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Recently we have been working on a big project to catalogue and index Dundee school records to make them accessible to the whole community. To hear more about these records and the project in general, come along to the launch: www.eventbrite.co.uk...
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RNAD Bandeath Scotland's war time past

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Front cover of book titled The Heroes of the Great War

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Just a quick post to say there's 15% off all books on Lulu, including my latest one, The Heroes of the Great War using the Code
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Thanks Andy, there's actually a couple more as well.

If you'd told me a few years ago I'd be doing this as a hobby I'd never had believed you. Certainly keep the old 'grey matter' ticking over.

3D Printing & Painting a Shogun Samurai: The Ultimate Guide YouTube video by R2-3D

Check out my brother's YouTube channel his 3D figure printing and painting is absolutely stunning.

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Thanks Nigel 👍

Well the proofs of 'The Heroes of the Great War' arrived today, slight glitch on the spine od hardback version, sorted very quickly, paperback all good. Launch it over the weekend.

Well, proof copies are on their way. Fingers crossed Heroes of the Great War will be out shortly. Quite unbelievably my 6th book, never thought I had it in me.

A young lad I know who is a detectorist, dropped this off last night. It was jet black, but I gave it a gentle clean & it's a 14-15 Star to Dvr J Rafferty 1789 RFA (TF). I did some digging & found he was 19, from Uphall & KIA 6th April 1917.

Edinburgh seems a strange omission. It had a population of circa 170,000 in the 1850s

Into the 'final furlong' now.
Checking and rechecking stuff, but this is looking like the final cover of 'The Heroes of the Great War'. The cover is based on a booklet of the same name, published by Newbattle Parish Church just after the war.

Just another Monday afternoon in Copenhagen 💂💂‍♂️💂

Earliest coin minted in Scotland saved for the nation after 900 years The medieval David I silver coin, discovered in a wooded area in Midlothian, has been dated to the second half of the 1130s.

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He's hoping to find a 'Golden key' aren't we all.

Watch out @fcgordeaux.bsky.social you have some competition 😄

My latest book, in which I write about the men and women in CWGC graves here in Midlothian.
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My latest project at the proof stage.

Information on the service men and women buried here in Midlothian.

And now a word from Ronan about my book. Good lad, and it only cost me an ice cream 🍦

Just a reminder that Midlothian in World War Two is still available should you fancy an autumnal read.
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Veterans Housing Scotland: Celebrating 110 years - The Old Edinburgh Club Veterans Housing Scotland (VHS) project to a booklet recording the Centenary of Veterans Housing Scotland (1915-2015)

Veterans Housing Scotland: Celebrating 110 Years. A project to research and produce a booklet on the provision of affordable homes and support for disabled veterans living in Edinburgh. Funded with a Jean Guild Grant from the OEC. #salvesenveteranshomes
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Dr Alan Black and the Gunboat Pamela in Burma YouTube video by John Duncan

On this the 80th anniversary of VJ Day I remember with great fondness my talks with the late Dr Black about his time serving in Burma with the Royal Corps of Signals, and strangely with the Royal Navy for a while.

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Fancy a trip to Scotland? A warm welcome awaits in Bonnie Dundee. Our second national conference (1st was 2014). Some big names. Should be a great day and you get to see RRS Discovery. #wfa #FWW #GreatWar #FWW #wfatayside @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social

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The four new "Super Plates" - including options like chipotle chicken and miso salmon are said to be "nearly 60%
larger than the chain's existing salads and are filled with "premium ingredients" including "hand massaged" kale.

It's a £13 sit at your desk lunch at work. Get a grip.

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I concur

Getting on for 9 years since I worked with P7 at Newtongrange Primary School on Street of Sorrow, our entry into the Legion Scotland short Remembrance film. Made the final and came close to winning. A nice group of kids.

I think the Lothian Coal Company had its own Polis, but there was also Midlothian Constabulary in the pit villages as well.

In the 1930s Walter Goodall retired and the couple returned with their boys to Rosewell, Midlothian where Walter became the pit policeman. All three of the boys joined the Army, and in WW2 'wee Stan' was a PT instructor at Achnacarry. Mystery solved and 🧵end. 😃