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Photographs from the
Scottish Soldiers Collection (1)
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The photographs shown immediately below originally belonged to 3/5769 Private David
Anderson Hay, 3rd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Very little is known about Private
Hay's time in the army other than that at some stage during the First World War he
was captured and was sent to Alten Grabow Prisoner of War Camp in Germany. Prisoners
held at Alten Grabow included those from the British, French and Russian armies.
Private Hay is known to have been held at Alten Grabow at the same time as Maurice
Chevalier, a Frenchman who learnt English in the camp, and who subsequently became
famous as a singer.
During his time at Alten Grabow, Private Hay worked in some capacity
on the camp's electric trains. The exact nature of that work is uncertain but the
trains were, apparently, very dangerous. At the end of the First World War, Private
Hay was released and made his way back to Scotland, mostly on foot.
In July 2007,
a second photograph album belonging to Private Hay was discovered. This album contains
photographs of his time in the army area, as well as further photographs taken during
his time as a Prisoner of War in Alten Grabow. All of these photographs have now
been included below.
All of the photographs shown on this page are already with their
rightful family. However, copies can be made available to proven descendants of others
shown in the photographs.
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3/5769 Private David Anderson Hay
3rd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders
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Postcard-backed photograph. Unknown location.
Private Hay is second from the right in the second row from the back. dah0001
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Postcard-backed photograph. Unknown location. The words "C Mitchell Gordon Highlanders"
can clearly be seen on a case on a shelf. Private Hay is third from the left in
the back row. dah0002
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Postcard-backed photograph. Unknown location. dahy0002
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Postcard-backed photograph. Unknown location. dahy0003
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Postcard-backed photograph by E Denison Binns, Mersea Road, Colchester. dahy0004
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Postcard-backed photograph. Unknown location. Postally unused but addressed to
Miss Ida Porter, 3 Mitchell Ave, Halstead, Essex. dahy0005
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Postcard-backed photograph by E Denison Binns, Mersea Road, Colchester. dahy0006
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Postcard-backed photograph. Unknown location. dahy0007
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Postcard-backed photograph by E Denison Binns, Mersea Road, Colchester. Private
Hay is in the front row, second from right. dahy0008
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Postcard-backed photograph by E Denison Binns, 44 Mersea Road, Colchester. dahy0009
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Postcard-backed photograph. Unknown location. dahy0010
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Postcard-backed photograph of Private Hay by E Denison Binns, 44 Mersea Road, Colchester.
dahy0011
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Postcard-backed photograph. Unknown location. The four signs on the wall read “Best
wishes to Mrs Mitford”, “Seasons Greetings to Mr J and Mrs Gordon”, “Success to Col
and Mrs Neish” and “ Happy New Year to Col McMarshall”. dahy0012
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Postcard-backed photograph by E Denison Binns, Mersea Road, Colchester. dahy0013
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Inspection “Gordon Highlanders” O’Nill 1914
Postcard-backed photograph by Easden and Son. dahy0014
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Pte Wilson 1st Gordon Highlanders, Featherweight [Boxing] Champion and Pte D Hay,
Trainer
Postcard backed photograph. The reverse bears a manuscript inscription in
Russian. dahy0015
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Postcard-backed photograph. Unknown location. dahy0016
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Postcard-backed photograph by E Denison Binns, 44 Mersea Road, Colchester. dahy0017
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Postcard-backed photograph by E Denison Binns, 44 Mersea Road, Colchester. dahy0018
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Postcard-backed photograph. Unknown location. dahy0019
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Photograph. Unknown location. dahy0020
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Postcard-backed photograph. Unknown location. dahy0021
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Postcard-backed photograph by E Denison Binns, 44 Mersea Road, Colchester. The signpost
points to Abberton and Mersea (left) and Old Heath and Donyland (towards the camera).
dahy0022
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Postcard-backed photograph.
