Addiewell folk and soldiers, First World War
Unusual photo from the Great War
This is a very interesting and unusual photograph, which Mrs Mary Wilson kindly allowed us to copy.
It shows a group of Addiewell people and soldiers standing beside the parish church.What is particularly interesting is that the soldiers are wearing hospital uniform. Bangour Village Hospital became a huge war hospital from 1915, and soldiers were also cared for in an auxiliary hospital in Polkemmet House at Whitburn.
This photograph probably shows a party of wounded and recovering soldiers from Bangour or Polkemmet hospital being entertained by a group of Addiewell residents.