Everything tagged: Royal Scots

• Changing his surname to Morley after the Second World War.
• Joined Royal Scots as a Band Boy and played in the Royal Scots band.
• 1936/03/06- Was posted to 2nd Battalion in Lahore, India.
• In 1938 the battalion was posted to Hong Kong. He played in the Royal Scots band.
• When the Japanese invaded he was at Wong Nai Chung Gap and he was then hospitalised at St Albert's Convent. 

T Drummond Hunter OBE (he doesn't seem to have used the full name 'Thomas').

Details from his obituary in The Herald.

The IWM has a recording of an interview with him.

He is listed under 'Unallocated Royal Scots' at http://www.hongkongwardiary.com/searchgarrison/britishinfantry.html

Barbara Anslow:

In 1941 my sister Mabel had a serious boyfriend in the Royal Scots Band, a pianist and clarinetist named Harry Hale (known by his second name 'Sid').

Sid survived the sinking of the Lisbon Maru, and subsequent years as a POW in Japan.