On 27th November 1918, just over 2 weeks after the fighting in Europe ended, sad news reached High Blantyre that another soldier had died. Private Alexander Richardson, Royal Artillery, the youngest son of James Richardson, died in a hospital in France from pneumonia. The 40 year old soldier from Hunthill Road left behind a widow […]
Former Blantyre High School Maths Teacher , Brian Mathieson contacted me recently with a nice 20 minute film that I’m sure will interest many people here. Brian digitised his 8mm film and has kindly made it available here. It’s silent and shows the Blantyre High pupils who went on a trip to France on an […]
Jim Cochrane sent in this WW2 photo adding, “Two of my Great Uncles at the back door of Calderside Farm. Robert and I think, Archie on the right. My uncle Bobby never married and worked at Calderside all his life. He was called up in WW2 and was a dispatch rider in Army in the […]