by Evelyn | Feb 27, 2022 | Featured, Painters, Scotland, Scots, The Great War
The story of a soldier painter – Lt Stuart Boyd by Evelyn McKechnie Lt Stuart Boyd was the only son of Alexander Stuart Boyd and Mary Stuart Boyd from Glasgow. The trio were talented artists and writers, and when Stuart succumbed to his wounds on Saturday 7th October...
by Evelyn | Jan 31, 2022 | Normandy 1944
by Evelyn McKechnie Built by the German Todt organisation between 1941 and 1944, close to Sainte-Mère-Eglise, the Azeville Battery was a vital part of the Atlantic Wall. From the very beginning of D-Day on 6th June, it was at the heart of the fighting, bombarding Utah...
by Evelyn | Dec 26, 2021 | The Great War
– sadly neither statement was to be true by Evelyn McKechnie 1914 It was the war to end all wars and it was going to be over by Christmas 1914 – sadly neither statement was to be true. The world had never known a conflict like it before. It was mass...
by Evelyn | Nov 26, 2021 | Clans, Featured, Scotland
Rob Roy McGregor and the Persecuted Clan by Evelyn McKechnie Scotland has a blood-soaked and turbulent history that once pitted clan against clan, witnessing a brutal civil war, with risings and rebellions that ended with the defeat of Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1746 at...
by Evelyn | Oct 30, 2021 | The Great War
“The soldiers’ graves are the greatest preachers of peace.” (Albert Schweitzer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate). by Evelyn McKechnie I have guided groups, large and small visiting the battlefields of France and Belgium for over 15 years. There are many personal stories...
