2.Lt WB Catto 4th Battalion Tyneside Scottish |
Second Lieutenant WB Catto Tyneside Scottish |
In 2012, TS Branch RAA, TS ACF Cadets, and members of the Cato family deployed to France on OP DRUM. A ceremony was held to receive a Drum that belonged to 1st Tyneside Scottish (Black Watch) lost on the retreat to Dunkirk in 1940. It is dedicated to 2nd Lt William Basil Catto. The drum had come into the possession of Yves Holbeque of the Somme Battlefield Pipe Band. He recognised the historical importance and contacted the TS Branch RAA. At the ceremony the Drum was handed over to William Basil's great nephew, Lt. Col. John Catto Royal Artillery.
As a result the Drum was returned to Tyneside.
Tyneside Scottish Branch RAA OP DRUM Erquinghem Lys 2012 |
Lt. Col John Catto receives the Catto Drum OP DRUM Erquinghem Lys 2012 |
Lt.Col Catto hands over the Drum to Northumbria ACFOP DRUM Erquinghem Lys 2012 |
The Tyneside Scottish Royal Artillery Association remembered Lt Catto in a ceremony conducted with locals from Erquinghem Lys.
Tyneside Scottish Branch RAA 2.Lt Catto Remembrance |
Tyneside Scottish Branch RAA 2.Lt Catto Remembrance |
Second Lieutenant WB Catto Tyneside Scottish |