Yeomanry Career
Commissioned on 26 May 1966 as a Second Lieutenant into the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse, Gilmour became the fourth generation of his family to serve in this regiment.
Rising to Captain he saw the regiment turned into a cadre with its armoured vehicles removed and its pay stopped. This continued until he finished his service as a Captain when his regiment was put into suspended animation. In 1992 his regiment were reactivated and in 1999 he gained the rank of Honorary Colonel.
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