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 | 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...
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....
by Evelyn | Jan 26, 2021 | Scotland, 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...
by Evelyn | Nov 28, 2020 | Glasgow, Scotland, The Great War
‘The soldiers are not gone if they are remembered’ by Evelyn McKechnie Back in 2007, I was extremely fortunate to meet Glasgow housewife and mother of three, Liz Cree. I still remember her infectious, bubbling enthusiasm about her quest of remembrance. She...