Dave Lamont

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This page is dedicated to Dave and Lana Lamont

Dave Lamont is from Braemar and he went to tea in the early 50's.  He joined MacNeill and Barry and was posted to the outgarden of Burtoll TE and later to the  Kalline outgarden, in Cachar. He later had postings in the Mariani and Doom Dooma Districts. He was a keen sportsman, a shikari and a good Club man. His exploits at Mariani are well known amongst his contemporaries!

After tea in India Dave and his wife Lana, spent some years in tea in Papua New Guinea before returning to Scotland.

On his return, Davey applied his skills to Sporran  making. He was very good at this and had accreditation from the "Great Council of Scottish Chiefs"  Two of the more famous recipients of Dave's Sporrans were Billy Connolly and Prince Charles. Billy's was a bit outrageous whereas Charles's was more sedate.

While they were in Scotland, Davey and Lana got an annual invite from Charles to have tea with him at Balmoral-and some day Dave will tell the stories. However,just one amusing one for now!  At one of the visits, Charles was looking at some of the sporrans that Dave had made. One was very small and he could barely get his hand in it. He asked Dave: "David, why is this Sporran so small?"  Dave, with a twinkle in his eye replied "Och,your Highness,that's specially made for an Aberdonian!"

Bob Simpson and Dave Lamont	Digulturring Bungalow --It had an elephants skull at the foot of the stairs
At Doom Dooma 1962 Dave Lamont,  Charlie Anderson, Ralph Kynoch, and Clem Brown	Dave Lamont in lead Elephant taking a picture of Dick Street and on the Elephant behind him --Bill Addison
Monster Python brought by Villagers 21 ft Long	Result of three weekends of Shikar--all prospective Maneaters-Kalline Tea Estate
Dave Lamont	Shikari who helped Dave

Ron Aston at Rungagora Elephant Camp

Some scenes from Dave's memory bank