Scots In Great War London
Edited by Paul McFarland
Ten organisations, including churches and charities, clubs and societies, as well as Scottish regiments based in London, came together to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War, and to honour the role in the war effort that Scots in London played. Each organisation had its own focus and its own Great War stories to tell.
In addition to a series of events across London, a commemorative book was published in 2018, with chapters contributed by each of the organisations, as well as an assessment of General Haig.
Scots in Great War London: A Community at Home and on the Front Line 1914-1919, was edited by Paul McFarland with Hugh Pym and published by Helion in 2018. It was officially launched by our Royal Patron HRH the Princess Royal, who also contributed the foreword to the book.
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