First World War Victory Medal – Private Thomas Ewing, 7th Bn. Cameron Highlanders – K.I.A. 1918
Victory Medal – 5298 PTE. T. EWING. CAMERONS.
Thomas Ewing was born in 1897 at Liverpool, Lancashire, and later resided with his family in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, at 16 Balmore Road, Possilpark. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ewing of that address.
He enlisted for service in the Army and served as a Private, No. S/40571, 7th Battalion, Cameron Highlanders. During the Great War he entered the Western European theatre and served with his battalion in France and Flanders. A medical admission record shows that on 16th December 1917 he was admitted via the 31st Ambulance Train, suffering from impetigo, but was discharged back to duty the same day, indicating the ailment was not considered serious at the time.
On 28th March 1918, during the height of the German Spring Offensive, Thomas Ewing was reported Missing (War Office Daily List No. 5578). He was subsequently confirmed Killed in Action on 28th March 1918, aged just 21 years. His death occurred during the severe fighting that engulfed British positions in France during March 1918, when many units, including battalions of the Cameron Highlanders, were heavily engaged under intense enemy pressure.
He is buried at Feuchy Chapel British Cemetery, Wancourt (Grave III.D.7), France, and is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. His headstone bears the personal inscription: “ALWAYS REMEMBER.”
Thomas Ewing’s service represents that of a young Highland infantryman who served with the 7th Camerons on the Western Front and lost his life during one of the most critical phases of the war. His records, casualty listings, medical entry, and burial details provide a clear and well-documented account of his short but active military service.
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