T H E C O V E N A N T E R
experience and council to the Rhodesia Glasgow in 1940 he thought that it would
Regiment, the Army and the Government be a good place to be with sailing and skiing
until Zimbabwean Independence in 1980. for the family being readily available and of
Norman Jardine was, in all instances, course all his army friends local to the area.
an officer and a gentleman with a great When his colleagues heard of the proposed
capacity to motivate people in his roles in location to some of them it was rather like
the military, company management and being sent to Spitzbergan!
as mentor to friends and family. He led by Gillian was born in 1946 and Charles
example. rejoined the TA a year later and finally
His passion for regimental discipline, finished up commanding the 6/7th Bn.
order and tradition endured to the end Cameronians and was awarded an OBE and
through the study of military history. also the Order of the Star from the King
Norman Jardine passed away at home in Gustav of Sweden and his final posting was
Chisipiti, Harare on November 26, 2003 Deputy Brigade commander to Brig. Frank
and leaves his sister, Lady Moy Bayly, sons Coutts who as a former rugby player for
Douglas and Hamish and grandsons Daniel, Scotland made sure that there was never
Saul, Robert and Anthony. any army training on an international
weekend!!
Mr Oliver James Kelly - on 27 Feb 2002, at In between all his army work he was an
the Royal Hospital Chelsea elder for many years in Pollokshields West
Church and as Chairman of the Earl Haig
Col Charles E. Michie OBE., TD Born in
Fund in Glasgow recruited a gathering
Hertfordshire 24 July 1914 10 days before
of very attractive ladies who each year
outbreak of WW1 claims not responsible!
collected money for the Poppy Fund and
Went to school at St. Peters, Seaford and St.
were known locally as ‘Charlies Angles’!
Edwards, Oxford.
During his time in Scotland he lived in
Left school during the depression in the
Glasgow, Loch Melfort, Errol and finally
30’s and grandfather who was manager of
in Bearsden, in all places they had many
RBS in Glasgow had a great friend who was
friends and a special thanks to those in
Chief Cashier of Bank of England and as a
Roman Court who laterly have been so
result Charles went to work in the bank in
helpful.
London at £150 per year. A lot of money in
Charles had a great love of rugby,
those days.
mountains and the Covenantors.
About this time in 1934 he joined London
Scottish Regiment in London and reckoned Mr George Murray - on 26 Apr 2003, at
that apart from marrying his wife it was Erskine Hospital
the best thing he ever did. He and Peggy
were married in 1939 and later that year
Edward William Giles on 6 Jan 2004 at
he attended OCTU (Officer Cadet Training
West Bromwich
Unit) and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieut.
Mr Andrew Lawrie - on 29 Jun 2003, at
into the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). In
Erskine Hospital
August 1940 at the hight of the Battle of
Britain Ian was born. The Cameronians
David Logan at Douglas on 8 Jan 2004 at
were part of the 52nd Lowland Division
Douglas
who went to France 10 days after Dunkirk
Major Alexander (Alec) Thomson Quinn
and a short time later along with 150,000
at Milton Grange Nursing Home on 6 Sep
troops managed to return from Cherbourgh
2003. Alec was well known to many and
back to England.
a character to boot. He joined up on 3rd
In 1942 training started in the Cairngorms
February 1931 declaring his age to be 19
in mountain warfare with the possible
although, that was a wee fib, he was in fact
destination being Norway but after various
17 at the time. He was posted to India in
changes they finished up in action below
1932 as a Rifleman to join the 1st Battalion
sea level in Holland. At the end of the war
returning in 1939 as a Corporal to join
in Europe he was on the River Elbe opposite
2nd Battalion. By June 1940 he had been
and in contact with the Russian Army not
promoted to WOII whilst serving with the
far from Luneberg Heath
battalion. A short interlud at OCTU in the
In December 1945 Charles demobbed
United Kingdom preceeded a posting to
and returned to London with Ian now 5
the 9th Battalion as Lieutenant AT Quinn
and Jane 1 years old. The Bank of England
in February 1943. He remained with the
asked him where he would like to work
9th Battalion until he rejoined the 2nd
and as the bank had opened a branch in
Battalion in 1946. In March 1945, during

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