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Account, 1918, of C.S. Kellas, 9th Company, Machine Gun Corps, describing his First World War experiences, and wedding photograph, 1920s.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13554
Scope and Contents
Account, 1918, of the First World War experiences of Charles (Stuart) Kellas, of the Machine Gun Corps, and wedding photograph, 1920s. After several attempts to volunteer were rejected by his employer, Kellas finally enlisted in the 2nd Brigade, 4th Queen’s Edinburgh Rifles. He describes his training in Edinburgh and other locations in Scotland, then at Southend on Sea, Essex. Frustrated at being unable to get to the front quickly, Kellas transferred to the Machine Gun Corps,...
Dates:
1918
Diary of Daniel Murray Smillie, officer in the Royal Army Veterinary Corps during WW1.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13748
Scope and Contents
Papers of Daniel Murray Smillie, written whilst serving as an officer with the Royal Army Veterinary Corps during the First World War. The son of Robert Smillie, trade unionist and politician, Daniel Murray Smillie appears to have enlisted in 1915. The papers include a diary, 30 August to 17 November 1916, which gives an insight into the work of the RAVC at the veterinary hospital at Bulford, covering such subjects as the treatment of horses. More general themes are also covered...
Dates:
1916-1919.
Documents relating to the military tribunal of Alexander Frame Smillie, conscientious objector during WWI.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13747
Scope and Contents
Papers relating to the military tribunal of Alexander Frame Smillie, and his imprisonment at Wormwood Scrubs as a conscientious objector during the First World War, 1918.The papers include letters and statements detailing the arrest, trial and imprisonment of Alexander (Alex) Smillie. Alexander was the son of Robert Smillie, trade unionist and politician who became President of the National Council Against Conscription when it was formed in 1915. A letter from Robert to Alexander...
Dates:
1918.
Letters and other papers, 1887-1920, of the Reid and King families, relating to the First World War and life in Australia.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13540
Scope and Contents
Letters and other papers, 1887-1920, of the Reid and King families. The papers consist of an Army pay book, 1887-1893, of Private James Reid, 2nd Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders; a letter from Andrew Reid to his parents, 16 December [1916], describing his experiences on the Somme front during the First World War; 2 letters, 6 January 1918, of Mary King (nee Reid) to her mother, and to her sister, sent from New South Wales, Australia; a photograph of Mary with her husband, Andrew...
Dates:
1887-1920
Letters of Lieutenant (Alexander) Nigel Trotter, 3rd Battalion Royal Scots.
File
Identifier: Acc.6614
Scope and Contents
Letters of Lieutenant Alexander Nigel Trotter, 3rd (Reserve) Battalion Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment).The letters are mostly from Nigel, as he was known to his family, whilst serving in the 3rd Battalion Royal Scots. They are to his family, mostly his mother Mrs A.P. Trotter, and describe military training and the early weeks of the First World War. Also included are typescripts of letters to Trotter`s mother from his Captain and others describing his death, and two photographs...
Dates:
1912-1914.
Papers of and concerning William Murray.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.7323
Scope and Contents
Including photographs and copies of letters concerning Murray`s military service in the First World War.
The papers were received in three installments.
Dates:
1911-1977 and undated.
Papers of David Kennedy-Fraser, psychologist.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13480
Scope and Contents
Letters and photographs, 1916-1921, of David Kennedy-Fraser, psychologist.Born in Edinburgh in 1888, David Kennedy-Fraser was a student of George Watson`s college before attending Edinburgh University, graduating with a BSc and an MA in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy. He studied at the University of Leipzig and at Moray House in Edinburgh before transferring to Cornell University in 1913. During this period, Kennedy-Fraser`s interest in experimental psychology developed and...
Dates:
1916-1921.