Private Henry Wilson

3126595 Private Henry "Jock" Wilson (centre, front row), during the early 1930's whilst serving with the Black Watch in India. Born in Catrine, Ayrshire, on the 1st October 1907, he served with the 4/5th Battalion The Royal Scots Fusiliers (TA) from 1925-1926, and from then the Black Watch until 1934. In 1937 he joined the 1st Battalion The Border Regiment and served with them until 1951. He had been a Lance-Sergeant in 1943, but was demoted to Corporal on the 15th December of that year for being absent, and was further demoted to Private on the 6th April 1944. On the 8th June 1944, he was posted to the Defence Platoon of the 1st Airlanding Brigade and accompanied them to Arnhem, and was evacuated across the Rhine when the Division withdrew on the 25/26th September 1944. Larger image. Copyright: Mile Stojsavljevic.