The 10th September 2023 marked 100 years since the War Memorial in Fair Isle was unveiled.  This afternoon the pupils visited our island’s museum to learn more from Anne and to see some exhibits linked to WWI and WWII.  Anne showed us a traditional Fair Isle scarf that belonged to a Spitfire pilot.  It was knitted by the pilot’s sister and worn on each flight.  We worked out that the scarf was approximately 80 years old.  Next we looked at variety of French handkerchiefs that were gifts for loved ones that soldiers brought back from the war. We saw a pair of baby shoes from 1945 and plaques that soldiers’ families received if they had died on duty; many Fair Isle soldiers were killed by disease rather than in battle.  Anne showed us a fragment from a bomb dropped on South Lighthouse during WWII.  We also looked a special device from WWI that was used to peek out of trenches.  It was extremely heavy!  Before we left, we explored the different exhibits on display and asked questions.  We are lucky to have a memorial museum like ours to learn more about the history of our isle.