They fell for us
These short films by Peter recall those who fell for us in wars [please click on each image to play a different short film]: Between two black lines in the … Continue reading They fell for us
Tag: WWI
Thursday
Days are numbered for Side/Syde farm on the braes o’ Sheramoor. Side farm was home to Alexander Livingstone [died 4th October 1917]. Side farm was where Alexander spent his childhood. … Continue reading Thursday
Remembering young men like Albert Bayne
If you have walked the Darn Road by the Allan Water you will have come to the footbridge over the Wharry [so often washed away]. Beside this bridge is the … Continue reading Remembering young men like Albert Bayne
The Dark Flower
A WWI Officers Library: ‘The Library is OPEN, but there is only ONE book!’ ‘The Dark Flower’ by John Galsworthy
LXVI.8.
A film based on my visit to Glenover, Monday 20th July 2020: Between two black lines in the evening paper: To play this film please click here or on the … Continue reading LXVI.8.
Between two black lines in the evening paper
A film based on my visit to Glenover, Monday 20th July 2020 Between two black lines in the evening paper: To play this film please click here or on the … Continue reading Between two black lines in the evening paper
Jawhills
Jawhills farm, Slamannan, Scotland, was abandoned in the 1960s and is now a ruin. In the early hours of a Sunday morning, I visited what remains of JAWHILLS: [an utterance] … Continue reading Jawhills
‘Wild spirits at Gallipoli’
I recently shared a film that I dedicated to Private George Scott, 1/4th ( Border ) Battalion, Kings Own Scottish Borderers. He was born at Ellemshaugh in July 1893. He … Continue reading ‘Wild spirits at Gallipoli’