War and the ancestral homeland
The ways in which military service could connect and re-connect soldiers with the Scottish homeland - an issue explored in more detail here - was not restricted to ex-servicemen: war…
A ‘keen and zealous’ officer
John Llewellyn Saunders was born in Dunedin in New Zealand's South Island on 12 January 1891. His mother, Jeanie Hutchison, had emigrated from Scotland, while John's father William had Welsh…
A New Zealand Pacifist with Scottish Roots
Archibald McColl Learmond Baxter was born in the small settlement of Saddle Hill in the province of Otago, New Zealand, in mid-December 1881. His parents were both of Scottish descent,…
Manitoba’s Young Hero
Alan Arnett McLeoad was born at the end of April 1899 in Stonewall, Manitoba, establishing his heroic credentials at an early age. As is noted in his biography, he was…
A ‘born soldier and leader of men’
On this day in 1915 the Gallipoli Campaign commenced - a campaign that is remembered today, ANZAC Day, in many localities throughout Australia and New Zealand. An opportune moment…
A Piper and Soldier
Commemorations of the Centenary of the First World War will accompany us over the next few years, and there will be many events to remember the millions of people who…