I’ve re-written the article about David Hamil tonight, spending some time creating a more fitting tribute for my forthcoming book and utilising further information the family shared with me today. What an inspirational, incredible man David was. David Hamil was born on 22nd May 1921. Educated at Stonefield Parish School (Ness’s) on Glasgow Road, he […]
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Mr David Hamill, 1921 – 2017
**Update: Since this post, I’ve written a much better, fitting and detailed Tribute to David. It can be found here https://blantyreproject.com/2020/01/david-hamil-b1921-d2017/ David Hamill was born in 1921. He Lived at Berkely Drive and indeed in Blantyre for all his life. Incredibly, at the age of 70, he took up hillwalking and by his 76th year […]