Hi Gav,
Are you related to Tommy Atkins to whom the British soldiers are known has Tommie,s
From where the Germans gave the Sherman tank the name Tommy cookers during W,W,2
from the famed nursery rhythm
                                           Tommy ,Tommy was a pipers son.
Tommy Atkin was convicted of stealing a pig and was given the choice of transportation to South Austrailia or join the British Army.
He done well for himself and fought bravely against the French he climbed to fame and shot through the ranks after he captured the french eagle He became a close adviser to
The duke of Wellington.
                   There is a famed Folk song over the hills and far away.
    I sing it at folk gatherings. The King George version.
    whereby Richard above does a very good Queen Anne version.