About Thomas McKay

Staff Sergeant Thomas McKay MBE, known as "Tam the Gun", was the District Gunner with 105th Regiment Royal Artillery from 1979 until 2005. During that time, McKay was responsible for the daily firing of the One O'Clock Gun at Edinburgh Castle, becoming the longest-serving holder of the post.

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