Researching Thomas Caldwell
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The name Thomas means "a twin" and is of Hebrew origin.
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Thomas Caldwell (soldier)
Thomas Caldwell VC (10 February 1894 – 6 June 1969) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Caldwell was 24 years old, and a sergeant in the 12th (Ayr & Lanark Yeomanry) Battalion, the Royal Scots Fusiliers, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. The full citation was published in a supplement to the London Gazette of 3 January 1919 (dated 6 January 1919) and read:
He later achieved the rank of company sergeant-major.
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Museum of The Royal Highland Fusiliers in Glasgow.
Source: Thomas Caldwell (soldier), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaThomas Boyd Caldwell
Thomas Boyd Caldwell (February 22, 1856 – March 26, 1932) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Lanark, Canada West, the son of Boyd Caldwell and Dinah Waugh, Caldwell was educated at the Lanark Public School and theKingston Collegiate Institute. A woolen manufacturer, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Lanark North in the 1904 federal election. A Liberal, he was defeated in 1900 (by only 7 votes), 1908 (by only 6 votes), and 1911. From 1883 to 1893, he was a Captain and Paymaster with the 42nd Lanark and Renfrew Battalion of Infantry.
Source: Thomas Boyd Caldwell, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Caldwell
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