Today, we explore the life of Private James Watson, one of three WW1 soldiers buried in High Blantyre Cemetery. James was born at 50 Bardykes Rows “Newton, Cambuslang” on 11th September 1893. There is a Blantyre connection as his father Alexander Watson was from Springwell and his mother Janet Scott from Spittal. James was born […]
James Watson fought with the Royal Scots in 3rd Battalion. Standing 5 foot 7 and 21 years old when he enlisted, his story is another remarkable one. Born in Cambuslang on 11th September 1893 to parents Alexander Watson and Janet Scott, he had moved to Springwell, Blantyre by the age of 21 in 1914. That […]
Forget pandas, whales or rainforests. In 1940, Blantyre residents could “adopt a prisoner of war!” On 2nd December 1940, the Hamilton Advertiser ran with this story. I’m slightly amazed at how sporting the German officers were in allowing the parcels to be given to camps, and more than a little suspicious that all these […]