Dalwhinnie Voices
No: 231 Contributor: Douglas Abercrombie Year: 1939
Dalwhinnie's Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
Dalwhinnie's ""Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders" at the station in 1939. 2nd from left is Charlie McLagan. He was to be invalided out after contracting TB. He spent months recovering in hospital. Also pictured may be Jim McLagan, Tommy Kerr, and George MacPherson Poe. The 5th I don't know who it could be. Sad to say, 3 of these named were killed in action during the war and are honoured on the village Cenotaph.
Picture added on 02 November 2011 at 17:35
Richard-please make direct contact with me to discuss this-I have more details for you.
Added by Douglas Abercrombie on 28 November 2011
My great uncle was in the QOCH in the 2ndWW as he was killed in action on the 13/5/1940 age 20yrs old. Duncan Grant.
Added by Garry Grant on 14 March 2013
Garry-any Dalwhinnie connections?
Added by Douglas Abercrombie on 14 April 2013
People
The soldier in the middle does bare a strong resemblence to my father Willie Cameron with the date of 1939 fitting in with his war diary of leaving for Terry camp in Tain.
Also the 1927 Dalwhinnie school photo on the site has Jim McLagan,Charlie Mclagan and Willie Cameron(My Father)feautured in it which makes a further connection.
I do stress im not sure if it is indeed my father and whilst i realise it would be extremely fortunate for someone to see this and know it was him i do wonder if anyone could confirm it is not him and indeed someone else?
Kind regards Richard Cameron