Christina McBean is the second victim of the Spanish flu that I found in Daviot Churchyard. She was one of many nurses who made the ultimate sacrifice in the fight against the Spanish influenza. Christina passed away from influenza and pneumonia in the Hillend District of Glasgow on October 27 at the age of twenty-eight.Continue reading “Remembering Christina McBean”
Category Archives: Highland
Remembering James and Sarah Livingston
St. John’s Episcopal Church is situated outside Ballachulish along the A82 road. The view to the east over Loch Leven towards Glencoe is breathtaking. This beautiful church was built in 1842. In the churchyard lie James and Sarah Livingston, a husband and wife who tragically succumbed to Spanish influenza on November 5. They passed awayContinue reading “Remembering James and Sarah Livingston”
Remembering Evelyn Mary Mackintosh
Daviot Churchyard sits next to the northbound A9, six miles south of Inverness. Set on a small hill, the churchyard has attractive views over the surrounding countryside and is adorned by the beautiful church. The grave of Evelyn Mary Mackintosh is one of two Commonwealth War Graves in Daviot Churchyard. Evelyn Mackintosh, Assistant Principal inContinue reading “Remembering Evelyn Mary Mackintosh”
Remembering Sister Christina Jack
Thurso Cemetery is among the most northern on the UK mainland. The cemetery is located on the southern outskirts of the town. Thurso native Christina Jack died from influenza and inflammation of the lungs on October 22, aged thirty-five, at the Birmingham War Hospital in Rednal, where she served as a nursing sister. Her bodyContinue reading “Remembering Sister Christina Jack”
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