Dundee reacted to the outbreak of the First World War in much the same way as the rest of Scotland. Patriotic fever was running high and hundreds of men ‘flocked to the colours’ to serve their King and Country. By 1918 over 4000 men had lost their lives from Dundee alone. One soldier from Dundee was James Hogg. He left for France with the 1st Battalion of the Black Watch on2 september 1914. He fought there for the first few months before being wounded when a bullet hit his helmet. He was sent home but re-enlisted, as did many other men.
On 27 December 1914 James sat down to record his experiences in France.
image & article from SCRAN