The Memories and Sounds
of war
The Scottish National War Memorial
Designed by architect Sir Robert Lorimer in 1927, The Scottish National
War Memorial at Edinburgh Castle is a permanent commemoration of Scots
who have died whilst serving with scottish regiments. The memorial contains
rolls of honour for the men and women of the first and second world wars
and subsequent conflicts .
Take
a video tour of the War memorial - low quality (modem)
Take
a video tour of the War memorial - high quality (ISDN)
Air Raid sirens
A familiar sound to the adults and children of World War Two was the air
raid sirens, which sounded to alert them of an impending bomb attack.
An initial siren warned people to head to their nearest shelter at the
start of a raid and they were free to leave as the ‘all clear’ siren sounded
when the attack was over.
start
of raid
all
clear
Memories
The turbulent
war years in Scotland left people young and old with strong memories of
the time. For some it was the process of being evacuated to the country
away from the major Scottish cities and those living on Scottish islands
can also remember the effect the wars had on their homelife.
Childhood
Memory
Stornoway
memory
Evacuation
The
Clydebank Blitz
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