Soldiers of WWI – YPRES – James Govans

I was walking through George Square in Glasgow the other day. There was a mixture of people, some holding poppy wreaths. I was intrigued as it is a few weeks yet until Armistice Day. I crossed over to take a closer look. On one of the grassy beds in the Square, rows of white wooden…

A Life of Adventure and Service

Alexander Gavin was my great granny, Grace Govans’ cousin. This article is about his son, Frederick Charles Gavin MRCVS, DSO, was born on 19th February 1868 at Waterside, Dalmellington. His father was the manager of the Dalmellington Ironworks. Following a remarkable life, Frederick died at the age of eighty-two years in Kloof, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, on 16th October 1950. His life story deserves to be remembered.