Posts Tagged ‘the Army’
The man who saved the army – without holding rank
Sir John Pringle saved the lives of countless soldiers without ever commanding a battalion. This well researched book by a fellow physician tells the story of how his changes to hospital management, discipline and hygiene successfully reduced the numbers of deaths from diseases such as typhus and dysentry amongst the troops. Saving The Army: The…
Read MoreThe tragic story of a Scots soldier – in his own words
So many Scottish families have their own stories from World Wars I and II. This is the biography of Charles Grant Tennant, a pacifist who joined the Army at the outbreak of the Great War and died in May 1915. Cumbrae-based Fergus Boyle has assembled a fascinating first-hand account of the life of his great-uncle,…
Read MoreDuke of Wellington’s aide’s chest goes to auction
An innocent-looking wooden chest belonging to a Scotsman is set to go to auction – and it has an amazing history. Holts Auctioneers are selling a campaign chest once owned by the Duke of Wellington’s aide-de-camp who was killed at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. It looked like an old wooden chest but painted…
Read MoreCharity challenge will need a marathon effort from teams
The RAF and the Army have been challenged by Lamborghini to be the fastest and raise the largest sums for charity, ahead of this year’s Edinburgh Marathon. Relay teams from both the RAF and the Army have been ask to see who can raise the most for their respective Service’s national charity – the RAF…
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