World War 1 in East Renfrewshire
Introduction
On 11th November 2008, ninety years will have passed since the signing of the Armistice and the end of the First World War.
Some of the millions of men who lost their lives or were injured in the fighting came from areas now in East Renfrewshire. On the following pages we remember these men, as well as the war’s effect on the daily lives of people throughout East Renfrewshire, through photographs, newspaper reports and letters from our collections.
Appeal for memories
We plan to add more information to these pages in the future. If you have photographs, memorabilia or stories about East Renfrewshire and World War One, we would love to hear from you. For more information, please contact our Heritage Services staff at: Giffnock Heritage Centre, Giffnock Community Library, Station Road, Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, G46 6JF, on 0141 577 3872 or at localstudies@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk.
Acknowledgements
Our Local Studies book collection provided invaluable sources of information for this online exhibition. Here is a selection of some titles that were used:
The Neilston Story: J.J. Laws
Clarkston Bowling & Tennis Club: Jubilee History 1909-1959 booklet
Williamwood Golf Club: 'Three Over Fours' booklet
Giffnock South Parish Church: Ian L. Cormack
Lest We Forget: The Story of the Burgh of Barrhead 1894 to 1975: James McWhirter
Scotland and the Great War: edited by Catriona M. M. Macdonald and E. W. McFarland
Busby: Religion, Church and Village From Earliest Times to 1919: John S. McVicar (unpublished)
We would like to thank Mr. John McVicar for supplying extra materials and for allowing us to make use of his work on Busby throughout these pages.
Please note, all images from the Barrhead News are (c) British Library Board (all rights reserved).
Further research
If you would like to find out more about the First World War and the Remembrance 90 anniversary, here are some suggestions:
The Imperial War Museum First World War 90th Anniversary
BBC: Ninety Years of Remembrance
Royal British Legion's Remembrance pages
Evening Times Roll of Honour
Veterans UK Remembrance pages
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
National Archives: Military History
National Library of Scotland: Experiences of War (these pages include materials for schools)
