World War II Workshop
Mr Patterson came to our class to show us some primary and secondary sources from World War II.
A newspaper clipping
A propaganda poster for ID cards
Looking at some ID cards.
An original gas mask
A poster to help people with their rations.
A map that tells us where in Aberdeen was affected by the war.
An original warden helmet from the war.
An original gas mask box
Listening to an information text of an Anderson Shelter.
Gordon Highlanders Museum
Our visit to the Gordon Highlanders Museum
Webbing to carry some of the soldier’s equipment.
Webbing
Small Magazine Lee Enfield gun (SMLE)
Homemade biscuits for the soldiers
P7 wearing battle dress and a Brodie.
Two stripes were for the corporals
Metal studs were put onto the bottom of the soldiers’ shoes to help them last longer .
All different medals that were achieved from the Gordon Highlanders in World War II
A ration book
Hugh Grey from the Gordon Highlanders
Finding out information about the mystery soldier: Hugh
Our trip around Aberdeen
We walked round Rosemount looking for evidence of WWII.
We looked for rosettes on the buildings that held the tram lines.
Looking around the streets to see what wasn’t there in WWII.
Finding a concrete bomb shelter.
Everyone was excited to see inside the shelter.
Heading inside, the doorway is very small.
How big will it be?
A little crammed.
Listening to the air raid siren and the bombs.
Listening to the interview of a WWII lady that survived in the shelter.
It was difficult to begin with, we found it hard work pumping the water .
We had to put our thumb over the end of the hose to spray the water so that it could cover a larger area.
This is what the wardens used in WWII to put out fire.
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