Everton History 10comments | Jump to last This article may have been recategorised and is therefore no longer available at this URL. You can try to find the updated link in the article archive. Share article: Reader Comments (10) Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer Tom Hughes 1 Posted 05/12/2015 at 09:02:45 Thanks for another great read and another poignant story of WW1.My uncle served in the Cameron highlanders in WW2. Such was the devastating effects on small Scottish communities in WW1, it was decided that the net would be cast much further afield when recruiting for Scottish units in the second war. Peter Gorman 2 Posted 05/12/2015 at 14:24:19 Incredible amount of research there, Pete; thanks to you and everyone you mention who contributed. David Greenwood 3 Posted 05/12/2015 at 14:32:39 What an incredible read. A big thank you to all who put this together. Pete Jones 4 Posted 05/12/2015 at 15:20:00 Thanks for the comments, I'm lucky to have had a little help from my friends, actually a lot of help. It's a good point about the impact on communities, Tom. The impact of Loos on Scotland. Gallipoli on East Lancashire and the Somme on towns across the country had a profound effect on recruitment. My dad's best mates in WW2 in his unit were an Essex boy and two Glaswegians.The link to the BBC coverage of Reay Primary School's commemoration of their war memorial got lost when I was sending the article in . The picture of David Murray painted by one of the pupils somehow sums him up and is here.LinkPete. Dr David France 5 Posted 05/12/2015 at 19:02:33 Congratulations Pete on another expertly crafted piece of tremendous research. Also thanks for your generous acknowledgement of the contributions of John Rowlands and Billy Smith of the EFC Heritage Society and LFC's Kjell Hannsen. Great collaboration. Trevor Lynes 6 Posted 05/12/2015 at 20:31:38 I think I am quite unusual as my father was one of the original 6,000 Pals formed who fought in WW! He was over 50 years of age when I was born in 1938.He was in the 20th Battalion of the Liverpool Kings and fought on the Somme and was badly wounded and taken prisoner at a later battle during late 1916. He was treated by the Germans and exchanged through Switzerland being invalided out in 1917.The Liverpool’s were actually attached to the French on the Somme and actually were the only British soldiers to take their objectives. The Germans however counter attacked and took back the ground that had been gained.Liverpool was the first city to provide Pals battalions and the first 6000 were awarded silver cap badges bearing the Eagle and Child design. Gerry Morrison 7 Posted 05/12/2015 at 22:41:40 What a great read. Thanks again, Pete.Anybody else think David Murray could have been related to Bainsey? Simon Lloyd 8 Posted 06/12/2015 at 07:52:36 Well written Pete. A very poignant read.Knowing something of the person whose name is carved into to the memorials brings home the scale of the slaughter.I can understand the man getting into trouble for being drunk. As for me, I wouldn't have time as I rather suspect I would be running very hard. ....In the general direction of away. Peter Gorman 9 Posted 07/12/2015 at 00:31:55 Trevor, a simply mind-boggling account of your father there, so many questions one could ask. A remarkable generation rising to remarkable circumstances. David Midgley 10 Posted 07/12/2015 at 17:42:12 Great read, Pete. I always thought the ’Lions/Donkeys’ was attributed to the German Army observers when Britain was fighting the Boers during The Boer War. Some of our Army leaders weren’t up to it at the time.The Boers were skilled tactically and they were very accurate with a rifle. When you were hunting game for the table you didn’t have too many bullets to waste.Great article, written from the heart. Add Your Comments In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site. » Log in now Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site. About these ads © . All rights reserved.