Thomas George Oswald McCreath born 23 October 1906, Southland. NZ. He married Mary Ellen Capil (born 7 January 1922, Southland, NZ.) in 1945. Thomas and Mary had 5 children, all born in Invercargill: • Robert James McCreath born 16 June 1946. • Marilyn McCreath born 1954. • Joan McCreath born 13 October 1959. • Gordon…
The 52nd Lowland Division in WW2
Outline of Service In 1939 the 52nd (Lowland) was a first-line Territorial Division. It comprised three infantry brigades – the 155 Infantry Brigade, the 156 Infantry Brigade and the 157 Infantry Brigade. The Division did not join the main British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in France and Belgium but following the Dunkirk evacuation was earmarked to form…