The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

patvp1 · Joined: 19 Dec 2014 Posts: 1

My grandfather Alexander MacKay is on the memorial.
I have a photograph of a football team possibly taken at Dunblane which includes my grandfather. I am led to believe that all other members of the team perished, as did my grandfather, I have not been able to identify any other members of the team, and was wondering if I send a copy of the photo could they possibly be identified. May have a little difficulty as am 77 years old and not very technical minded Embarassed

so a little help may be needed.
as I live in Australia.
Regards patvp1

Adam Brown · Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2015 11:00 am Post subject:

Patvp1

If you e-mail a scan of the photograph to our mailbox we can add it here for you. Please e-mail it to:

Scottishmilitaryresearch@live.co.uk

Kind regards

Adam

dhubthaigh · Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2015 12:26 pm Post subject:

STIRLING OBSERVER: 04.05.1918

Dunblane football players have suffered severely in the present war, a full eleven having played their last game on the shell-torn battlefields in France. Their names are Sergeant W. Eadie, Canadians; L-Cpl. W. Crawford, Black Watch; Private J. Irvine, Lancashire Fusiliers; Private D. M'Inroy, Royal Scots; Sergeant-Major P. Gardiner, Black Watch; Private T. Cullen, Black Watch; Private Hugh Bruce, Black Watch; Private J. M. M'Inroy, D.C.M., Black Watch; Private J. Strang, M.M., London Regiment, Private Alex. M'Kay, Black Watch, Private John Bayne, Black Watch.

dalblair · Joined: 26 Aug 2010 Posts: 564 Location: coupar angus

In addition to the above team members should be added Robert Main Christie who founded DunblaneFC when a schoolboy and then played for them after playing for Queens Park and as an international,amongst many other things.See his entry in Dunblane Civic.
There will be more posted about him later.