Algernon Burton Cook was a school sports star considered to be one of the best swimmers in Scotland, who became a motor cyclist and aeroplane pilot in the First World War.
Category: World War One
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.
Our War Memorial
The First World War lasted from 1914 to 1918. So why does the Arlington Baths Club war memorial say 1919?
Léon Emmanuel Lévy: the six-month soldier
Glasgow clerk Léon Lévy died on the Western Front but that was not quite the end of his story. For 80 years later his name and grave became part of a short story about the War and remembrance by award-winning author Julian Barnes.
Sydney John Ancill, the dentist who died in Baghdad
Sydney John Ancill lived in Sandyford Place in Glasgow with his parents, brother and two sisters. His family were in the clothing business and before the First World War his mother ran a ladies outfitters in Sauchiehall Street.
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