Critically acclaimed multimedia production Far, Far From Ypres will visit ten venues across Scotland between August and November 2018 to mark the centenary of the end of the war.
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UNIVERSITY TO HOST A WEEK OF FIRST WORLD WAR COMMEMORATION EVENTS
ACCLAIMED PRODUCTION FEATURING BARBARA DICKSON WILL TOUR SCOTLAND TO COMMEMORATE 100 YEARS SINCE WW1
BRITISH, AMERICAN, FRENCH AND GERMAN NAVIES PAY THEIR RESPECTS ON ISLAY
NATIONS GATHER ON ISLAY TO REMEMBER WW1 LOSSES
Representatives from the U.K, U.S.A., France and Germany today gathered together on the small island of Islay, off the west coast of Scotland, to remember the island’s contribution to World War One and the loss of two British troop ships carrying American soldiers to fight alongside the Allies.
STARS AND STRIPES FLAG RETURNS TO ISLAY 100 YEARS ON
A Stars and Stripes U.S. flag produced overnight on the island of Islay so that the American soldiers who died after the sinking of the SS Tuscania could be buried with honour under their own flag is making the 3,500 mile journey back to Islay one hundred years on.
POPPY EXHIBITION TO MARK CENTENARY OF THE END OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR
INSPIRING PURPOSE: BETWEEN THE GENERATIONS – A PROJECT OF JOINT REFLECTION AND LEARNING AROUND WW1
To mark the centenary of the war, educational charity Character Scotland is running a special World War One project which aims to bring together the young people of today with their grandparents’ generation to learn about the conflict and jointly reflect on what can be learned from it.
WW100 SCOTLAND: LOOKING AHEAD THROUGH 2018
WW100 SCOTLAND: LOOKING BACK OVER 2017
NEW CENTENARY SCULPTURE TO COMMEMORATE IOLAIRE DISASTER
ISLAY REMEMBERS THE SINKING OF SS TUSCANIA
ISLAY REMEMBERS WW1 100 YEARS ON
NEVER SUCH INNOCENCE ART AND POETRY COMPETITION WITH SPECIAL EVENT
DR ELSIE INGLIS AND THE SCOTTISH WOMEN’S HOSPITALS REMEMBERED 100 YEARS ON
Scotland yesterday commemorated the remarkable achievements of Dr Elsie Inglis and the Scottish Women’s Hospitals during the WW1 effort, 100 years to the minute since the start of her funeral in 1917. A service of thanksgiving was held at 2pm in Edinburgh’s St Giles Cathedral, the same location as the original funeral a century ago.
YSABEL BIRKBECK: EXTRACTS FROM THE LIFE OF A SWH AMBULANCE DRIVER
As we commemorate the centenary of the death and funeral of Elsie Inglis, we also reflect on the remarkable accomplishments her brave and determined Scottish Women’s Hospitals (SWH) colleagues. In this post, Marsali Taylor shares the story of her Aunt Ysabel, who worked as an ambulance driver on the Romanian front.
HRH THE PRINCESS ROYAL AND FIRST MINISTER TO ATTEND SERVICE COMMEMORATING SCOTTISH WOMEN’S HOSPITALS MOVEMENT
A SERB’S VIEW ON DR ELSIE INGLIS – THE SERBIAN MOTHER FROM SCOTLAND
A guest blog by Predrag Stefanovic
I am a Serb living in Scotland. Ask anyone in Serbia about Elsie Inglis and there is a very good chance they will be able to tell you something about this remarkable Scottish woman. So deeply ingrained is she into the fabric of Serbian history she holds the status of heroine and is known fondly as “our mother from Scotland”.
HISTORY PUPILS INVITED TO ATTEND DR ELSIE INGLIS TALK
DR. ELSIE INGLIS – THE SERBIAN MOTHER FROM SCOTLAND
Amateur historian and landscape gardener Alan Cumming has been researching the story of Elsie and the Scottish Women’s Hospitals for four years. While attending a football match in Serbia where Elsie spent most of her war years and is affectionately known as the ‘Serbian mother from Scotland’, he saw a commemorative plaque and wanted to know more. Here, he shares some of his knowledge to tell Elsie’s remarkable story.