Perth, Scotland: Perthshire Patriotic Barrow which offered tea and sympathy to troops at Perth Station.

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Perth Rail Station PH2 8RT The Perthshire Patriotic Barrow was set up and run by concerned Perth citizens at Perth train station in August 1914. At that time, the station was one of the busiest in Scotland with many hundreds of troops passing through daily. At the barrow, members of the armed services could get tea, cigarettes and a snack – as well as a friendly word from the volunteers who staffed it. At first, the barrow volunteers stocked it with food they had grown in their own gardens. But demand grew and with it a need for funding. At this point, the Marchioness of Tullibardine formed a patriotic committee to secure the barrow’s future. The soldiers were extremely appreciative and even gave the volunteers things like bullets, anything that would raise some money to keep the barrow stocked.