by Evelyn | Apr 30, 2022 | Glasgow, The Great War
by Evelyn McKechnie In the tiny hamlet of Authuille, on the old front line of the Somme, is a church. On the front door of this church is a memorial plaque. It commemorates the Pals battalions of the Highland Light Infantry raised in Glasgow – the 15th (Glasgow...
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...