Tag: 7th Cameronians

In this HQ Company photo, L/Cpl, James Jordan is in the 2nd row from the rear, 5th person from the right.  L/Cpl Jordan was in the Signals Platoon. Pete Jordan, his son, supplied the photograph. A kindred spirit, Pete, has been researching the 7th Cameronians history and sharing his results with others also seeking to learn…

My father, CSM Douglas H. McCreath is in the front row, third from the right.

My father, at this time CSM Douglas McCreath, is seated in the centre of the front row with his arms folded. Major Magnus V. Gray is second to his left with the dog at his feet. In August 1944 the Battalion was sent to France, and in October took part in the 52nd Division Walcheren-Antwerp operations.…

My father, Douglas Haig McCreath, back row, seventh from left, formed part of a detachment charged with guarding the Queen Mother and her daughters, Princess Elisabeth (the future Queen) and Princess Margaret. The Battalion’s main station at this time was Comrie.