It is with sadness that we report the death of Frank Mathews in Dorset on Monday 19 July after a long illness..

Frank was commissioned into the Regiment in December 1964, joining the 1st Battalion in Edinburgh.  He served then until disbandment after which he transferred to the Royal Corps of Transport.

His Funeral will take place on Tuesday 3 August at 1430 at St Nicholas Church Silton, Bourton, Dorset. Silton is about 5 miles east of Wincanton, just south of the A303.  The church will be sign-posted.

Major Brian AS Leishman MBE

It is with sadness that we report the death of the last in a long line of Regimental Bandmasters to wit Majors Dunn, and Quinn, Captain Pike and now Tom Charlton.

Tom, the final holder of that position, was the Bandmaster of our Regimental Band at disbandment in 1968. He was more of a jazz man than any of his predecessors and a very good trumpet player, but his arranging was a boon to the Band. He continued with music when he left the Band and settled around the Oxford area. He will be cremated at Headington, Oxford on Friday 16 July”.

I am indebted to Band Sergeant Major John McEwan for this notice.

Major Brian AS Leishman

It is with sadness that we record the death of Ian McBain on Tuesday 8 June 2010 after a long illness..

He was committed at a private cremation and there was a memorial service for him at Fairmilehead Parish Church Edinburgh at 11.30am on Tuesday, 15 June.

Major Brian Leishman

From: James Brennan:

I am in the process of publishing, for family only, my fathers diary from 20th October 1944 until they reached Bremen in 1945.

I have a few photo’s of individual Cameronians and some casual group shots along with two unit photo’s, sadly there are no names to go with the photo’s which I post here.  I wonder if any one recognises the people in them.

My Fathers details are 3254183 Rfn J Brennan, Mortars (Signals Attached) Sp Coy, 7th Cameronians SR.

His call sign was Jig Baker
Replies please to: Major Leishman at +44 131 557 0187 OR brianleishman@blueyonder.co.uk

Photo I/2/3 - My father,  on the motor bike and sitting in the Bren carrier behind the dog.
Photo 4 – My father is second from the right.  I am interested in finding out the others in these photos. Photo 5/6 - Head and shoulder shots of two people who we think may have been special friends.

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New Publication “From Rattray and Back”

The late Freddy Patterson who served with the Regiment as a Chindit in Burma recalls the purported somewhat chilling briefing they received from General Orde Wingate before setting off  “You are going into Burma to do what you have been trained for and if any of you come back out you  haven’t done your job”

The diary Freddy kept entitled “From Rattray and Back” has been published by his family and is available from his widow Mrs Terry Patterson, 37 Ardblair Road, Blairgowrie, PH10 6QA, priced at £8.50 including postage and packing.”