Advice from servicemen and women?

[macwilkin]

Arlen,

Why not go straight to the source, as it were, and contact these folks:

http://www.cameronians.org/index.html

No doubt they can put you in touch with some former Cameronians who might be willing to answer your question.

Personally, if it were me, I would most certainly wear the Douglas tartan, but I would wear your cadet badge, that way you are making a link between your grandfather's service and your experiences as a cadet? Just an idea.

Lastly, let me just say that I tip my bonnet to you for wanting to honour your relatives service. My grandfather served with the American forces (US Army Air Corps) in the China-Burma-India Theatre, and he spoke of the British Commonwealth forces with nothing but great respect & admiration. The Burma Campaign is one story from WWII that is sadly forgotten; If you want to read one of the best books on British forces in Burma, I would highly recommend George MacDonald Fraser's Quartered Safe Out Here. It is one of the best WWII books I have ever read. Fraser, a Scot, served with the Border Regiment in Burma, and later served with the Gordons.

Good on ya.

Todd

[Arlen]

Arlen,
Lastly, let me just say that I tip my bonnet to you for wanting to honour your relatives service. My grandfather served with the American forces (US Army Air Corps) in the China-Burma-India Theatre, and he spoke of the British Commonwealth forces with nothing but great respect & admiration. The Burma Campaign is one story from WWII that is sadly forgotten; If you want to read one of the best books on British forces in Burma, I would highly recommend George MacDonald Fraser's Quartered Safe Out Here. It is one of the best WWII books I have ever read. Fraser, a Scot, served with the Border Regiment in Burma, and later served with the Gordons.

Good on ya.

Todd

Thank you for the advice.
I think I'll be wearing the Gordon tartan with my cadet badge as a kilt pin and the Cameronians cap badge on my Glengarry and a REME belt buckle.

Thanks to your advice I've just ordered a copy of that on Amazon. I've read all the Flashman books and loved the sarcasm in them, so I think this'll be a good serious work.

[macwilkin]

Thank you for the advice.
I think I'll be wearing the Gordon tartan with my cadet badge as a kilt pin and the Cameronians cap badge on my Glengarry and a REME belt buckle.

Thanks to your advice I've just ordered a copy of that on Amazon. I've read all the Flashman books and loved the sarcasm in them, so I think this'll be a good serious work.

Arlen,

Very good then. Were you with the OTC, btw?

If you like Flashman, you'll love The MacAuslan series, also by GMF; "The General Danced at Dawn", "MacAuslan in the Rough" and "The Shiek and the Dustbin". Fraser based these works on his time in the Gordons.

Cheers,

Todd

[Nervous Jock]

I would highly recommend George MacDonald Fraser's Quartered Safe Out Here. It is one of the best WWII books I have ever read. Fraser, a Scot, served with the Border Regiment in Burma, and later served with the Gordons.

Good on ya.

Todd

As a slight aside The Complete Mcauslan is undoubtably one of the best fictional military books there is. Containing, the sheik and the dustbin, Mcauslan in the rough and the General danced at dawn. It gives an insight into GMF's time as a subbie in the Gordon's (although not mentioned directly) in North Africa and UK after the war. I have given loads of copies of this away. its hilarious but you can see how the stories must be pretty much true.


On the tartan issue I think folk get too hung up about having a reason to wear a certain tartan. You have a good reason to wear it, if it feel right in your heart do it