T. S. Robertson-Aikman Explained

Birth Name:	Thomas Stokes George Hughes Robertson-Aikman
Birth Place:	New Parks, England
Death Place:	Hamilton, Scotland
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Lt.-Col. Thomas Stokes George Hughes Robertson-Aikman (25 February 1860 – 18 April 1948^[1]) was a Scottish soldier and curler.

Early life

Robertson-Aikman was educated at the Eton College and the Brasenose College, Oxford.

Soldier

Robertson-Aikman joined the 1st battalion, Royal Lanark Militia, in 1880. The following year the militia regiment was merged with the Highland Light Infantry (HLI). He commanded the 4th battalion HLI 1900–12, and during World War I, he commanded a district of the Royal Defence Corps. He was appointed CB in the 1923 King's Birthday Honours.

Curler

Robertson-Aikman was non-playing captain of the British curling team which won the gold medal at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix (France). Other team members were Laurence Jackson, Robin Welsh, William K. Jackson, Thomas Murray, John McLeod, William Brown and D. G. Astley. Sweden and France won the silver and bronze medals respectively.^[2]

See also

• Curling at the 1924 Winter Olympics

References

• AIKMAN, Col Thomas S. G. H. Robertson-, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)

External links

• • Web site: Landed families of Britain and Ireland: Robertson-Aikman of Ross House . Nick Kingsley . landedfamilies.blogspot.ca . 3 August 2013 . 30 June 2015.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search . google.com . 30 June 2015.
2. Web site: Curling History: Curling at the 1924 Winter Olympics: Part 1 - The GB Curlers . Bob Cowan . curlinghistory.blogspot.ca . 6 November 2013 . 30 June 2015.