A group of Prisoners at Alten Grabow Prisoner of War Camp, Germany. dah0003
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Postcard-backed photograph.
A group of prisoners of varying nationalities at Alten Grabow.
Private Hay is second from left in the back row.
dah0004
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Postcard-backed photograph.
Prisoners at Alten Grabow. Private Hay is on the right. dah0005
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Postcard-backed photograph.
Prisoners at Alten Grabow. Private Hay is second from left in the middle row. dah0006
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Postcard-backed photograph
A group at Alten Grabow with Private Hay in the front row, right. dah0007
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Postcard-backed photograph by the Picture House, Bangalore, India. This photograph
is from Private Hay's collection but appears to have no connection to Alten Grabow
Prisoner of War Camp. dah0008
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Gefangene Schottländer Kriegsjahr 1914-1915 (Scottish Prisoners War Year 1914-1915)
Postcard. WML Kriegsgefangene (Prisoners) series. Alten Grabow. Unused. dah0009
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Postcard-backed photograph by Voss Photogr., Dörnitz.
No 6212. dah0010
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Postcard-backed photograph by Friedrich Lessner, Halle a.S. Torstr. 45. dah0011
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Postcard-backed photograph. dah0012
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Postcard-backed photograph by Voss Photogr., Dörnitz. No 3899. dah0013
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Postcard-backed photograph. dah0014
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Postcard-backed photograph by Voss Photogr., Dörnitz. No 5928. dah0015
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Postcard-backed photograph by Voss Photogr., Dörnitz. No 6308. dah0016
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Postcard-backed photograph by Voss Photogr., Dörnitz. No 5366. dah0017
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Postcard-backed photograph by Voss Photogr., Dörnitz. No 4416. dah0018
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Postcard-backed photograph. dah0020
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Postcard-backed photograph by Voss Photogr., Dörnitz. No 6099. dah0021
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Postcard-backed photograph by Voss Photogr., Dörnitz. No 4428. The inscription
on the football reads “British Team Alten Grabow 1914-15-16”. dah0022
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Postcard-backed photograph by Voss Photogr., Dörnitz. No 6385. dah0023
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Postcard-backed photograph by Voss Photogr., Dörnitz. No 4148. Pte Hay is in the
fourth row from the front, and is the only soldier in that row wearing a Glengarry.
dah0024
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Postcard-backed photograph by Voss Photogr., Dörnitz. No 4923. dah0025
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Postcard-backed photograph. dah0026
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Postcard-backed photograph. dah0027
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Postcard-backed photograph by Voss Photogr., Dörnitz. No 5361. The inscription
on the football reads “Champions 2nd XI Alten Grabow 1915/16”. dah0028
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Postcard -backed photograph. This postcard is not postally used but bears a faint
pencil inscription on the reverse from Pte Hay to his mother. The inscription reads
“Dear Mother, arrived in [illegible] this morning probably be home about Monday I
don’t know where I am going now but I think but I think I am on my way to England.
Davie”. It therefore appears that the postcard was written by Pte Hay after his
release from Alten Grabow in 1918 or 1919. dah0029
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Postcard-backed photograph. dah0030
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Postcard-backed photograph by Voss Photogr., Dörnitz. No 4801. The reverse of the
photograph bears an inked inscription which reads “To my English [sic] Comrade Mr
D Hay Alten Grabow. Alphonse Peetes 10-2-16 rue du Rossignol 14. Antwerp Belgium”.
The inscription may be viewed here. dah0031
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Postcard-backed portrait. dah0032
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War Memorial
Postcard-backed photograph by Paul Winkler, Eilenburg, Torgauerstr 62.
The Memorial commemorates the Officers, NCOs and Men who fell at Wittenburg. Searches
of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission web site indicate that several of those
commemorated on the memorial are buried at Berlin South-Western Cemetery. The names
and regiments of some of those commemorated on the memorial can be found here. dah0033
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© Reminiscene 2005-2008
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