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This postcard shows the opening of the Hawick memorial on August 22nd 1903
Admirers of the ILH will already know Colonel John James Scott Chisholme ILH is remembered here.





This link tells more of the story.

www.roll-of-honour.com/Roxburghshire/HawickBoer.html

Paul

Hello Paul,
This was certainly a impressive memorial, have you ever been to Hawick?
From memory, I think John Daykins was from there, he won the Victoria Cross!
Regards Frank

Hello Frank,

No, but I must go one day!

Paul

Frank Kelley wrote: Hello Paul,
This was certainly a impressive memorial, have you ever been to Hawick?
From memory, I think John Daykins was from there, he won the Victoria Cross!
Regards Frank

Me neither, if we leave it to long, we may have to show our passport!

Forum day-trip?

I've been! (In 1997 and yes my pictures are on slide film.)

On the memorial between the soldier's legs is a machine gun - I think the first depiction of a machine gun a British war memorial. A pair of canon at the base of the memorial (one is visible) were not there when I visited.

The Chisholme family lived at Stirches in Hawick, he was the last Chisholme inhabitant. It is now St Andrew's Convent.

Regards
Meurig