First World War British Medal Trio - Lance Corporal Thomas Nimmo, 6th Bn. Cameron Highlanders
1914-15 Star - S-18373 PTE. T. NIMMO. CAM'N HIGHRS.
British War Medal - S-18373 PTE. T. NIMMO. CAMERONS.
Victory Medal - S-18373 PTE. T. NIMMO. CAMERONS.
Medals on very nice long lengths of original silk ribbons
Thomas Nimmo was a native of Edinburgh and, prior to his military service, was employed by John Menzies & Company Limited, one of the city’s well-known commercial firms. He worked at their Edinburgh House premises and is recorded in the company’s official Roll of Honour, which commemorated members of staff who left civilian employment to serve during the Great War.
Nimmo served in “A” Company, 6th Battalion, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders. He proceeded overseas to France on 2nd October 1915, joining the battalion during the early period of its service on the Western Front. Like many infantrymen of the time, this would have meant front-line service in the demanding and hazardous conditions of trench warfare.
On 11th May 1916, during operations at Vermelles in France, Nimmo was taken Prisoner of War. The fighting in that sector resulted in a number of men being captured, and he subsequently became one of those transported to Germany. He was held at the prisoner of war camp at Dülmen, where he remained in captivity for the remainder of the war.
His home address during the conflict was recorded as 6 Raes Buildings, Edinburgh.
Following the Armistice and the gradual process of repatriation, Nimmo was returned to Britain aboard the S.S. Arbroath, arriving home on 2nd December 1918 after more than two years in German captivity.
His recorded details provide a clear outline of service: an Edinburgh employee who answered the call to serve, saw active service in France from 1915, endured prolonged imprisonment following capture in 1916, and ultimately returned home at the war’s end.
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