by Evelyn | Mar 29, 2022 | 2nd World War, The Great War, World War Two
by Evelyn McKechnie The Somme today is a place of great beauty and tranquility and a million miles removed from the horrors of the Great War 1914 – 1918. The war devastated many of its lovely towns and villages and the landscape was scarred beyond comprehension. It is...
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 | 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...
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 | Mar 7, 2021 | The Great War
by Evelyn McKechnie International Women’s Day Throughout history, some women’s bravery and courage have been well recorded – Florence Nightingale, Elsie Inglis, Edith Cavell, Odette Hallowes, Nancy Wake, Flora Sandes, Mairi Chisholm and so many more....
