This great photo from WW1 is shared by Rhona Johnson. On the far right is James Russell (born 24th May 1896 Blantyre) who is the wee boy pictured in the left of today’s other post. James is pictured with his bicycle. He was a post boy in the British Army and this photo shows a […]
A “Drumhead Service” is a religious service attended by members of a military unit while in the field. It is usually attended by active servicemen and women and accompanied by their local ministers and clergy. One such Blantyre service took place on Sunday 8th September 1929 and is pictured here in a photo from Hamilton Advertiser records. Members of Blantyre British Legion attended the service which had speaker […]