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World War I - Scotland Remembers

Coverage of the military Drumhead Service from Edinburgh Castle, to commemorate the Scottish soldiers who died during WWI

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  • The Soldiers’ Cairn (1933) by Mary Symon

    • When you see millions of the mouthless dead (1916), by Charles Hamilton Sorley
    • The Big Picnic – recounting the experiences of young Glaswegians in the First World War
  • Why was Orkney the perfect naval base in World War One?

    • How close did WW1 bring Glasgow to revolution?
    • A season of programming commemorating the centenary of World War One
  • What is a Drumhead Service?—Drumhead Service

    Duration: 1:21
  • The Soldiers' Cairn (1933) by Mary Symon—Drumhead Service

    Duration: 2:11
  • The Scottish socialite who established a WWI Field Hospital—A Drumhead Commemoration

    Duration: 1:10
  • The Last Words of WWI Poet Charles Hamilton Sorley—A Drumhead Commemoration

    Duration: 1:55
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  • Scotland Remembers—A Drumhead Commemoration

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Scottish National War Memorial
Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Edinburgh Castle drumhead service to mark outbreak of WW1

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