Lieutenant Leiper’s uniform
Thomson Leiper of Kilmarnock was a 2nd Lieutenant in
the King's Own Scottish Borderers, serving in France. In 1918
he was wounded in the arm and narrowly avoided a head wound from a
German bullet which penetrated his helmet. He spent some time
in the Dick Institute hospital.
The rank insignia - one 'pip' - on the cuffs denotes a Second
Lieutenant. Later in the war officers' insignia was
repositioned to the tunic epaulettes.
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EAWWI142a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j
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