Alumni who served (in military or civilian role) in World War 1
John Donald Steward Menzies [1913-UC1-047] was born in Dundee, in 1894. He studied at St Andrews under the provincial committee for the training of teachers for at least two years, before joining the 5th (provincial…
From 1905, would-be teachers in Scotland were trained under the auspices of the Provincial Committees for the Training of Teachers. In this article, I explore St Andrews’ role in teacher-training, through a study of…
On the 22nd April 1915, chlorine gas was first released in a small village in Belgium. Its impact would be felt in St Andrews, where its use would change the trajectory of countless lives, including those of Walter…
Edmund Langley Hirst arrived at St Andrews with ambitions of a degree in Classics. His experience in St Andrews’ chemistry laboratories during the First World War would shape his life as a scientific pioneer. There,…
Minister Alexander Anderson, was celebrated as a hero by his community in Scotland when he was detained in Germany during the Great War… until he returned home and was labeled a traitor.