John Mackay – During the war

So that was 1939 and it was 1946 before I actually took my uniform off. So, I joined the London Scottish and ended up that night on the Surrey Commercial Docks where we guarded the docks and moved around and round – West India Docks, Surrey Commercial Docks, and several other docks – I just … Read more

John Mackay – Before the war

INT:  Today is the second of July 2015 and I’m here in Broughty Ferry to speak to John MacKay. INT: So, John, can I begin by asking when you were born and where? JM:  Not in Broughty Ferry. My name is John Stewart MacKay, and I was born in Glasgow in Shawlands in Peveril Avenue … Read more