A wartime era photo of Craighead retreat, Whistleberry. Recognise anybody?
1942 Craighead Retreat
Tag: war
Joseph Barr – WW1 soldier
Schalene Dagutis, shared this story adding, “Joseph Barr is an ancestor in a round about way, but I found his story so interesting and poignant I wanted to share it.” “He was born on 4 January 1897 at the family home, which were workers’ cottages at Blantyre Works in Blantyre Parish. His parents were Joseph […]
William Lively 1899 – 1918
This is a sad story about a young Blantyre boy who lost his mother and father before the age of 10, then went on to live a very short life. Researched in some detail by Schalene Dagutis, I have permission to share this story here. “William Lively was the fourth child and youngest living son […]
The bravery of Dunsmuir men
How fortunate we are to live in the times we do. Two recent photos sent in by Susan Dunsmuir brought it home just how tough things were, when generations of the same family went off to make the ultimate sacrifices and fight for their loved ones and their country in times of war. Pictured here […]
St Joseph’s Schoolkids “sink u-boats”
In 1944, during a day trip to Glasgow to visit HMS Havelock, the School children of St Joseph’s Primary School ended up with an exciting and memorable task. Officially ‘adopting’ the warship HMS Havelock, the children had been following it’s history, war efforts and had been closely following the warships successes and failures, via local […]