The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

john burnett · Joined: 29 Jan 2007 Posts: 790 Location: Fife

Thanks to Mrs Aase Goldsmith for photo and information. However, does anyone have any other information on this topic?

“The beech tree was probably planted in 1947 by Capt. Brown (regiment unknown), when he bought the Cottage – after the Lathallan Boys’ School burnt down and finished here. Capt. Brown spent years as Japanese Prisoner of War – worked with Lathallan gardens 1947, and planted sapling in memory of the men who died in Prisoners of War camps."

Lathallan School was originally located next to Lathallan Farm just south of the hamlet of Largoward in Fife. However, following a fire in the early
hours of 2nd September 1949 the school with 74 boys moved to Brotherton Castle which was then owned by Charles Alexander, a parent.