James Shaw II

1887 - 1949

portrait of man
Roman numeral clock face - 7:49
James Shaw  II

Timeline 1887 to 1949

Carpenter using a hand brace
James Shaw and Educational Slöjd

Training in the slöjd method at Nääs, Sweden

Sketch of trek cart
1911 Tramping Camp

An account of a 109 mile Trek undertaken by 1st Dundee Scout Troop in 1911

Sketch of trek cart
Scout Extras

Contemporary material relating to the 1911 Scout trek

Insignia of the Royal Artillery
Bombardier 64996

Service with the Royal Garrison Artillery in East Africa and London during the Great War

Diary title page
Great War Diary

A pocket diary kept between June 1916 and November 1917 while serving with the Royal Garrison Artillery in East Africa

silhouette of two officers
Scout Parade

Lord Baden-Powell is presented to the Dundee district Boys Brigade and Scouts

sketch of ARP helmet
The Biter Bit

A World War II Air Raid Precautions exercise that didn't work out as planned