Thomas Graham’s Diary – 17th March 1939
Appeasement is the focus of Thomas Graham’s next diary entry as Hitler invades Czechoslovakia. If you have missed why we are covering this diary an introduction can be found here: […]
Danger on the school run – training at the replica Atlantic Wall, Sheriffmuir, 1943
In the school records for Dunblane, there is a file of correspondence covering the years of the Second World War that include some remarkable letters about the period in 1943 […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 11th February 1939
In 1939, Liddell Hart was a military correspondent for the ‘The Times’ newspaper. Thomas Graham viewed Hart as far too pessimistic in his outlook on the war due to his […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 6th February 1939
In this diary entry, Thomas again refers to Mussolini, this time in the context of his attitude to France. The Fascist Grand Council is not a pejorative term, it is […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 3rd February 1939
As we enter February 1939, we the see the first appearance of another key figure of WW2. Thomas writes that a BBC report suggesting American President Franklin Roosevelt had been […]
Callander and Canadian Quintuplets, 1936-1938
On August 4th 1938, Provost Liles of Callander Burgh handed over five silver brooches to Mr William Baird, Passenger Traffic Manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway outside the Dreadnought Hotel. […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 30th January 1939
In our next entry, news has come that preparations are being made for evacuees from Glasgow to stay at Rednock estate. We also see out first mention of Adolf Hitler […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 27th January 1939
After the previous day’s entry mentioning the likelyhood of a victory for General Franco in the Spanish Civil War, Thomas talks at greater length about the conflict here. He appears […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 26th January 1939
Thomas records his enjoyment of taking part in a shooting party with friends. He was a keen shot and often met with friends and neighbours on his own land and […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 7th – 13th January 1939
We begin the posts of Thomas’s diary with a triple entry to get us up to date. It is clear from the diaries that thoughts of war were very prevalent […]