The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

mhomac · Joined: 15 May 2010 Posts: 779 Location: South Lanarkshire

Captain Robert William Campbell, Royal Scots Fusiliers wrote a book entitled “Private Spud Tamson”.

I am trying, for a friend, to find any information about the author. His medal card shows an address at Roberton, Abington.

Is there anyone who can help with this query, please.

Thanks.
Morag

apanderson · Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:39 pm Post subject:

Morag,

Have a look here: https://archive.org/details/privatespudtamso00campuoft

You can download a copy free.

Once the above link loads, scroll down a bit until you see BW/PDF. Click that and a PDF copy will download which you can then save. (It's about 10MB)

Alternatively, uou can read it online at the initial opening page.

I haven't read through it but there might be details about the author in it somewhere.

Anne Wink

P.S. If you click on the Author's name, it will bring up a page of other works.

mhomac · Joined: 15 May 2010 Posts: 779 Location: South Lanarkshire

Thanks Anne. Will have a look. Would really like the authors military history if we can find any but I'm not sure where to look. I know there are people here who can perform "miracles" when it comes to searching things out!
Morag

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2015 7:03 pm Post subject:

Ask and ye shall receive - well sort of Rolling Eyes

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C682282

Sadly the file cannot be downloaded and (as Anne knows) they are not cheap Exclamation

Fancy a day out to Kew Question

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Ken

mhomac · Joined: 15 May 2010 Posts: 779 Location: South Lanarkshire

Ah.. Ken
I knew you would find something! I will pass on both these pieces of info and leave it up to them to decide what to do next.
Many thanks to you and Anne.
Morag.
Ps would 1 day at Kew be enough? Could probably spend a week there and still not find everything that we would like. Laughing