Scottish Military Research Group

Naval captain's ancient weapons gifted to Orkney The scimitar, mace and dagger belonging to Captain James Moodie date back to the 1600s.

Naval captain's ancient weapons gifted to Orkney:
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31.01.2025 06:39 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Please take a moment to watch our new video out today, looking at the final peacetime Scottish casualty before WW2: www.youtube.com/shorts/EmXbp...

06.12.2024 10:40 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We've been a little quiet on this account, but we'll hopefully start to change this shortly. In the meantime here's a link to our latest short on YouTube:

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16.11.2024 16:26 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

A short video out today, showcasing the Gardens of Remembrance in both Glasgow and Edinburgh:

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11.11.2023 11:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

For our latest video out today we have the story of a former player for Aberdeen Football Club who lost his life during the First World War.

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16.10.2023 11:57 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Screenshot from the National Library of Scotand’s website of the Military Survey of Scotland. Showing the far north of Scotland around the Kyle of Tongue and the location of the foundering of the sloop HMS Hazard

Screenshot from the National Library of Scotand’s website of the Military Survey of Scotland. Showing the far north of Scotland around the Kyle of Tongue and the location of the foundering of the sloop HMS Hazard

Screenshot from the National Library of Scotand’s website of the Military Survey of Scotland. Showing the far north of Scotland around the Kyle of Tongue and the location of the foundering of the sloop HMS Hazard

Roy’s Great Map, the Military Survey of Scotland, held by the National Library of Scotland notes the location where the Jacobite sloop “Le Prince Charles Stuart” was run aground in the Kyle of Tongue in 1746.
HMS Hazard had been captured at Montrose earlier in the year and returned with French gold

12.10.2023 12:15 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Screenshot of the ArtUK web page of a painting by Norman Wilkinson of the attempted evacuation of troops under fire from St Valery-en-Caux on 12 June 1940. Captures the involvement of two LMS steamers Princess Maud and Duchess of York (should actually be the Duke of York). Original painting held at the National Railway Museum

Tweet about Allchorn Boats and the part they played in Operation Cycle

Admiral James organised Operation Cycle to rescue Allied troops from Upper Normandy in June 1940. Cycle rescued over 15k troops.
Unfortunately because of fog in the Channel many men of the 51st (Highland) Division and it’s attached units could not be rescued from St Valery

12.10.2023 12:02 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

#OTD in 1940, Huntly-Turriff road in Banffshire, Scotland. Morris Quad and 4.5-inch howitzer from 51 "Highland" Infantry Division. #WW2 #HISTORY

10.10.2023 06:52 — 👍 15    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

Was looking for info about an aircraft that my wife’s aunt saw come down in Lanarkshire during WW2 but she couldn’t remember much about it. Found this very useful and pretty comprehensive list of aircraft crashes in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man

air-britain.com/pdfs/militar...

09.10.2023 17:08 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

I am delighted to announce that I will be giving a talk on 26 October at the Trimontium Museum in Melrose about my experiences of walking along the Antonine Wall in Scotland. In person and online tickets are available on the Trimontium website here: www.trimontium.co.uk/events/walki...

02.10.2023 17:21 — 👍 10    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 2

Highland soldier of the 42nd Highlanders from the Anne SK Brown Military Collection at Brown University Library

Looking forward to posting some useful and also some whimsical content in this better place.

09.10.2023 19:17 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0