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Hi, my name is Evelyn and I am a Battlefield Guide, Writer and Freelance Journalist. I write about the Great War, World War Two and Scottish history. Mostly I write about people and their stories. I love finding out new stuff.
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Mesen – On Flanders Fields
Mary Queen of Scots
The Battle of Loos
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Operation Overlord
The liberation of Europe Britain declared war on Nazi Germany on 3rd September 1939, and by 6th June 1944, the world had been at war for nearly five...
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The Wigtown Martyrs
Tragic Tales of Covenanter Women by Evelyn McKechnie Wigtown - Martyrs Stake Wooden raised walkway out to the mudflats and place of execution The...
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Scottish Nurses in the Great War
THE TRAGEDY OF ST OMER 'Sad' Nurses Row at Longuenesse, St Omer - Northern Franceby Evelyn McKechnie Four Scottish nurses were killed by enemy...
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Covenanter Battles – Scotland
The Battle of Philiphaugh 1645 This must be one of the spookiest, eeriest places I have visited in Scotland. Located deep in the Philiphaugh Estate,...
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Diksmuide – Vladslo German Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium
“The soldiers’ graves are the greatest preachers of peace.” (Albert Schweitzer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate). This cemetery was first laid out by...