Post by Waverley on Nov 4, 2011 16:53:15 GMT 1
When the Roll of Honour for the City of Glasgow was first published in 1922,no-one would have foreseen the interest there would be across the world,ninety years later, in the names inscribed upon it.For those living or working in the City of Glasgow, access to the Roll is
relatively easy. The original Roll is kept in the City Chambers in George Square, and another copy is available to view in The Mitchell Library.
For those outside the city, and indeed outside of Scotland, access was only available if you happened to visit, or knew a friendly local who would check a name for you. It was for this reason that the Scottish Military Research Group took the decision to transcribe the original roll and make it available to a greater audience.
The original publication is almost as you see it here, with some minor
differences – the decision was taken to split the address into it respective components. This was done to make searching for a particular location easier
The original Roll had a short section of additional names, which had been added after the initial completion of the Roll – these have now been incorporated into the main body of the Roll.
With the passage of time since it was first published, the identification of errors in the Roll becomes increasingly more difficult. We have therefore decided that, barring any obvious glaring errors, it is best to leave it as originally published. Any errors in the original text are as they were input almost ninety years ago. Any errors we may have made in our transcription are of course our fault and we will endeavour to amend these when they are brought to our attention.
The only column of the original text which has in any way changed is the“Unit” section – many regiments were input to the Roll under several different names and abbreviations – we have tidied these and applied a standard version to ease searching for a particular unit. To quote an example: where the original Roll had examples of both “Black Watch” and “Royal Highlanders” these are all now listed under “Black Watch”. Similarly, any listings for Royal Navy ships are now prefixed “Royal Navy” and then the
ship’s name.
Since publication many streets in Glasgow have changed their names as outlying villages have been incorporated into the city – should you wish to know the current name of a street I suggest visiting Douglas Brown’sexcellent index of renamed Glasgow Streets –
www.douglasbrown.co.uk/stindex.html
The task of transcribing and checking this Roll was a collaborative effort over a number of years, and several people deserve heartfelt thanks for their efforts.
The late Kevin O’Neill undertook a mammoth task in transcribing large
sections of the Roll. Sadly Kevin sadly passed away before it could be
completed. The completed Roll is therefore dedicated to his memory.
David McNay and Adam Brown also assisted with the transcribing, as well as checking the completed pages before publication.
Charlie McDonald provided assistance with certain sections and provided clarification on a number of points.
The members of the, Scottish Military Research Group, in particular those working on the War Memorials Project, deserve our thanks for their moral support and assistance.
The final thanks go to the men listed within these pages: without their sacrifice the world would be a different place. They deserve to be
remembered, and in these pages they live on.
www.scottishmilitaryresearch.co.uk/
relatively easy. The original Roll is kept in the City Chambers in George Square, and another copy is available to view in The Mitchell Library.
For those outside the city, and indeed outside of Scotland, access was only available if you happened to visit, or knew a friendly local who would check a name for you. It was for this reason that the Scottish Military Research Group took the decision to transcribe the original roll and make it available to a greater audience.
The original publication is almost as you see it here, with some minor
differences – the decision was taken to split the address into it respective components. This was done to make searching for a particular location easier
The original Roll had a short section of additional names, which had been added after the initial completion of the Roll – these have now been incorporated into the main body of the Roll.
With the passage of time since it was first published, the identification of errors in the Roll becomes increasingly more difficult. We have therefore decided that, barring any obvious glaring errors, it is best to leave it as originally published. Any errors in the original text are as they were input almost ninety years ago. Any errors we may have made in our transcription are of course our fault and we will endeavour to amend these when they are brought to our attention.
The only column of the original text which has in any way changed is the“Unit” section – many regiments were input to the Roll under several different names and abbreviations – we have tidied these and applied a standard version to ease searching for a particular unit. To quote an example: where the original Roll had examples of both “Black Watch” and “Royal Highlanders” these are all now listed under “Black Watch”. Similarly, any listings for Royal Navy ships are now prefixed “Royal Navy” and then the
ship’s name.
Since publication many streets in Glasgow have changed their names as outlying villages have been incorporated into the city – should you wish to know the current name of a street I suggest visiting Douglas Brown’sexcellent index of renamed Glasgow Streets –
www.douglasbrown.co.uk/stindex.html
The task of transcribing and checking this Roll was a collaborative effort over a number of years, and several people deserve heartfelt thanks for their efforts.
The late Kevin O’Neill undertook a mammoth task in transcribing large
sections of the Roll. Sadly Kevin sadly passed away before it could be
completed. The completed Roll is therefore dedicated to his memory.
David McNay and Adam Brown also assisted with the transcribing, as well as checking the completed pages before publication.
Charlie McDonald provided assistance with certain sections and provided clarification on a number of points.
The members of the, Scottish Military Research Group, in particular those working on the War Memorials Project, deserve our thanks for their moral support and assistance.
The final thanks go to the men listed within these pages: without their sacrifice the world would be a different place. They deserve to be
remembered, and in these pages they live on.
www.scottishmilitaryresearch.co.uk/