A Highly Emotive 1914-15 Trio & Plaque.



A VERY LATE ARGYLE & SUTHERLAND’S CASUALTY

To:
27. Pte ROBERT THOMSON.
1st & 10th ARGYLE & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS.
From Barony, Glasgow. Age. 34

KILLED IN ACTION on 2nd OCTOBER 1918.
“The Battle of St. Quentin Canal”

[BIOGRAPHY]
Robert Thomson was born in Barony, Glasgow in 1887. He was a Light Goods Porter and initially attested into 1st Bn of the Argyles at Glasgow on 30th July 1908. He was clearly a high spirited lad as only 13 days after joining the army on 12th August he was seriously admonished for “returning to barracks drunk at 9:30pm”.

He committed a 2nd similar offence in 3rd October by “causing a disturbance in barracks at 10:30 while drunk” this time he was fined Two Shillings and Sixpence (2/6d) which was half a weeks pay , and confined to barracks for 7 days. He was then posted to Malta in September 1909 where he served for 3 years and 75 days.

[ROBERT’S 120 yard SWIMMING CERTIFICATE, Gained with 1st Battalion in MALTA ]

His third offence on 4th August 1911 was in Malta where he was again found to be “ Drunk in Barracks at 12:45 pm”. On this occasion he was fined Five Shillings (5/-) ....which was a whole week’s pay.



From Malta to battalion then moved to Dinapore in India for 1 year 355 days with a return to England, and landing at Plymouth on 19th November 1914.


[TO FRANCE]
After about a month of reorganisation with 1st Bn Robert arrived in France on 19/20th December 1914 with a landing at Le Havre.

He served with 1st Bn in France until 28th January 1915 when he was shipped back to the UK until 3rd October 1915.

On his arrival back in France on 4th October he was transferred to His 2nd unit, 10th Bn which had arrived in France on 11th May 1915.

He then served with 10th Bn until 23rd July 1916 when due to being seriously wounded (gunshot wound left knee and right thigh) he was returned to U.K. He arrived back in England on 24th July 1916 where he remained in hospital until 13th October 1917 with a return to France on 14th October 1917 where he again served until 25th February 1918 when he was yet again back in Edinburgh (on leave) from 26th February 1918 until 12th March 1918.





His final return to France was on 13th March 1918 where on 2nd October 1918 he was Killed in Action while taking part in the Battle St. Quentin Canal.



An Exceedingly Nice Group to a very early member of the Argyles (Service Number 27)
A seriously “spirited” Scotsman who really fought the good fight.


He died just 40 days before the armistice and almost made it right through the war.

The medals are practically mint on their mint original ribbons. The group comes with FULL service & CWG papers, MIC, two group photos showing Robert and his mates advance Roberts army swimming certificate. Also included is his original Argyles hat badge.

£695 ... A really superb Scots grouping.