{"id":481,"date":"2023-09-13T15:43:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T15:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/fairisleprimaryschool\/?p=481"},"modified":"2023-09-14T06:40:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T06:40:03","slug":"visit-to-the-george-waterson-memorial-and-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/fairisleprimaryschool\/2023\/09\/13\/visit-to-the-george-waterson-memorial-and-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit to the George Waterson Memorial Centre and Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 10th September 2023 marked 100 years since the War Memorial in Fair Isle was unveiled.\u00a0 This afternoon the pupils visited our island’s museum to learn more from Anne and to see some exhibits linked to WWI and WWII.\u00a0 Anne showed us a traditional Fair Isle scarf that belonged to a Spitfire pilot.\u00a0 It was knitted by the pilot’s sister and worn on each flight.\u00a0 We worked out that the scarf was approximately 80 years old.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 Anne showed us a fragment from a bomb dropped on South Lighthouse during WWII.\u00a0 We also looked a special device from WWI that was used to peek out of trenches.\u00a0 It was extremely heavy!\u00a0 Before we left, we explored the different exhibits on display and asked questions.\u00a0 We are lucky to have a memorial museum like ours to learn more about the history of our isle.<\/p>\n

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