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The scene at the Falkirk Cenotaph prior to the unveiling of the plaques commemorating the fallen of the Second ..

... The scene at the Falkirk Cenotaph prior to the unveiling of the plaques commemorating the fallen of the Second World War. The plaques were dedicated at a service last Sunday. Grang WHIST RESL’LT.—Prize-winners at St. Mary’s Social Club weekly whist drive ...

Published: Saturday 25 July 1953
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1484 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

WORKSHOPS AND SHOWROOMS—

... WORKSHOPS AND SHOWROOMS— 2 and 3 QUEEN’S CRESCENT, GLASGOW TRAINING CENTRE AND HOUSING ESTATE (for War-Blinded of Second World War) LINBURN HOUSE, MIDLOTHIAN ...

Published: Saturday 16 June 1951
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 23 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

DEATH OF LORD GORT, v.c. Hero Of Dunkirk And Malta Field-Marshal Viscount Gort, V.C., Commander-in-Chief of the ..

... Field-Marshal Viscount Gort, V.C., Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force to France on the outbreak of the Second World War, -led on Sunday in Guy’s Hospital, Txmdon. John Standish Surtees Prender gast Vereker Gort was born Ju! , 1886, of an ...

Published: Wednesday 03 April 1946
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 205 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

LIFE IN FALKIRK

... revealed in ‘‘Soor Milk and Ginger Beer”’, a new book of stories of life in Falkirk from the turn of the century to the Second World War. Compiled by Christine Adams, the book is published on Monday by the Workers’ Educational Association based in Stirling ...

Published: Friday 10 April 1987
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 66 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Burgh of Denny and Dunipace War Memorial PUBLIC MEETING The Town Council have had under consideration a ..

... and Dunipace War Memorial PUBLIC MEETING The Town Council have had under consideration a Memorial to the fallen In the second World* War. A Public Meeting to discuss the proposal will be held in the COURT ROOM. TOWN HOUSE, DENNY, on WEDNESDAY. 11th FEBRUARY ...

Published: Saturday 31 January 1948
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 59 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

FOOD HUNT

... and Sunday, August 23 and 24, and hope to display foodstuffs from the beginning of this century, the 19205, during the second world war, the late 1960 s up to the present day. ...

Published: Friday 01 August 1986
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 70 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

Project on trades

... School is going to do a project. We are trying to find out anything about some trades. I would like anything before the Second World War. We would love to hear about the following trades — brewing, tanning, coremaking, domestic service or working on the ...

Published: Friday 30 January 1987
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 67 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

CITIZEN SOLDIERS

... quarter of a century, the citizen soldiers were ready when mobilisation came to fall in with the Regular Army, and in the Second World War the men from this district added lustre to the records service «n many field tattle. Temporarily, fee Territorials have ...

Published: Saturday 23 November 1946
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 94 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

MINISTER

... began at Greenock and Irvine and after a brief venture to Cupar, Fife, he was inducted at Kilwinning near the end of the Second World War. During his nine years there he married his wife Eileen. In 1954 they arrived in Polmont with their four-year-old son ...

Published: Friday 25 December 1987
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 101 | Page: 17 | Tags: none

SCOTTISH NATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR WAR-BLINDED (NEWINGTON HOUSE) (Uc) Registered in accordance with the National ..

... and 3 QUEEN’S CRESCENT, GLASGOW New Training Centre— , LINBURN HOUSE. WILKIESTON, MIDLOTHIAN (For Blinded Men of the Second World War). Holiday Home— BLENHEIM HOUSE, NORTH BERWICK Legacies, Donations and Subscriptions will be gratefully received by The ...

Published: Saturday 28 April 1951
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 91 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

FALKIRK TRYST GOLF CLUB THE MEMORIAL PLAQUE bearing the names of those members of the Club who laid down their

... FALKIRK TRYST GOLF CLUB THE MEMORIAL PLAQUE bearing the names of those members of the Club who laid down their lives in the Second World War will be dedicated TO-MORROW (SUNDAY) at 3 p.m. The Rev. WALTER J. GORDON, 8.D., S.T.M., will conduct the service. The ...

Published: Saturday 10 December 1949
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 95 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Grateful thanks from a family

... ives of the Royal British Legion, Grangemouth Branch, for not only finding the grave of our brother, who died in the Second World War, but took photographs of his grave, something we will cherish all our lives as this is the first indication as to where ...

Published: Friday 24 July 1987
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 111 | Page: 11 | Tags: none