Month: October 2016
Roll of Honour
2nd Lieut Hector Victor Baird HENDRY 7th Bn. (T.F.). 06/10/1916 S/12843 Pte Sydney FOSTER 9th Bn. 06/10/1916 S/5630 L Sgt Thomas INKSTER 10th Bn. 06/10/1916
Our Art Collection – Comrades by Robert Gibb
An ionic image of the military art genre is Comrades by Robert Gibb (b.1845-d.1932), which was first exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy in 1887. The location of this original painting is now unknown. Whilst studying the life of Napoleon, Gibb had made a sketch of the retreat from Moscow. The dominant group of three … Read more
The Marriage Portrait of Lieutenant Colonel James Stewart to Williamina Kerr
A favourite painting of the Museum staff is the Marriage Portrait of Lieutenant Colonel James Stewart to Williamina Kerr 1803 by James Giles (b.1801-d.1870), as it is one of the few paintings in the collection which portrays a female. This is an oil painting on canvas, 102 x 75cm. This painting can be viewed by … Read more
Roll of Honour
11815 Sgt Duncan McDOUGALL latterly 5658 Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). 05/10/1916 S/7481 Pte John RITCHIE 1st Bn. 05/10/1916
Roll of Honour
S/5721 Pte James Murray MELVILLE 10th Bn. 01/10/1916 S/5581 Pte John THOMSON 10th Bn. formerly 4765 Gordon High. 01/10/1916