Veterans’ Voices
Help our stories live on.
Veterans’ Voices is a unique film resource, interviewing veterans to capture their experiences and thoughts on remembrance. The complete resource will feature a diverse range of voices from all over Scotland and of every military conflict from 1939 to the present day.
BELOW ARE FREE SECOND/THIRD CFE Level TEACHING resources to complement the films.
Watch. Listen. Learn. Discuss. Remember.
Ian Forsyth, MBE
Watch Ian’s compelling story where he shares his experience of being a young soldier, landing on Gold Beach on D Day, the harsh reality of war, tank missions, and his vivid memories of being one of the first to liberate Bergen Belsen Concentration Camp will stay with you for quite some time.
Charles Horne
WATCH Charles’ gripping account of the pandemonium on D Day at Omaha as an eighteen year old Navy new recruit in 1944.
His vivid description draws you in as he recounts life in the engine room, British minesweepers, terrible sea sickness and terrible losses of the conflict.
Mary Sim
WATCH Mary’s captivating account of the great camaraderie of life in the WRNS during the Second World War.
Hear about caterpillar soup, making barrage balloons, and her entrepreneurial skills of renting out her electric iron to save money which she then used to take wounded soldiers out for a meal.