Paul Ferguson

Soldiers of the 16th Battalion CEF (Canadian Scottish), Sports Competition, Summer, 1918. Some Time Behind the Lines Once in a while there was just a little respite, a little peace and perhaps a different kind of banter for the troops to enjoy behind the lines away from harm’s way. A gathering of souls who on most days were in a different place – on the lines, in a trench or a vantage point watching out upon the short horizon of no man’s land waiting and wondering. For a brief moment our...

Eric Henri Kennington. Lives of the First World War, Imperial War Museum Ever More Connected Artist Eric Henri Kennington was a war artist and sculptor– creating well known works of both the Great War (First World War) and the Second World War. Kennington’s work is housed in several public collections including the National Portrait Gallery (London), the Tate Gallery (London), the National Galleries of Scotland, and the Imperial War Museum. One Kennington sculpted memorial, The 24th East...

Actors and the Great War Seemingly one just has to ferret about the internet and much will be revealed simply by coming up with the right combination of search terms. Recently I was reviewing none other than Basil Rathbone’s Great War service, with the Liverpool Scottish, when I learned of three actors who served during the Great War with the London Scottish (the 14th London Regiment). These fine fellows include Ronald Colman, Herbert Marshall, and Lawrence Rains all who qualified for...