252750 L/Cpl. Robert C. Gardiner MiD.British Army Seaforth Highlanders from:Cambusnethan My husband's late father, Robert Gardiner of Cambusnethan, served in the Seaforth Highlanders and was a PoW in Burma.
As with a lot of PoWs he didn't speak much about his experiences. The family had thought that due to where he lived when the war started, Lanarkshire, he may have joined the Cameronians. It was only on finding their parents marriage certificate that the following information about his service was found, Private Seaforth Highlanders (fitter), Robert Gardiner.
From this it was discovered that he had been Mentioned in Dispatches (notified in the London Gazette of 5th of April 1945). This was something which came as a great surprise to the family and we would all like to know what the circumstances surrounding it were. At the time of the entry in the London Gazette his rank is given as Lance Corporal so we are unsure as to what had happened that he gave his rank as Private. It was also around this time that he changed his surname to Thomson (but that's another story).
If anyone is able to give us any information about Robert, we would be very grateful.
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