LIEUTENANT/CAPTAIN DAVID ALEXANDER LAWSON ROYAL SCOTS LATE ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS

Hello members,
I recently bought the 1939-1945 Star/France and Germany/Defence/War Medal 1939-45/General Service Medal clasp Palestine 1945-48 named CAPT. D. A. LAWSON R.S. From various sources including Ancestry and Forces War Records I've found out the following. Am I right that only the 4/5th and 6th Battalions of the Royal Scots Fusiliers were in NW Europe on 1st December 1944 when he was wounded? The battalion isn't listed on the casualty list. Also would anyone have the war diaries for these two battalions of the Royal Scots Fusiliers and if so could please could you let me know if Lieutenant Lawson is mentioned. Thanks very much to anyone who can help.
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CAPTAIN DAVID ALEXANDER LAWSON
ROYAL SCOTS (LATE ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS)
REGULAR ARMY EMERGENCY COMMISSION SECOND LIEUTENANT
(ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS) SENIORITY DATE 2nd APRIL 1943
WAR SUBSTANTIVE LIEUTENANT 2nd OCTOBER 1943
WOUNDED IN ACTION IN WESTERN EUROPE AS A LIEUTENANT WITH THE 4/5th OR 6th BATTALION ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS ON 1st DECEMBER 1944
SERVED AS A CAPTAIN IN THE 2nd BATTALION ROYAL SCOTS IN PALESTINE (THE 2nd BATTALION SERVED IN PALESTINE FROM AUGUST 1945 TO DECEMBER 1945 AND FROM APRIL 1946 TO DECEMBER 1946)

 

Dave,

Alas no mention of him in the 6th RSF WD. See: https://www.15thscottishdivisionwar...d/29af12_ce45176fc9db4081914b445aee1b9819.pdf taken from WO 171/1364 6 Royal Scots Fusiliers 1944 Jan.- Dec.

A 2025 thread on them: 6th Bn 'Royal Scots Fusiliers' - 44th (Lowland) Brigade - 15th 'Scottish' Infantry Division

Skimmod in Post 8 refers to having their regimental history book by Kemp: 3457144 Stanley MURPHY; 6 Royal Scots Fusiliers

Good luck.

 

Thanks very much for looking

 

Looks as though he may have been with the 4/5th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers. I'll ask if anyone has the the war diary.