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RESETTLEMENT UNIT TO CLOSE

... RESETTLEMENT UNIT TO CLOSE No. 20 Civil Resettlement Unit, Buchanan Castle, Drymen, which opened in January last to deal with the resettlement into civil life of repatriated ...

Published: Saturday 23 November 1946
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 107 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

SCOTS REPATRIATED P . o . W

... o . W Drymen Civil Resettlement Unit to Disband No . 20 Civil Resettlement Unit at Buchanan Castle , Drymen , is under orders to disband by December 5 . This Unit was opened in ...

Published: Monday 25 November 1946
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 291 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

PRTlVr . FSS KHYAI . AT DKYiYlMN

... PRTlVr . FSS KHYAI . AT DKYiYlMN Visit to Civil Resettlement Unit H . R . H . The Princess Royal paid a visit yesterday to the Civil Resettlement Unit at Buchanan Castle , Drymen . Accompanied by Colonel G . E ...

Published: Saturday 28 September 1946
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 282 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SCOTS INJURED

... (20), of M'Kerrell Street, Paisley (shock and a fractured arm). Hatfield House, Lord Salisbury s home, which is a civil resettlement unit for ex-P.O.W.’s, became a ternporary nursing station. There were about 200 Service men and women on the express, including ...

Published: Wednesday 17 July 1946
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 98 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

OFFICER’S TRIBUTE TO EMPLOYERS

... OFFICER’S TRIBUTE TO EMPLOYERS “The ~ Work of Resettlement Units” was the subjeect of an address given by Lieut.-Col. W. C. Caulfeild, M.C., of No. 9 Civil Resettlement Unit, Riccarton House, Currie, when he addressed Edinburgh Rotary Club ...

Published: Thursday 01 August 1946
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 117 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Princess Royal’s Visit

... Scottish units to-day. | Her Royal Highness is staying at the North British Station Hotel, Edinburgh, and on her arrival in the Capital last night she received a Royal salute from the Castle. To-day the Princess-Royal visited a civil resettlement unit at Drymen ...

Published: Friday 27 September 1946
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 111 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Battle H.Q. Now Training Centre

... headquarters of the Army in Scotland during the war. To-day it is fulfilling a fine peace-time function. It is No. 9 Civil Resettlement Unit, the only one in Scotland, where repatriated Scots prisoners of war spend the last three weeks of their Army days ...

Published: Friday 12 October 1945
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 126 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

A Help Back To Civvy Street

... year since its opening, the Civil Resettlement Unit Riccarton House, Currie, Midlothian, will cease to exist. Such units were formed to give repatriated pri.soners-of-war the best possible chance settle down on returning to civil life. All ...

Published: Wednesday 31 July 1946
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 169 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

IX it LI

... hundred repatriated prisoners of war in Airdrie and C.oatbridge with problems affecting their resettlement in civilian life are referred to No. 20 Civil Resettlement Unit at Buchanan Castle, Drymen, near Glasgow, which has been specially instituted to cater ...

District Brevities MUSSELBURGH STAIR LIGHTING

... yesterday when the subject of the town’s restricted street lighting came under review Ex-prisoners of war from No. 9 Civil Resettlement Unit. Riecarton House Currie, visited the Leith works of Messrs Craig & Rose Ltd. paint manufacturers. and were afterwards ...

Published: Monday 15 October 1945
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 195 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

“Dream Camp’’ At Currie

... mont J These resettlement units ase a recognition by the Army of its obligation to give repatriated prisoners of war, due for discharge or release, the best possible chance to settle down before returning to civil life. The attendance at a unit is 'Furely ...

Published: Tuesday 28 August 1945
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 224 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

EX-PRISONERS OF WAR SCOTTISH YOUTH CRUISES

... up at it—and who , besides that , hag found it difficult to mist with his comrades in civil life—that is the type of man for whom , the Civil Resettlement Unit is proving a Godsend . There are other types , too—the repatriate who joined the Regular ...

Published: Wednesday 13 February 1946
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 902 | Page: 3 | Tags: none