As we commemorate the centenary of the Battle of Arras, it is important we share the stories of some of the brave men who made the ultimate sacrifice. Two of these men were Corporal John Connell and Lance Sergeant Ian Gowan. Read more
The penultimate poem commemorating the Battle of the Somme provided by the Scottish Poetry Library describes that although the battlefields were a place of despair and death, wounded soldiers often had the desire to return.
You can now explore the devastating impact of World War One on the people of Scotland on the go, with two new digital apps launched by National Museum’s Scotland’s innovative Next of Kin project.
