by Evelyn | Sep 30, 2021 | Featured, Glasgow
by Evelyn McKechnie This is the story of a Glasgow family of three artists, father, mother and of their only son who died in the Great War. This talented trio would leave their mark on the world with their paintings, writing and illustrations – so much talent,...
by Evelyn | Sep 25, 2021 | The Great War
by Evelyn McKechnie Commonwealth Graves Cemetery An Ayrshire Mill Town Kilbirnie is a small town in the Garnock Valley, North Ayrshire, with a population of around 7,500. Like so many small towns, it thrived in the past, but not so much now. In the mid 19th century,...
by Evelyn | Aug 31, 2021 | The Great War
Debris of death helped build a Great War monument to Scottish soldiers by Evelyn McKechnie Lead shrapnel which once claimed the lives of millions in WW1 helped raise cash for a monument to Scottish soldiers who served on the Western Front. That memorial was...
by Evelyn | Jul 31, 2021 | 2nd World War
by Evelyn McKechnie During the Second World War, the skies above the Somme in France were filled with Allied bombers heading into the heart of Germany. Flying above the old Great War western front lines, they were often hit by flak or by night fighters....
by Evelyn | Apr 17, 2021 | The Great War
Two brothers identify four missing soldiers of the Great War’No Longer Missing’ by Evelyn McKechnie I have come across some extraordinary people in my life, Andy Pugh and his brother Dave are two of them. Often the most astonishing, mind-blowing...
