Thomas Caldwell (VC)
Thomas Caldwell VC 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 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 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.
He died in Adelaide, South Australia on 6 June 1969 and was cremated then interred with full military honours at the Centennial Park Garden Cemetery, in the Returned & Services League Memorial Wall 130, Niche E012.
