The Dalrymple family was heavily involved in the Arlington Baths in the early 20th century while James Dalrymple was also making his mark on the city as manager of the Glasgow trams.
Category: war memorial
Archibald McKellar, Second World War flying ace
The Arlington Baths Club War Memorial displays 39 names from the Second World War. One of those is Archibald McKellar, who is still remembered today as a Battle of Britain fighter pilot, and the first to shoot down an enemy aircraft over the British Isles.
Dugald Blue: popular and inspiring teacher at two Glasgow schools
Dugald (or Dougall) Blue was a popular classics teacher, who was remembered with fondness and respect by staff and students at two Glasgow schools.
Robert Colin Christison: rugby captain, reader and “the beau-ideal of a soldier”
Robert Colin Christison was known as ‘Bertie’. An engineer from a family of engineers, was an athlete, interested in books and reading, and was described as “universally popular”.
Isidor Freeman: a man of many names
With the distinctive name of Isidor Freeman we thought it would be easy to learn more about the life of this member who was killed in the First World War. But the search led us to more questions.