As I was hunting my way through archives and directories for connections to the Annan Quarries, I came upon something completely different.
Frederick Gerald Gibbs, a local man who went to war in 1916, already a professional photographer when he enlisted with the Royal Engineers he brought back history on film. Serving with the Royal Engineers until only a few months before the end of the War he photographed much and, luckily for posterity, his daughter saved his collection.
Annan Museum has these images and part of his story. The visuals he preserved can only add to the tales of Private Gibbs and those other Annan men who fought for their country in World War 1.
My search for the Quarry connections continues, but these accidentally won nuggets are treasured along the way.
Until next time,
Susan
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