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Mairi Chisholm looking through a shell hole, nd
Our Records: Mairi Chisholm (1896-1981), ambulance driver and first aider in the First World War
11th Nov 2022
An illustration titled The Advance of the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders at the Battle of Alma 1854
Our Records: Private William Thomson (1820-1914), 93rd Sutherland Highlanders
10th Nov 2022

Our Records: Louis Bruce (1875-1958), first black British Olympian born in Scotland
11th Oct 2022
Our Records: Sir Henry Littlejohn (1826-1914), medical officer of health and expert in forensic medicine
11th Oct 2022
Our Records: Peter McLagan (1823-1900), British Liberal Party politician and Scotland’s first black MP
11th Oct 2022
Our Records: The Reverend Dr Andrew Mitchell Thomson (1778-1831), Church of Scotland minister
15th Aug 2022
Our Records: Ian Glen Collins (1903-1975), tennis player
20th Jun 2022
Our Records: Margaret Allan (1909-1998): Speed Queen, Vogue correspondent and codebreaker
20th Jun 2022

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