We can only imagine the horrors of war, and what state of mind many of the First World War soldiers were in when they were deployed to the trenches on the European Mainland. Blantyre man Hugh Boyle, from Auchentibber like other soldiers felt it necessary to draft a small will, knowing chances of death in […]
Remembering Blantyre WW1 soldier, Hugh Boyle His parents, James and Mary Boyle (nee MacKenzie) came to Blantyre from Bridgeton between 1896 and 1901. Employed as a coal miner, James and his wife moved to Peasweep Row at Auchentibber with their young son, Hugh Boyle, born in 1896. By 1901, Hugh had a brother James, aged […]
It’s difficult to imagine the tales of heroism, anguish and horror which many faced during the fighting on the Western Front in the First World War without history being written down. One such story, recently come my way from Isobel Fleming is the story of Charles Frame, a postman from East Kilbride. Whilst this is […]
The Pals battalions of World War I were specially constituted battalions of the British Army comprising men who had enlisted together in local recruiting drives, with the promise that they would be able to serve alongside their friends, neighbours and colleagues (“pals“), rather than being arbitrarily allocated to random placements. Although the ideology wasn’t published, […]
Continuing my research into all the people noted on the Auchentibber War Memorial. This time, Private Hugh Boyle. His parents, James and Mary Boyle (nee MacKenzie) came to Blantyre from Bridgeton between 1896 and 1901. Employed as a coal miner, James and his wife moved to Peesweep Row at Auchentibber with their young son, Hugh […]