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old bat
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Post by old bat » Sat Aug 30, 2008 3:10 am

I would like to find out which branch of the army my uncle served in. He was a male psych. nurse after the war. He used to wear tartan trews as part of his uniform. This is WW11. He enlisted in Aberdeen. Would it have been a medical unit ?? Old Bat.
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AnneM
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Post by AnneM » Sat Aug 30, 2008 10:31 am

Hi

Do you know which tartan he wore. That might be a clue. Tartan trews suggest a Scottish Regiment and Aberdeen suggests the Gordons.

Anne
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Adam Brown
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Post by Adam Brown » Sat Aug 30, 2008 8:00 pm

Do you have a photo of your uncle in the trews?

Trews suggest a Lowland regiment rather than Highland even if he enlisted in Aberdeen but soldiers in Highland regiments did wear trews sometimes. I haven't heard of any Scots medical units wearing trews.

Without any extra information though it could be any one of the ten Scottish Infantry regiments in WW2.

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