by Evelyn | Jul 14, 2020 | The Great War
‘They had no choice’ by Evelyn McKechnie The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated – Mohandas Gandhi Peronne, a lovely town on the Somme in France, with ancient ramparts and lagoon, played host to an...
by Evelyn | Jun 27, 2020 | The Great War
By Evelyn McKechnie Television crew and archaeologists at Serre on the Somme in October 2003 So what happens to the missing when they are found, and should we go looking for them? The woman gently held the poppy petals clasped in her hand and waited. She was judging...
by Evelyn | Jun 16, 2020 | The Great War
‘Whisper its name’ by Evelyn McKechnie If you visit any of the small cemeteries scattered along the landscape Harris and Lewis, there is a date on many Commonwealth Grave headstones – 1st January 1919. That is how I found out about the sinking of the...
by Evelyn | Jun 5, 2020 | Normandy 1944
PIPERS IN BATTLE Bill Millin – Normandy by Evelyn McKechnie On the 8th June 2013, a piper memorial was unveiled on Sword Beach in Normandy. It is in honour of the world-famous Scottish piper, Bill Millin, who piped soldiers ashore on D-Day, 6th June 1944. He was...
by Evelyn | Jun 3, 2020 | Glasgow, The Great War
‘Transport is the Thing’ – Sir William Beardmore By Evelyn McKechnie I grew up in Parkhead, and the Forge was the main employer for the East End of Glasgow and beyond. My father worked there, my uncle and so many thousands of others, and when it...
