiontrough.org.uk Group of 5 photos of The Cameronians
(Scottish Rifles) 1920s and 1930s
World War II Anniversaries
Photograph 'F' Coy 6 Bn The Cameronians
(Scottish Rifles) August 1914
- Involving Scotland/
Photos of 'D' Coy The Cameronians (Scottish
Netherlands Relations
Rifles) TA 1992
In the second half of 2004 it is expected that
Archive
there will be a series of 60th anniversaries
A collection of Cameronian archives
acknowledging the part played by Scottish
Book "Traditions of the Covenanters"
Regiments who were involved in the
Cameronian Xmas Card 1939
liberation of the Netherlands in 1944-45.
Poem dedicated to 6th Scottish Rifles
Surviving members of the then 6th, 7th,
Decorated WW1 shell case
and 9th Battalions who might wish to be
Photo of painting of, transcript of letters
involved should contact the Editor.
written by, Lt William Browne 26th 1802
- 1805; drowned on active service
Museum Report Year 2003
War Diaries Project - "Increasing public
New Acquisitions to the The Cameronians
access to the collections without increasing
(Scottish Rifles) Collection 2003
the staff workload"
The team of dedicated volunteers from
Humphreys medals group
the Lanarkshire Family History Society have
This important purchase for the collection
continued to work tirelessly on transcribing
was made possible by partnership
the hand-written Commanders' War Diaries
funding from The Cameronians (Scottish
into an easy-to-use computer package. They
Rifles) Regimental Trustees, the National
have transcribed over 200,000 words and
Acquisitions Fund and South Lanarkshire
have entered into a database the names of
Council.
over 4,000 Officers and Other Ranks.
Corporal George Humphreys (90th PLI
With a few clicks of the computer mouse,
1853-1874) served in the Regiment during
staff can find if there is any mention of
two major conflicts: the Crimean War
any known person, place, ship, weapon,
(1854-1856) and the Indian Mutiny (1857).
etc. Previously to do such a search in
At the siege of Sevastopol in 1855 Cpl
hundreds of un-indexed hand-written pages
Humphreys was recommended for the VC
was so time-consuming as to be almost
for his act of valour in bringing to safety
impossible.
a wounded Officer under heavy enemy
The team has almost finished the 2nd
fire from "the most advanced trench".
Battalion The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Later the request for the VC was deleted
in the First World War 1914-18. This will
because Cpl Humphreys was "in possession
be added to the completed First World War
of medal for Distinguished Conduct in the
1914-18 War Diaries of:
Field". We have four medals and supporting
documentation, all relating to Humphreys.
1 Battalion
It is hoped to have the group as part of
7 Battalion
the Crimean War exhibition in 2004-2005
11 Battalion
(please see report). Later, the medals will
form part of the permanent medals display
We are very grateful to the volunteers
in the drawer units.
for their hard work and enthusiasm which
has resulted in a major new asset for the
Medals and badges
public at Low Parks Museum and world-
Group of 6 medals and cap badge
wide through our public enquiries service.
Current members of the two Lanarkshire
Uniform accessories and equipment
Family History Society transcription teams
are:

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