17/11/2024
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Dixon Vallance (1792-1876): Veteran of the Battle of Waterloo
Although not a Carluke native by birth, the district is proud to lay claim to Dixon Vallance, a veteran of the Battle of Waterloo, fought in 1815.
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Although not a Carluke native by birth, the district is proud to lay claim to Dixon Vallance, a veteran of the Battle of Waterloo, fought in 1815.The son of William Vallance and his wife Janet Weir, Dixon was born at Greenshields in the parish of Libberton on 25th September 1792. Initially learning....