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.
Category: WW1 war memorial
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.
Richard Hubbard Arroll: housepainter and fitness fanatic
Richard, or 'Dickie', Hubbard Arroll was a successful businessman running a painting and decorating company when the First World War started. He was also an advocate for physical fitness.
Thomas Gentles: from water polo to war
Thomas Gentles is one of the faces in the photos that members see often when they are in the Arlington Baths. Here we follow his story and that of his family, including his brothers and sisters who were also members of the Baths.
Ernest Perry: A First World War soldier
The Arlington Baths Club is marking the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War by finding out more about the men commemorated on our war memorial. Here is what we’ve discovered about Ernest Perry.
Arlington Baths Club History Group 