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2014
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Creiff, Scotland: Piper James (Jimmy) Richardson VC
David Forsyth, Principle Curator at the National Museum of Scotland tells the story of Piper James (Jimmy) Cleland Richardson VC. James Richardson and was born in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire in 1895 where he joined the Boy Scouts and learned to play the bagpipes. He was known as “Jimmy” and in...Forsyth, David S
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2016
Journal article
"Shall I gie them more wind?" James Richardson VC and his pipes
The short life of James Cleland Richardson VC is both poignant and pertinent to the broader narrative of the Scottish diaspora at war. It encapsulates the experience of a young, newly-arrived Scottish emigrant to Canada who so very soon after his arrival volunteered to defend his recently left homeland and...Forsyth, David S