231032 Lt. Thomas Arthur Nicol MC.British Army Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders from:Buckie, Scotland I really don't know too much. But I do know that my uncle, Thomas Arthur Nicol, escaped when Tobruk fell to the German's and travelled over 300 miles to Alexandria. He commandeered a German truck with a knife and drove part of the way. My father says he also shared food/water with some Germans he met in the desert going the opposite direction.
My dad says there was a plaque for him in Buckie. He was called the Buckie hero. My Grandmother was send a Missing in Action letter, but she never gave up hope. And, he survived.
He passed away several years ago from melanoma. His back had been so badly damaged those days in the desert.
|