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Veterans’ Voices

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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 in his home in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire.

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.

Watch Ian Forsyth's Interview
Activity Booklet - Ian Forsyth
Teacher's Notes - Ian Forsyth
Video Transcript & Glossary - Ian Forsyth

 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.

Watch Charles Horne's Interview
Activity Booklet - Charles Horne
Teacher's Notes - Charles Horne
Video Transcript & Glossary - Charles Horne
Charles Horne in his home in Port Seton, East Lothian. Charles was awarded the Legion d’honneur, France’s highest honour in 2017.
Mary being interviewed at home. She was born in Kirkcaldy in 1922.

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.

Watch Mary Sim's Story
Activity Booklet - Mary Sim
Teacher's Notes - Mary Sim
Video Transcript & Glossary - Mary Sim

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