Would like my DAD to hold a Lee Enfield No.4Mk1(T) after 70 years

[Reiver xxv]

Hi folks
I have just read through all the posts and accompanying videos. It would be great understatement to say it has made my day. My family have ties with the KOSB the 4th Battalion especially. My Great grandfather Adam Dickson served with them in both Boer Wars as well as WW1, his son my grandfather William served in WW1 and my late uncle Billy (known as Dicky) served in WW2. All I'm happy to say made it through. I myself served a tour in Northern Ireland with 1st Battalion KOSB. The regiment has now been amalgamated with the Royal Scots back in 2007 to form the 1st Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. I would be honoured if you could pass on my kindest regards to Sandy from a fellow Borderer, we shall never forget the sacrifice that were made to preserve our freedom. My father was a sniper in the Black Watch and this series of posts have made me consider a Lee Enfield so I can give him a shot. It's such a small world, so many connections yet thousands of miles apart. The inventor of the Lee Enfield, James Paris Lee was born twenty miles from my home and my uncle used to be the police in Newcastleton, known locally as Copshawhome !
Once a Borderer Always a Borderer !
Reiver XXV

[enfield303t]

Reiver xxv. Will be more than happy to pass on your regards to Sandy next time we visit.

In the not to distant future I expect Sandy's son Ian will be posting video he took during his visit with his dad this spring.

Thanks for your post and you service.

[IanS]

Hi Reiver xxv,
will be talking to my dad tomorrow evening and will pass on your best wishes. I know Enfield303t will when he next visits.
What was your uncle's name and when was he a policeman in Newcastleton?
My dad's uncle served in the Boer war, he carried a sixpence throughout, my grandfather carried the same sixpence in WW1 and my dad carried it in WW2. Must have been a lucky one!
Best wishes
Ian.

[Reiver xxv]

Hi Ian
It's amazing how any of our families made it through the conflicts they fought in, my dad tells stories of his dad who when passing along a shelled trench if there was a casualties hand hanging out all passing Jocks would shake it for luck. My grandfather always said that he would make it through and that anyone talking like they were going to "buy it" usually did. He said the saddest sight he seen in WW1 was Aussie horsemen coming back into their lines after an attack mourning not just their fallen comrades but their horses as well. The sound that saddened and angered him the most was that of wounded horses screaming. My uncle is Ian Inglis who served in the Mounted Military Police before joining the civilian police. He was at Copshawhome from mid to late sixties. He then moved to Hawick where he completed thirty years service and then worked as a court custodian officer till retirement. He is well known in rugby circles as he was qualified referee and attended many games over the years. He still lives in Hawick. It's a small world ! All the best to you and your family
Garry Dickson
Once a Borderer Always a Borderer

[IanS]

Hi Garry,
my dad probably wouldn't know your uncle as he left Newcastleton in 1951, he may well know the family though, I'll ask him tonight.
Hoping to get the video finished and sent to Badger if he is still happy to upload it for me.
Ian.

[IanS]

Hi Garry,
just off the phone from my dad. He says he knew a Jim Inglis who was a joiner, I wonder if that's the same family as your uncle. This would have been in the early 30's.
Best wishes,
Ian.

[IanS]

Video of Dad's No.4(T) Reunion - Part 4 of 5

Alexander (Sandy) Scott
Sniper Sgt
"A" Coy
4th Batt
KOSB

[IanS]

Video of Dad's No.4(T) Reunion - Part 5 of 5

Alexander (Sandy) Scott
Sniper Sgt
"A" Coy
4th Batt
KOSB

[henry r]

thanks again to sandy for sharing his tales and all involved in the video's.

i imagine these will become a treasured part of your family history for generations.

[enfield303t]

Cass and I need to get up and see Sandy very soon, it has been a busy fall and too long since our last visit.

Many thanks Badger for posting the new videos.